The NYT has been partnering with German liberal media giant Axel Springer on a lot of ventures. Not only that, the NYT and Der Spiegel (of Bertelsmann Media) have worked together for quite a while.
What I have noticed is foreign journalists parrot the US MSM media. Nearly word for word. There is no independent indepth analysis. So it should come as no surprise people in other countries have a warped view of American politics.