The New York Times is hiring! Wanna apply? After you read the incredibly biased ad copy, you might want to reconsider.

American Thinker ^ | 01/21/2022 | J. Allen Cartwright

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Liberal bias among prominent news outlets has been well-known for decades.  As a consequence, there has been a mass exodus of conservatives away from "legacy media" outlets such as the New York Times, CNN, and the Washington Post to right-leaning news sources including Fox News, the Daily Wire, and the Federalist.  Unsurprisingly, this mass migration has also led to partisan splits as to how trustworthy the public views mainstream media: a summer 2021 poll by Pew Research indicates that 78% of Democrats trust the national news media, compared to just 35% of Republicans.  Meanwhile, growth among right-leaning news outlets has skyrocketed.  While this cataclysmic shift in the way in which the American public consumes media may be common knowledge, a recent job posting by the New York Times seeking a politics reporter on "right-wing media" provides a telling look at just how openly biased the mainstream media have become.

The job posting opens with a somewhat chilling mission statement, noting that the media empire seeks to "help people understand the world."  The wording indicates that the newspaper does not simply report factual news, but also interprets that news, almost always through a leftist lens.  The advertisement goes on to list the specifics of the position, seeking a reporter to "cover the news outlets, online communities and influential personalities making up the right-wing media ecosystem that now serves many conservative Americans who no longer rely on the mainstream media to inform themselves" — a tacit acknowledgment that conservatives no longer read the New York Times.

The job description notes that applicants should be "prepared to inhabit corners of the internet that popularize far-right or extremist ideas, providing our readers with a critical listening post "

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In other words, the sole job of the reporter is to spy on conservative outlets and attempt to discredit and censor any new ideas coming from the political right before they can gain traction. The New York Times implies that ideas arising from conservative media are "extremist" and "far-right," perhaps deliberately forgetting that right-wing media outlets are often among the first to break important national stories.

[BenLurkin]

They are hiring a paid troll.

That’s some world-class jounralistic “ethics” for you.

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

💯

[Seruzawa]

An enterprising conservative could make good use of the building access they would grant their new employee.

[Beowulf9]

Depressing.

[cgbg]

Note that there is no opening to cover far left “extremists”, because the New York Times does not believe there is such a thing.

[17th Miss Regt]

That’s some world-class journalistic “ethics” for you.

Walter Duranty. And the NYT has not yet returned the Pulitzer prize he was awarded.

[Flavious_Maximus]

“...impeccable journalistic ethics...”

That right there disqualifies everyone at the New York Slimes.

[OttawaFreeper]

I get it, kind of like this fellow, lol.

[Vaduz]

Pew Research indicates that 78% of Democrats trust the national news media.

No wonder they are clueless to the facts and what is going on around then no wonder why they hum bring in the sheep all the time.

[KSCITYBOY]

btt

[usurper]

Note that there is no opening to cover far left “extremists”, because the New York Times ALLREADY HAS THAT 100% COVERED.

[AZJeep]

Why do you need one more. They all are like that.

[GOPJ]

If FOXNews put out a national newspaper - with local regional sections - liberal papers would be wiped off the map...

[bk1000]

The left is scarier than the right by a good long shot. Most on the right just want to be left alone. The left wants to mind your business. All of it.

[Demiurge2]

Ann Coulter, do you have your resume ready?

[allwrong57]

They’re trying to hire Christopher Steele.

I hear Hillary is referring some experienced people to them.

[I want the USA back]

They do not spend that much time, money and energy infiltrating muzzy groups that actually DO plot violent actions.

[Trump Girl Kit Cat]

James Okeefe should try to PLANT someone in this job!!

[FatherofFive]

And the Bee misses another one...