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Radhakrishnan,
I'm not sure where you live nor how often you read the New York Times. As recently as about 6 months ago the ombudsman of the New York Times admitted that the newspaper had a liberal bias. This was probably big news to devoted readers of the NY Times, but it offered no surprises to most astute observers. (Check: http://www.timeswatch.org/articles/2004/0726.asp)
To be sure, every newspaper's editorial page has a bias. The Wall Street Journal, for instance, is unabashedly conservative, while the NYT is pathetically liberal (or "moderate", as they might call it). What distinguishes the NY Times is that its bias not only affects the editorials and commentary but it routinely creeps into its news "reporting" and headlines. Other major newspapers, including the Washington Post and USA Today, are reliably liberal but they seldom allow their editorial slant to influence their presentation of news.
Your might want to visit timeswatch.org to get an idea of how subtly, and sometimes not so subtly, the NYT pushes its view on its readers. One of my favourite daily exposes of the NYT was http://smartertimes.com. That site is mostly defunct since its editor started a daily newspaper called the New York Sun. They might have archived material available for your reading pleasure.
Good luck with your journalism studies.
Peter D'Souza
P.S. Reading the New York Times everyday for several years played no small part in my becoming a conservative.
~ From: "Radhakrishnan Nair" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ~ Date: Sat, 11 Dec 2004 20:05:45 +0530 ~ Subject: [Goanet]RE: RE: The chickens coming home to roost
~ Hi, Mario!
~ The New York Times a left-wing publication? That's news to me! ~ And, as a ~ student of journalism, of immense importance to me.
~ Thanx for that vital information!
~ Regards, RKN
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