A Pro-Republican NY Times?
The New York Times has come under fire recently, with industry critics charging the newspaper with pro-Republican campaign coverage.
And with less than 8 days remaining until Election Day, the front page of the New York Times has been assailed with headlines like, “Obama Ties McCain to Republican Philosophy”, leading critics to charge the New York Times with a right-wing favoritism .
So, are the Times favoring the right-wing? Perhaps, but as Thursday and Friday’s headlines indicate, no more so than pro-democratic coverage.
In “Obama Ties McCain to Republican Philosophy”, Barrack is associated with scheming low campaign blows to Sen. McCain, by ‘seizing’ on his remark that he shared a common philosophy with the unpopular president.
The trend continues in “McCain’s Uphill Battle”, in which ‘observers’ argue McCain still has a promising chance at campaign victory, despite sizeable question marks still hovering over the race.
The paper does offer space for pro-democratic articles, like ‘The Long Run- father’s tough life an inspiration for Biden”. But the coverage offers little insight to democratic campaign strategy, and makes Biden an ‘underdog’ in the eyes of readers.
In perhaps the sharpest criticism of the Republican Party, the Times criticizes the top salary earner in the campaign party- Palin’s makeup stylist. She reportedly earned $22,800 for the first two weeks of October alone, a larger sum than McCain’s senior communications staffer, according to the Times.
But with the tougher nature of the campaign, it was difficult to find articles that took a neutral stance. Palin’s commitment to provide federal money to public schools for the disabled, was impartial and outlined her policy plan.
And with less than 8 days remaining until Election Day, the front page of the New York Times has been assailed with headlines like, “Obama Ties McCain to Republican Philosophy”, leading critics to charge the New York Times with a right-wing favoritism .
So, are the Times favoring the right-wing? Perhaps, but as Thursday and Friday’s headlines indicate, no more so than pro-democratic coverage.
In “Obama Ties McCain to Republican Philosophy”, Barrack is associated with scheming low campaign blows to Sen. McCain, by ‘seizing’ on his remark that he shared a common philosophy with the unpopular president.
The trend continues in “McCain’s Uphill Battle”, in which ‘observers’ argue McCain still has a promising chance at campaign victory, despite sizeable question marks still hovering over the race.
The paper does offer space for pro-democratic articles, like ‘The Long Run- father’s tough life an inspiration for Biden”. But the coverage offers little insight to democratic campaign strategy, and makes Biden an ‘underdog’ in the eyes of readers.
In perhaps the sharpest criticism of the Republican Party, the Times criticizes the top salary earner in the campaign party- Palin’s makeup stylist. She reportedly earned $22,800 for the first two weeks of October alone, a larger sum than McCain’s senior communications staffer, according to the Times.
But with the tougher nature of the campaign, it was difficult to find articles that took a neutral stance. Palin’s commitment to provide federal money to public schools for the disabled, was impartial and outlined her policy plan.
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