[BrexitBen]

The motto of the New York Times, from its inception, should have always been, “ any war is a good war, if it sells our newspaper “.

[BroJoeK]

BrexitBen: "The motto of the New York Times, from its inception, should have always been, “ any war is a good war, if it sells our newspaper “."

That's complete nonsense since, unlike many other papers, the Times never called for the US to go to war:

1. Against the Confederacy in 1861, before Confederates attacked Union Fort Sumter, April 12, 1861.

2. Against Spain in 1898, even after the sinking of USS Maine in Havanah Harbor, February 15, 1898.

3. Against Germany in 1917, prior to Pres. Wilson's request for a declaration of war on April 2, 1917.

4. Against Germany and Japan in 1941, prior to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941 and Hitler's declaration of war against the US on December 11, 1941.

At least through 1941, the NY Times never called for war before it happened, but did always support the US war efforts and goals.

Finally, it's worth remembering that the NY Times was far from NYC's #1 selling newspaper during the Civil War, or indeed, until the 1960s.
There were always other papers more popular and often more eager for war -- papers like Joseph Pulitzer’s New York World and William Randolph Hearst’s New York Journal.

The NY Times never called for war before it happened, but did then support our wars through to victory.