March 2012 Archive

Thomas Friedman’s “Festival of Lies”

By Lawrence Davidson: In a piece entitled “A Festival of Lies” published in the New York Times last Sunday, the 25th of March, editorialist Thomas Friedman expressed his frustration with American foreign policy in the Middle East. “It’s time to rethink everything we are doing out there” he proclaimed. To be sure he is not the only one frustrated by this situation...

The NY Times on ObamaCare Watch: Pt. 2

By Marie Burns: Yesterday we looked at how the news departments of the New York Times were covering the Republican Tea Party challenge to the Affordable ...

Ad Placed in NYT Demands Japan’s Sex Slavery Apology

By Park Min-young: Singer Kim Jang-hoon and Sungshin Women's University professor Seo Kyoung-duk placed an advertisement in the New York Times on Wednesday, requesting compensation or a public apology from the Japanese government to former sex slaves for the Japanese military.

What’s Wrong with Only White Men Judging a Contest Defending Meat-Eating?

By Lori Gruen, A. Breeze Harper, and Carol J. Adams: This past week The Ethicist at The New York Times invited people to submit their defenses of meat ...

10 Suggestions for Female Judges for NY Times’ “Ethical Meat” Contest

By Michele Simon: Yesterday, I wrote about how the New York Times’ contest for meat eaters is great PR for the meat industry. Upon sending that missive to the Times, ...

The Ethics of Meat-eating: A Feminist Issue?

By Marion Nestle: Staunch feminist that I am, I am greatly enjoying the fuss over the all-male judging panel for the New York Times’ contest calling on “carnivores ...

The NY Times on ObamaCare Watch: Pt. 1

By Marie Burns: The New York Times' news coverage of the oral arguments has been extensive, and for the most part, fairly good. As is almost always the case, the Times' online coverage is far superior to the print edition.

The NYT is Seriously Misleading on Congo

By Michael McGehee: There are a number of seriously misleading statements made in Stephen Castle’s New York Times article today, “In Congo, Self-Defense Can Offer Its ...

Subject: Egyptians Work to Build a Democracy

From Eugene Schulman: Sir, I was particularly interested in the essay by Carol Giacomo, "Despite the Army's Obstruction, Egyptians Work to Build a Democracy"...

NYT Reporter: 35 Hours ‘Faux Concession’

By Dylan Byres: More on the New York Times - New York Newspaper Guild front...

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