March 2012 Archive

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 ...