January 2013 Archive

How the New York Times Legitimizes the Stupid Party

By Marie Burns: In a straight news report appearing on page A-12 of today's New York Times, Jeff Zeleny and Jonathan Weisman explore Republican efforts “to ...

Davos and the Specter of Orwell

By Costas Panayotakis: Judging from Jack Ewing’s recent article in The New York Times, a specter haunts this year’s World Economic Forum at Davos, the specter of George Orwell.

Only Part of the Story: The Smearing of Chuck Hagel

By Murray Polner: Not long after an advertisement was placed in the Times by the neoconservative Emergency Committee for Israel...

Foul Play in the Senate

By Bill Moyers and Michael Winship: The inauguration of a president is one of those spectacles of democracy that can make us remember we’re part of ...

The Day After New York Times Buyout Day

By Michael Calderone: Although the New York Times buyout deadline of 5 p.m. Thursday has come and gone, the situation remains fluid. Winnie O'Kelley, deputy editor for Business Day, ...