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From: welsch@houxu.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.flame
Subject: NYT Liberal (?)
Message-ID: <228@houxu.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 5-Nov-83 11:13:25 EST
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Posted: Sat Nov  5 11:13:25 1983
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I recently saw the following opinion expressed in net.flame.

	From what I've read, the NYT seems to be a mouth organ
	for the liberal left (at least in their editorials).

I disagree!  The NYT is a conservative business man's newspaper
and is primarily read by business men on their way into work.
Since it is important to get the story straight the Times has a
policy of quoting releases directly as opposed to giving opinion
on it.  Where else can one consistently find the President's
speeches and news conferences quoted verbatim.   

Since news of foreign events frequently effects business in this
country the Times developed the best international news
reporting network in the country and is recognized for having
done so.  

Now on to the Time's editorial section. The Times maintains both
an editorial page and a column page opposite the editorial page.
The column page is where such noted liberals as William Safire
and Anthony Lewis (both former speech writers for Republican
presidents) write.   

Looking at today's (Saturday November 5, 1983) editorial section
I see an editorial supporting that liberal of liberals, Senator
Dole (calling him heroic) for attempting to resolve the deficit
crises.  Another editorial proposes that invasion of Grenada may
be all for the best since the U.S. will provide Grenada with
more foreign aide than it would otherwise have done.  The lead
editorial is against apartheid in South Africa.  Real daring
liberal position with Jack Kemp leading the charge.

I have found the Times to be in the middle of road or slightly
to the right of middle of the road.  Magazines which are slightly
left of the middle of the road are the New York Review of Books
and the New Republic.  What has happened in the this country,
USA, is that people have become so conservative that just seeing
factual reporting has become "liberal."  Since the Times
concentrates on accuracy in reporting it is frequently viewed as
being "liberal."  

					Larry Welsch
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