Curious post, considering that Walter Duranty did not write any of these articles. You seem like a big hammer who can't find a nail, so you just pound away on bare boards! You must like the sounds of work, more than achieving any particular results, right?
Now, I'll tell you what I've said before: consider the NY Times reports to be Roosevelt administration press releases, and you won't be very far wrong.
Imho, and for what it's worth: one reason the Times didn't report accurately about Stalin's USSR was because that's the way FDR wanted it.
Unlike virtually every other European leader, including even Churchill, Roosevelt was never in doubt about who the main enemy would be, should another war break out. And he wanted to assure, when the time might come, as many allies as possible, including even Stalin.
No, I can't tell you how much of this was conscious thought in 1939, but that is the way things eventually worked out.
You idiot. Your article was about the freaking New York Slimes (with the traitorous dems) covering for our enemies way back when. Obviously the story of Walter Duranty needs to be included on such a thread. You know, "a little historical perspective" as your tagline promises. In this case, some historical perspective of the NY Slimes and the Rat dems who they defend. Seems you're incapable of putting two and two together. I'll avoid your threads in the future if I can help it.
BroJoeK (a little historical perspective...)
OK, in retrospect, I guess I shouldn’t have posted the piece here. It was just that the subject of the Slimes helping our nation’s enemies during the 30’s immediately brought to my mind that treasonous SOB. I simply meant to remind and/or inform anyone who wasn’t aware (and lots of people aren’t) what sort of other slimy things the NYT did at that time.
Sorry for the enormous disruption. BroJoeK had every right to respond like he did. I must have completely ruined his life by posting that piece here.