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Why would the New York Times complain when Team Blue was winning?
by snrplfth 10y ago
Why would the New York Times complain when Team Blue was winning?
- specialist 10y agoNYT's only concern is access to power. Which they just lost.
- skylan_q 10y agoI don't understand the downvotes on this comment. Is everyone really that naive to think that they NYT is nothing more than a liberal mouthpiece? This is what contemporary media is for. Not informing people, but telling them what to think.
- grzm 10y agoIt's one thing to have bias, which is unavoidable and important to keep in mind when both writing and reading. To declare it all propaganda or "telling them what to think" are extreme claims that require very solid evidence. To throw such accusations around lightly undermines trust and the possibility of discourse, or the idea that people can be acting in good faith even while acknowledging their bias. Why should I take anything you have to say seriously, or vice versa?
- kesselvon 10y agoThe NYT isn't nearly as biased as everyone makes it out to be.
- analog31 10y agoI believe it was Noam Chomsky who described the NYT in the following way: It's an establishment paper, but there's a range of political opinions within the establishment, and the NYT is on the left side of that range. That range is narrower than the range of opinions for the population as a whole. Thus the NYT could be described as "liberal establishment," but not extreme left.