Look, you don't want to read it, don't read it, it's a free country.
Just don't bitch about "I didn't read so-and-so in the New York Times" when you don't even read it to begin with.
I' not bitching about that. All I'm saying is the only thing I'd use the NYT for is to line a birdcage. Their politics color their reporting, and in some cases, they actually have been shown to make things up. I lost all faith in them at that point. (I wish I had a brain for details, but I don't -- I'm sure someone else around here remembers the story I'm talking about! ARGH!)
My rule is that if it's in the New York Times, it requires verification from two independent sources before I'll believe it.