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New York Times ideological cocoon verified
The Daily Caller ^ | Mickey Kaus

Posted on 10/18/2014 2:32:15 PM PDT by ObamahatesPACoal

A man named Tyler Pearson had posted a list of the 1000 Twittter accounts most commonly followed by the 677 New York Times staffers on the paper’s public list. It is, as you would expect,embarrassingly cocooned: Times staffers follow people who share the liberalish/leftish viewpoint of the Times itself, meaning these staffers are less likely to even find out discordant information. Which may be why they are so often surprised, or late to a story. …

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Philosophy; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: brooks; david; newyork; newyorkcity; newyorkslimes; newyorktimes; nytimes; rino

1 posted on 10/18/2014 2:32:15 PM PDT by ObamahatesPACoal
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To: ObamahatesPACoal

That’s going to leave a mark, as well it should!


2 posted on 10/18/2014 2:33:09 PM PDT by austinaero
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To: ObamahatesPACoal

The NYT presents every viewpoint: from Stalinism to Marxism and even a little Trotskyism throw in.

What else is there?


3 posted on 10/18/2014 2:36:25 PM PDT by Tzimisce
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To: ObamahatesPACoal

“they are so often surprised, or late to a story...”

Those would be reasons #2 and #3 as to why they wouldn’t publish a story. Number 1 of course is that it wouldn’t advance the Communist agenda.


4 posted on 10/18/2014 2:40:13 PM PDT by jiggyboy
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To: ObamahatesPACoal
New York Times

I only read the headlines while in the checkout lane at the supermarket...and look at the cover photos.

5 posted on 10/18/2014 2:40:34 PM PDT by ROCKLOBSTER (Celebrate "Republicans Freed the Slaves" Month.)
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To: ObamahatesPACoal

Rove and Frum are the only ones who aren’t raging liberals that they follow.


6 posted on 10/18/2014 2:43:13 PM PDT by ObamahatesPACoal
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To: Tzimisce

Castroism and Mugabeism for starters.


7 posted on 10/18/2014 2:51:56 PM PDT by USFRIENDINVICTORIA
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To: austinaero

They don’t care.


8 posted on 10/18/2014 4:04:16 PM PDT by clintonh8r (Lee Harvey Oswald: Where are you now that we need you?)
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To: ObamahatesPACoal
Which may be why they are so often surprised...

...by the truth.

Or are simply incapable of recognizing the truth.

9 posted on 10/18/2014 6:32:22 PM PDT by ChicagahAl (Don't blame me. I voted for Sarah.)
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