If you don't think that the NY Times is leaning left, then we have nothing to talk about, Jillian.
The New York Times is the single most quoted, cited and reliable source of print news, probably of any news, period. Most stories you see in the news, any news outlet, started from the Times. I love how the Right loves to shit on them, but meanwhile they are the most reliable source of news in the Western Hemisphere, and I will die on that hill gladly.
Hmmm interesting:
We can now confirm that this prediction appears to be very nearly on target, which we'll demonstrate later in this post. First though, let's confirm that 2008 wasn't kind to the New York Times, as its latest annual report indicates. The New York Times 10-K SEC filing reveals that the various strategies mounted by the newspaper's management to forestall the loss of circulation in its home market and nationally has, at best, only stabilized the rate of descent of the newspaper's print circulation. Our first chart (right) illustrates the continuing loss of readers both nationally and especially in the newspaper's 31-county home market in New York.
We confirm that since peaking in 1993, the New York Times has lost some 12.8% of its total circulation. More remarkably, the newspaper has lost 37.2% of its circulation within its home market. This result is partly by design, as the newspaper's management has pursued a national marketing strategy at the expense of its local market, as evidenced by the smaller declines for other newspapers within the New York market. Those smaller declines translate into increased market share for the other newspapers.
Political Calculations: NYT Weekday Circulation Falling Below One Million