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Voltaire2

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25. totally missing the point

Reply to ramen (Reply #23)

Sun Jun 9, 2024, 12:26 PM

Jun 2024

newspaper editors are very much aware of the importance of the wording of their headlines and their placement.

The obvious bias of the new york times goes way beyond Habberman's intimate relationship with the Trump family. It has been widely reported that Sulzberger remains pissed off by the refusal of Biden to do the apparently obligatory 'sit down interview' with the newspaper.

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NYT is not even trying to pretend. [View all] Voltaire2 Jun 2024 OP

Should title read "NYT is not even trying to pretend."? StopTheNeoCons Jun 2024 #1

Thanks. Voltaire2 Jun 2024 #2

Well, Biden had a recent interview with Time magazine, so Sulzberger is attacking Biden again. Lonestarblue Jun 2024 #21

So much for the 'liberal media' RazorbackExpat Jun 2024 #3

dump the american corperate new$greedia. AllaN01Bear Jun 2024 #4

+1,000,000 jimfields33 Jun 2024 #12

What is your alternative? Who other than MSM can... LAS14 Jun 2024 #18

There's this thing called "Google" ZZenith Jun 2024 #26

And which of the sources you find on Google... LAS14 Jun 2024 #30

I check other country's news sources all the time. ZZenith Jun 2024 #33

I'm afraid I need an aggregator. nt LAS14 Jun 2024 #34

I've never bought or read the NYT Layzeebeaver Jun 2024 #5

From the second paragraph of the second article, ramen Jun 2024 #6

You know how to glean information wolfie001 Jun 2024 #8

And yet we have two headlines. Voltaire2 Jun 2024 #9

The headline, like the bumper sticker is the takeaway. No matter the context or content. jaxexpat Jun 2024 #14

Hang on, a news article is irrelevant and only a headline matters? Why even have journalism at that point? ramen Jun 2024 #22

Ok, yes the content obviously matters, that was hyperbole on my part. Voltaire2 Jun 2024 #24

Yes, Elessar Zappa Jun 2024 #28

Apparently the PR/propagandists have figured out that the headline is what counts erronis Jun 2024 #13

This has been true for at least 100 years. Voltaire2 Jun 2024 #15

My understanding is that at least one of a headline's whathehell Jun 2024 #35

It's the Headline VeryProgressive Jun 2024 #20

A news organization can't fix what people choose not to read of their news. ramen Jun 2024 #23

totally missing the point Voltaire2 Jun 2024 #25

Sickening. This isn't even "both sides". It's outright normalization of fascism. LymphocyteLover Jun 2024 #7

Poor poor pitiful NYT Just Jerome Jun 2024 #10

Post removed Post removed Jun 2024 #11

The Grey Lady has been whoring on the QT since the last years of Vietnam Warpy Jun 2024 #16

I do believe these are opinion pieces. LAS14 Jun 2024 #17

Neither were in the editorial or oped sections Voltaire2 Jun 2024 #19

We need a competitive press, not a few conglomerates promoting the oligarchs' interests. Hermit-The-Prog Jun 2024 #36

Who do you recommend that we support? I'm absolutely... LAS14 Jun 2024 #37

The good news is that most people who read the NYT budkin Jun 2024 #27

I am glad that I cancelled my subscription to this rag back in 2015 LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2024 #29

Absurd. Do you really believe that? nt LAS14 Jun 2024 #31

And they wonder why Biden won't give them an interview senseandsensibility Jun 2024 #32