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Wednesday, July 27. 2016

'Why Readers See The Times as Liberal'

The public editor of the NYT admits their bias -not just on the op-ed page but in the news - is a big problem. It's about time.

They alienate half of their potential readers with their obvious partisanship and apologetics. At some point, people just can't take it anymore.

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They alienate half of their potential readers with their obvious partisanship and apologetics.

One time I decided to put my money where my mouth was, and shorted NYT stock. Good decision. Sometime virtue is rewarded.

#1 Gringo on 2016-07-27 19:24 (Reply)

You should have shorted the NYT again:

July 28 (Reuters) - The New York Times Co reported its second quarterly loss in a row as advertising sales declined, but the publisher said it expects a rebound in digital ad revenue growth in the current quarter.

Digital ad revenue, which accounts for about a third of total ad revenue, dropped 6.8 percent in the April to June period, declining for the second straight quarter.

Print ad revenue fell 14.1 percent, the eighth straight quarterly decline.

#1.1 jaybird on 2016-07-28 12:09 (Reply)

I have not trusted the NY Times since http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/30/opinion/are-we-stingy-yes.html?_r=0. In about an hour of internet searching at the time, I discovered two things the august professionals could have known, should have known, and probably did know but did not impart as their only objective was parisan smear. First, as Congress was not in session at the time, $15 million was all the president could legally pledge without Congressional approval. Second, what the president could and did do on his own authority as Commander-in-Chief, was have USAF cargo planes loaded with relief supplies flown in, and the US Navy steaming in within days.

As State Department spokesman J. Adam Ereli explained on 30 December 2004, “Moving a carrier strike force and a Marine expeditionary unit within 72 hours should not be considered dilly dallying. The planes are on the ground in Indonesia tonight.”

Then, too, were the emergency funds of $100,000 each at the disposal of each US ambassador. The Sri Lanka fund was released the same day as the tsunami. Funds in the other affected countries were released the next day.

By ignorance or duplicity, the New York Times failed. Since then I have regarded their operating motto as "Fooling some of the people All of the time."

http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=f445f0ae-e726-4dd7-bfa9-a3af0abca9a3

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Unified_Assistance

http://iipdigital.usembassy.gov/st/english/article/2004/12/20041230132253aawajuk0.936001.html#axzz4FeXePCik

http://www.dtic.mil/get-tr-doc/pdf?AD=ada463367 [PDF download]

#2 Ralph Thayer (Link) on 2016-07-27 19:28 (Reply)

We dropped our subscription a decade+ ago, for clear dishonesty with overuse of character-assasination adverbs and adjectives. (take away hateful adjectives and adjectives, the NYT would save a lot of printing and paper cost, but its writers could not express themselves)

It is always a happy day when the NYT reports its dwindling earnings and circulation. Kudoes to Gringo, above, for profiting from the declining NYT business prospects.

#2.1 jaybird on 2016-07-27 19:41 (Reply)

I should spellcheck, but its not worth the time when commenting about the "disgusting NYT" (applying NYT adjective style)
Ralph, I like your motto, and would add "fool some of the people who think they are cool, all the time"

#2.1.1 jaybird on 2016-07-27 19:47 (Reply)

I refer to it as the Social Justice Times and have no use for it.

#3 NJSoldier on 2016-07-27 20:27 (Reply)

I am enjoying watching their slow demise.

#4 KCFleming on 2016-07-28 00:02 (Reply)

We dropped our subscription 15-20 years ago. I wish I'd thought to short the stock, too.

#5 Texan99 on 2016-07-28 07:33 (Reply)

Less policing... more ruby slippers!!!

http://hallsofmacadamia.blogspot.ca/2016/07/with-installation-of-flux-capacitor.html

#6 neo (Link) on 2016-07-28 16:50 (Reply)

"They alienate half of their potential readers with their obvious partisanship and apologetics."

I subscribed to Gentleman's Quarterly once when I wanted some tips on how to dress with elan. I read an article in which the writer compared the President to a monkey. I canceled my subscription. I will never understand why they hate so much.

#7 tyree on 2016-07-29 00:59 (Reply)

The portion of the audience alienated by leftist bias in the media is a good deal greater than half. I submit that the rightward (conservative-to-libertarian) element of society is the overwhelming majority viewpoint -- perhaps as great as 80% of the population.

M

#8 Mark Alger (Link) on 2016-07-29 05:17 (Reply)

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'Why Readers See The Times as Liberal'