It's significant that the guy who wrote that stuff about Morales was a different - and better - writer than Forero. Forero is a bonafide shill, this other guy writes stuff that's closer to the truth.
I don't agree with you that if the Times doesn't cover somethihng it doesn't get reported. The Times is typically two days late on any big story and compiles a lot from what's already run on the wires. Reuters, believe it or not, does the best job among the wire services but if you really want the juicy scoop, Agencia EFE, in English, is the place to go. Best-kept secret in journalism, they do a really good job. http://www.efenews.com/
That's not what I wrote: "But the simple fact is that for many stories, if the NY Times doesn't cover a story, then it gets no coverage in the MSM."
By that I meant reporting the news on broadcast TV, radio and major newspapers. I find wire services good for breaking news, but not much good except for superficial coverage. I'm not trying to say that if the Times' doesn't report it, that it doesn't happen. But if the Times doesn't report about it, you're probably going to have to hunt for it in more hard to find sources. Using a search engine such as Google isn't that easy if you get thousands or more of results to scan.