May 2012 Archive

Europe’s Other Challenge

From: Eugene Schulman To: Editor International Herald Tribune Paris, France Sir, I was happy to see in Juliette Kayyam’s essay from the Boston Globe (reprinted IHT, 22 May) about Europe’s other challenge, ...

Will the New York Times’ Reporters ever admit that European Austerity is the Problem?

By William K. Black: The New York Times’ reporters covering Europe’s financial, social, and political crises continue to channel Berlin and demonstrate an ignorance of economics so profound ...

David Brooks Stands with Cory Booker

By Marie Burns: As you probably know, on Sunday’s “Meet the Press” Newark Mayor Cory Booker, ostensibly an Obama surrogate, created a political firestorm when he criticized ...

NYT Admits Lockerbie Case Flaws

By Robert Parry: From the Now-They-Tell-Us Department comes the New York Times obit of Libyan agent Ali al-Megrahi, who was convicted by a special Scottish court ...

Now They Tell Us: Iranian Diamonds, Megrahi Questions

By Peter Hart: Two things in the New York Times Monday that readers should have already known more about...

The Gatekeeper: Part 1 of 4

This is part 1 of a 4 part video. The New York Times can credibly be considered the most influential newspaper in the United States, and arguably the world. The standard debate over its nature concerns its “bias,” with some claiming that it is left wing or liberal and others arguing that it is right wing or conservative...

New York Times Public Editor to Leave in September

By Erik Wemple: New York Times Public Editor Arthur Brisbane will leave his position on Sept. 1 of this year, completing a two-year term as in-house ...