{"id":1076,"date":"2016-08-08T11:44:38","date_gmt":"2016-08-08T17:44:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.conservativelefty.com\/wp\/?p=1076"},"modified":"2016-08-08T11:44:38","modified_gmt":"2016-08-08T17:44:38","slug":"nyt-admits-and-defends-its-bias","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.conservativelefty.com\/wp\/?p=1076","title":{"rendered":"NYT Admits and Defends Its Bias"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.conservativelefty.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/picture031-e1415906197153.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-692\" src=\"http:\/\/www.conservativelefty.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/picture031-e1415906197153-273x300.jpg\" alt=\"FCC Cites Soros-Funded Group 46 TIMES In New Regs | The Daily Caller\" width=\"273\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.conservativelefty.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/picture031-e1415906197153-273x300.jpg 273w, http:\/\/www.conservativelefty.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/picture031-e1415906197153-932x1024.jpg 932w, http:\/\/www.conservativelefty.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/picture031-e1415906197153.jpg 1354w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 273px) 100vw, 273px\" \/><\/a>For those of you who stick their fingers and hum real loud when Trump supporters complain about bias in the mainstream media, the New York Times spends a very long editorial defending their bias:<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/08\/08\/business\/balance-fairness-and-a-proudly-provocative-presidential-candidate.html\">Balance, Fairness and a Proudly Provocative Presidential Candidate &#8211; The New York Times<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The biggest problem of their defense &#8211; that Trump is so dangerous that they have to protect the American people from him &#8211; is really the most open example of media hubris I&#8217;ve ever seen.<\/p>\n<p>It is\u00a0<strong>not<\/strong> the job of the media to protect us from anyone, where our elections are concerned. \u00a0Mr. Editor, you have\u00a0<em>no right<\/em> to decide that Trump is dangerous for the rest of us. \u00a0You&#8217;re free to decide that for yourself and I will defend that, but when you presume to decide that for me, then you become my enemy.<\/p>\n<p>It is the role of the American People to decide if Trump is or is not dangerous; if he is the appropriate choice for President. \u00a0You are free to make your case in your editorials &#8211; and I encourage you to do so. \u00a0However, your\u00a0<em>reporting<\/em> had better be objective and equal. \u00a0Anything less is an insult to the America and you are no longer worthy of our respect.<\/p>\n<p>When you wonder why the printed press is dying, perhaps you should look in a mirror.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For those of you who stick their fingers and hum real loud when Trump supporters complain about bias in the mainstream media, the New York Times spends a very long editorial defending their bias: Balance, Fairness and a Proudly Provocative &hellip; 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