An interesting example of how the media can frame an issue. Below is the headline from the New York Times the day after the FBI announced it thought it had found a…
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Trump Orders Federal Agencies To Stop Subscribing To NY Times, Washington Post
Talk about petty… Axios is reporting that the White House will soon order all federal agencies to not renew their subscriptions to the Washington Post and the New York Times. Yes, those…
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News Round-Up: February 6, 2019
(image via Instagram) Some news items you might have missed: • How cute are InstaCouple Justin & Nick? Follow them on the gram of Insta here. • Two men from Washington D.C.…
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NY Times: FBI Launched Investigation Into Whether Donald Trump Was Working On Behalf Of Russia
Donald Trump Quite the bombshell. From The New York Times: In the days after President Trump fired James B. Comey as F.B.I. director, law enforcement officials became so concerned by the president’s…
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New York Times Profiles Wealthy Gay Trumpers
Bill White and Bryan Eure (via Instagram) The New York Times has profiled Donald Trump supporters Bill White and his husband Bryan Eure, with the primary interest in the couple being they…
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Trans Pioneer & Stonewall Activist Marsha P. Johnson Finally Gets NYTimes Obituary
Marsha P. Johnson Twenty-six years after her death, Marsha P. Johnson, transgender pioneer & Stonewall activist is finally being recognized by The New York Times. Noting that obituaries in the Times have…
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President Trump Throws AG Jeff Sessions Under The Bus
In what can only be described as “stunning,” President Trump told the New York Times that had he known Attorney General Jeff Sessions would recuse himself on all matters pertaining to Russia,…
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NY Times Exec Editor: “We’re Not Failing At All”
Dean Baquet, Executive Editor of the New York Times, spoke with CNN host Brian Stelter about Donald Trump’s assertions that the venerable newspaper is “failing.” Via Mediaite: After host Brian Stelter noted…
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Outtakes From Donald Trump Meeting With New York Times
Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman live-Tweeted insights from this morning’s Donald Trump / New York Times confab. The meeting was scheduled then briefly cancelled, then reconfirmed hours…
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Trump On Again With New York Times Meeting Only Hours After Cancelling Via Twitter
Donald Trump’s machinations with the press are beginning to cause whiplash for observers. After initially scheduling a meeting with the New York Times editors and reporters, Trump abruptly cancelled via Twitter over…
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New York Times Responds To Trump Campaign’s Request To “Cease And Desist”
After the New York Times published an article detailing the alleged sexual assaults on two women by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, the Trump campaign predictably and publicly sent a letter to…
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New York Times: Hillary Clinton For President
(image via the New York Times) The venerable New York Times today endorsed Democrat Hillary Clinton for president. I’m certain it’s no surprise to Republican Donald Trump that his hometown paper doesn’t…
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Paul Krugman: America Can’t Afford Another Election Tipped By Innuendo
Credit: Sam Hodgson for The New York Times Excellent essay in the New York Times by Paul Krugman wherein he references the 2000 George W. Bush/Al Gore election, and asks journalists to…
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Quote Of The Day: Charles Blow On The Removal Of Jorge Ramos From Trump Presser
“When Donald Trump’s security escorted the Univision anchor Jorge Ramos out of a news conference on Tuesday, I decided that I was officially done.” – New York Times op-ed columnist Charles Blow
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New York Times Op-Ed Questions Homeland Security Raid Of Rentboy
I’ve been wondering all week why, after almost two decades of operation, the Department of Homeland Security decided to focus on, and ultimately raid, the offices of gay escort website Rentboy. Especially…
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No NY Times Bestseller List For Ted Cruz Due To “Strategic Bulk Purchases”
Ted Cruz’s new book will not be appearing on the New York Times’ Bestseller List, even though he outsold all but two of the other books sold this past week. A Times…