And take it another step farther. How come we don't see FReepers "excusing" MSNBC by citing RT, instead of "excusing" RT by citing MSNBC?
Comparing RT with the NYT is closer to apples to apples.
From what I've read, the NYT's, has had a playbook agenda by it's neocon owners, to destroy Russia. They never give the other side of the argument. They are supporting an empire against a weak and now isolated country.
The RT is supporting it's country in a more nuanced and truthful way.
To read both, objectively , is hard for biased people, but so far the RT is winning.