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Category Archives: New York Times
Assange's 'Nut Job' Portrayal Says More About Portrayers
New York Times critic Alessandra Stanley–whose work has been regularly featured in the paper's Corrections box–doesn't think much of WikiLeaks' Julian Assange's new TV show, which debuted on the Russian-backed RT cable channel. Stanley takes her shots–the channel has a … Continue reading
NYT: Iranians and Their Lying Religion
There are different ways media talk about how you can't trust Iran. Washington Post columnist Richard Cohen, for one, went straight for bigotry: "These Persians lie like a rug," he wrote in 2009. The New York Times took a slightly … Continue reading
Posted in Iran, Islamophobia, Libya, New York Times
Tagged Ali Khamenei, James Risen, Juan Cole, Richard Cohen
20 Comments
On Drones and Democracy
Yesterday (4/12/12) Pakistan's parliament unanimously voted in favor of a resolution that, among other things, calls for an immediate end to CIA drone strikes in their country. The Washington Post's account of this news included this curious observation: From Washington's … Continue reading
Are Apple and Publishers Helping Readers by Ripping Them Off?
The Justice Department alleges that Apple's collusion with book publishers to fix ebook prices has cost readers $100 million. So why are so many news reports on the anti-trust suit suggesting that the Apple/publisher alliance is actually good for consumers? … Continue reading
Posted in Books, CNN, New York Times
Tagged Amazon, Apple, David Streitfeld, Doug Gross, Reynolds Holding, Slate, Steve Jobs
13 Comments
All the Smart People Love Bowles/Simpson–Says Bowles
The corporate media love bipartisanship. So the news that a "bipartisan" budget failed a vote in the House was something to be mourned. Under the headline "Budget Plan's Defeat Shows Hurdles to Compromise," New York Times reporter Jonathan Weisman (4/2/12) … Continue reading
Tom Friedman Likes Countries to Our Left– So Advocates Moving Ours Rightward
New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman is doing what he does best–traveling the world. In today's column (3/28/12) he finds that other countries' political systems– Australia and New Zealand–are well to the left of our own: In New Zealand and … Continue reading
Misinformed on Health Costs by Fox, Rush–and WaPo
Newspaper columnists often seem to get to write what they want. So it's interesting when two of them are writing about the same thing on the same day–and arriving at the opposite conclusion. In the Washington Post (3/23/12) , conservative … Continue reading
Posted in Clear Channel, Fox News, Media Criticism, New York Times, Washington Post
Tagged Charles Krauthammer, Paul Krugman
32 Comments
Wanted (by NYT): One Woman to Represent All Feminists
Over the weekend, the New York Times (3/18/12) published an article pondering why no one has taken Gloria Steinem's place as ubiquitous spokesperson for women's rights: Over the last 40 years, Gloria Steinem has almost always been at the other … Continue reading
NYT's Anonymous Drone Defenders
There is a big piece in the New York Times today (3/19/12) on the U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan. And, as has been the case before, the U.S. perspective comes via anonymous government officials: A senior American official in Washington … Continue reading
Posted in anonymity, New York Times, Pakistan
Tagged Declan Walsh, drones, Eric Schmitt, Ihsanullah Tipu Mehsud
11 Comments
Is PBS Trying to Hide Some of Public TV's Best Work?
In the New York Times (3/19/12), Elizabeth Jensen reports on some unusual scheduling decisions at PBS that are diminishing the audience for some of the best stuff you're likely to see on public television–the acclaimed documentary series Independent Lens and … Continue reading
Posted in New York Times, PBS
Tagged Bill Moyers, Elizabeth Jensen, Independent Lens, Pat Aufderheide, PBS, POV
34 Comments
Bill Keller Remembers the Downing Street Memos (Sort Of)
Bill Keller's New York Times column (3/19/12) begins with what might be a bit of self-deprecation: "When you've been wrong about something as important as war, as I have…." You might take that as a cue to stop reading right … Continue reading
Do Afghans Love Their Holy Book More Than Their Kids?
I felt like there was something slightly off about this New York Times story yesterday (3/15/12), "In Reactions to Two Incidents, a U.S.-Afghan Disconnect." Reporter Rod Norland wanted to explore why Afghans seemed so much more outraged over the recent … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Islamophobia, New York Times, NPR
Tagged Robert Siegel, Rod Norland
34 Comments
