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> The NYT is also pretty heavy on "China-bashing" though that's not really unique to them I don't see it at all. The Times' reporting is equally critical, and
by hackuser 10y ago
> The NYT is also pretty heavy on "China-bashing" though that's not really unique to them
I don't see it at all. The Times' reporting is equally critical, and in much greater volume, of the U.S., U.K., and probably others. The job of journalists, to a great extent, is to inform the public about problems; afflict the comfortable and comfort the afflicted. It's not bias against China, it's the same journalism practiced everywhere about everyone.
The link doesn't really back up its claims. These are the NYT headlines it cites as "bashing":
* Hong Kong Protesters Seek Democracy.
* Discovery of Melamine-Tainted Milk Shuts Shanghai Dairy.
* Index of China’s Manufacturing Rose Sharply in December.
* Telecom Company to Pay $3 Million in China Bribe Case.
* China: Xinjiang Enacts a Curb on Dissent.
* A pioneering editor who resigned amid [government
censor] controversy last fall … named editor in chief of
a new publication.
* China and 10 Southeast Asian nations ushered in the
world’s third-largest free-trade area.
* Chinese Businesses Resist Eviction by Developers.
* U.S. Duties on Pipes From China Approved.
* China Executes Briton Despite Appeals.
It's not even all negative, and does not differ from reporting about everywhere else. One reason I like the NYT is that everyone thinks the Times is biased against them: The Clintons, Trump, progressives, liberals, conservatives, etc.
- analog31 10y agoIronically, these are among the "working class" issues that the liberal establishment press is accused of ignoring. And the Chinese government are not the only people threatening the New York Times.