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Showing Original Post only (View all)NYT is not even trying to pretend. [View all]
Two headlines in todays NYT political coverage:
For Trump, Doug Burgum Emerges as a Safe Option, and a Wild Card
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/09/us/politics/burgum-trump-vp-search.html?unlocked_article_code=1.yU0.2t9-.agNCR908dPVD&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
Biden Loves to Tell Tall Tales. We Cut Them Down to Size.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/09/us/politics/biden-history-fact-check.html?unlocked_article_code=1.yU0.KRCO.YamKRGxTvUtz&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
The first headline promotes Trump as a responsible serious presidential candidate.
The second headline portrays Biden as a goofball.
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Well, Biden had a recent interview with Time magazine, so Sulzberger is attacking Biden again.
Lonestarblue
Jun 2024
#21
The headline, like the bumper sticker is the takeaway. No matter the context or content.
jaxexpat
Jun 2024
#14
Hang on, a news article is irrelevant and only a headline matters? Why even have journalism at that point?
ramen
Jun 2024
#22
Apparently the PR/propagandists have figured out that the headline is what counts
erronis
Jun 2024
#13
Sickening. This isn't even "both sides". It's outright normalization of fascism.
LymphocyteLover
Jun 2024
#7
We need a competitive press, not a few conglomerates promoting the oligarchs' interests.
Hermit-The-Prog
Jun 2024
#36