How the NYT and media LIES about Dems

[KelleyKramer]

This is a profound statement that we all need to be reminded of how the US media is not just biased to the right, but they will do ANYTHING to further the right.

There are many examples in this article of how the US media will lie, cheat, and steal to attack any Democrat who dares run for national office.

Read this, its unbelievable what the media and the 'paper of record' are capable of.

This article is long, and according to the rules I can only list four paragraphs, so please follow the link and get the whole story.

If you can't read it all now, I would suggest you just hit the 'print' button ... and later when you would normally sit down to read the lies in your local paper.. read this instead!

It's that good.

Trust me, you'll be much better for it,


Best!
Kelley

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http://makethemaccountable.com/podvin/media/031208_TheLiarOfRecord.htm


THE LIAR OF RECORD
By David Podvin

The most important site in journalism is the front
page of The New York Times. More than any other print
or electronic source, it is the place that sets the
agenda for the reporting of each day’s events at
America’s media outlets. As a result, The Times is
renowned as “The Newspaper Of Record”, the most
frequently referenced news organization in the world.

It is a status that is not currently based on
journalistic excellence. Today, The New York Times is
just another of the media courtesans that promotes the financial interests of its parent company by servicing the Republican Party.

While an endorsement from The Times editorial page is
of little significance – even many local candidates
endorsed by the paper lose badly – the implicit
endorsement of the front page is priceless. In 2000,
George W. Bush received that front page endorsement,
and he would not be in the White House without it. The
themes that had been chosen by Republican strategists
– that Bush was “likeable” and Democratic nominee Al
Gore was “dishonest” – regularly appeared camouflaged
as news on the front page of The Times, and were
therefore echoed by the rest of the media.

Bush earned this vital assistance at the start of the
campaign when he became the only competitive candidate
in either major party who pledged to completely
deregulate the broadcasting industry. Such a change in government policy offered a financial bonanza to the media companies, because their profit margins would increase as mergers resulted in less competition. Gore had supported the partial deregulation of the telecommunications industry in 1996, but prior to the 2000 campaign announced that he opposed the changes advocated by the New York Times Company and the other major communications conglomerates. The vice president claimed that further consolidation of media ownership would deprive Americans of much-needed diversity in reporting.


The rest is here:
http://makethemaccountable.com/podvin/media/031208_TheLiarOfRecord.htm


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[Megrim]

1. I've never heard that the NYT is a RW shill publication before

I came in here. Amazing. This has to be news to most people who consider the American media and especially the NYT as having a liberal bias. Note their unwavering opposition to the War and to Bush. I am wondering if one's political perspective shades their feeling about the media's ideology

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[Megrim]

3. Seriously,

I have never honest to God heard that the media or NYT is right wing. I have only heard it the other way. I read Krugman all the time. He is VERY anti-war. I don't recall every reading a pro-war editorial in the NYT. Instead of slamming, perhaps you could provide some documentation? Not sure you sound like the thoughtful researching type, tho.

[goodhue]

5. well, now you know

Here's an idea. Go to your local "radical" bookstore and pick up the latest copy of the periodical "Lies Of Our Times." Read and learn.

The New York Times is no more liberal than Bill Clinton. They are a tool of the estblishment, Democratic and Republican party alike.

How would you explain that the NYT did not mention Kucinich whatsoever in its coverage of Tuesday's debate? "Reporter" Adam Nagourney is the rot.

[Megrim]

7. I don't think the NYT is biased against Kucinich

I just think, based on the current polling, that the NYT doesn't believe Kucinich has a chance to win. The NYT wouldn't consider Moseley-Braun or Sharpton major players either.
This probably supports your assertion that the NYT is a tool of the establishment. So I suppose you answered your own question

[KelleyKramer]

9. Krugman is 'Opinion' not 'news'

The article is addressing the 'news' reported by the NYT, as in the front page, not the opinion page.

The NYT basically made up a bunch of things and reported that Al Gore said them, to imply or outright call him a liar.
On the other hand, when Bush lied, like saying the majority of his taxcut goes to those at the bottom, they never tell the readers that is a total lie.

You should read the whole article, its pretty damning, and its amazing how the 'paper of record' has and does get away with lying about Democrats.

[Cheswick2.0]

4. what most people is that?

Most people think Saddam was responsible for to do with 9-11.
The myth of the liberal media has been discounted very effectively with actual statistics. However most people continue to believe the media is liberal because the nutcase right tells them so.

[Megrim]

6. I think what people think is that

Saddam is indirectly responsible for 9-11 just because of his probable association with terrorism. I don't know why anyone would find it shocking that a man who dealt in bloodlust and violence would align himself with others who do the same.

[Old and In the Way]

8. Never heard that, eh?

Try Googling "New York Times" and "Right Wing". Heck, I'll save you the time, maybe you never heard of Google, either:

http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=New+York+Times+and+Right+Wing

There's only about 30,000 references/associations on these 2 keywords.

Big Media is Big Business. Big Business likes Republicans who will look out for their interests before they look out for ours. See the media monopolization trend that Bush and his FCC are pushing in direct contravention to the millions of citizens who have protested the continued media consolidation.

Hope you stick around Megrim....there's a lot for you to learn here.