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KoKo

(84,711 posts)
Sun Sep 6, 2015, 03:00 PM Sep 2015

NYT "Public Editor" Responds to Months of Reader Complaints re: Bernie Sander's Media Blackout

NY Times responds to readers upset with Sanders coverage
By Daniel Pritchett -
September 4, 2015

The New York Times is analyzing its own coverage after users made inquiries about the lack of coverage of Senator Bernie Sanders.

The Bernie Blackout is alive and well. On Wednesday, NPR had a segment on Joe Biden’s potential run. Mara Liasson, the national political correspondent, closed her segment without even mentioning Bernie Sanders as an opponent.

“There are many Democrats who think it would be good for Hillary Clinton because she’d have a serious opponent… Right now, she’s basically running against herself and her problems.”

Then there’s the New York Times, the poster child for what critics refer to as the “Liberal Media.”

Despite Bernie Sanders being the second most searched term on their website in the last 30 days, the Times has written more articles on Martin O’Malley’s run for president than Bernie Sanders.

Their readers have noticed and aren’t too happy. Many comments are similar to this one: “The language in this piece is carefully, cleverly selected to portray Senator Sanders as a senile, aggressive old bully compared with the supposed reasonable, presidential, Hillary Clinton. Even Times editorials on George W. Bush use more flattering language than this piece. How this escaped the editing process astonishes me…”

Today the Times’ Public Editor, Margaret Sullivan, issued a statement including good news for supporters. “I’ve heard your requests and over the next few days… I will be doing a content analysis of the coverage.”

This could potentially be a massive victory for those calling for an end to the Bernie Blackout.


http://berniepost.com/2015/09/nyt-responds-readers-upset-bernie-sanders-coverage/


================NYT Full Reply==================

Looking Ahead: Evaluating Bernie Sanders Coverage in The Times
By
Margaret Sullivan
September 4, 2015 8:00 am

Many Times readers have been asking me, over months now, to examine the paper’s coverage of Bernie Sanders’s presidential run. It’s even reached the point where, in comments to my blog posts, on completely unrelated topics, readers are complaining about what they see as dismissive coverage and asking that the matter get my attention.

(See the top reader-recommended comment by Robert Roth here.)

“Stop the media blackout on candidates who are not Donald Trump or Secretary Hillary Clinton,” Roswell Colt Deutscher wrote in an email to me. And Chris Switzer, in an email criticizing Sanders coverage earlier in the summer, wrote: “I’ve enjoyed my subscription to the Times but I would like to see better coverage of the issues, less coverage of the personalities, and a little bit of parity among the candidates.”

This post is just to say that I’ve heard your requests and over the next few days, with the help of my assistant, Joumana Khatib, I will be doing a content analysis of the coverage. I hope to publish a post soon, letting readers know what I’ve found in terms of quantity, placement and tone.
http://publiceditor.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/09/04/looking-ahead-evaluating-bernie-sanders-coverage-in-the-times/?_r=0


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NYT "Public Editor" Responds to Months of Reader Complaints re: Bernie Sander's Media Blackout (Original Post) KoKo Sep 2015 OP
13.3 Million results for 'New York Times Bernie Sanders'. SonderWoman Sep 2015 #1
I had my TV on CNN for just a bit today and Bernie's upcoming appearance on Colbert's new show was Metric System Sep 2015 #3
This is specifically about the NY Times. nt. druidity33 Sep 2015 #6
Sour grapes Android3.14 Sep 2015 #17
Maybe your comment makes sense to you. Metric System Sep 2015 #24
Not Surprising..because: KoKo Sep 2015 #4
"New York Times Bernie Sanders" = About 4,130 results L. Coyote Sep 2015 #16
I sure can smell the bullshit, Margaret. GeorgeGist Sep 2015 #2
He told lobbyist's to go to hell, and in their artificial world trying to dismiss him is Sycophancy orpupilofnature57 Sep 2015 #5
What's to "research" Ms. Sullivan? 99Forever Sep 2015 #7
Exactly!!! bvar22 Sep 2015 #8
That same NYT that was heavily complicit... Helen Borg Sep 2015 #9
The same. Iggo Sep 2015 #20
and defunding acorn questionseverything Sep 2015 #26
They favored Judith Miller as a "superstar" reporter. Need I say more? nt tblue37 Sep 2015 #28
the Times has written more articles on Martin O’Malley’s run for president than Bernie Sanders. elleng Sep 2015 #10
Amazing. But this article is very typical of political coverage these days. Atrocious! Mass Sep 2015 #23
Good! SoapBox Sep 2015 #11
Know Thy Enemy - Oligarchs, Corporations And Banks - And Their Media And Political Party Minnions cantbeserious Sep 2015 #12
How do we contact her directly to complain? E-mail? L. Coyote Sep 2015 #13
''Escaped the Editing Process'' Octafish Sep 2015 #14
I've noticed a lack of follow up on anything in the past few years... KoKo Sep 2015 #18
Considering that Bernie is a native New Yorker with a high potential of winning there.... Tierra_y_Libertad Sep 2015 #15
You'd think so, but NJCher Sep 2015 #19
Maybe the "Clinton Magic" is too overwhelming? KoKo Sep 2015 #21
The NYTimes political coverage is made by idiots with a bias (on both sides) Mass Sep 2015 #22
...! Definitely! KoKo Sep 2015 #25
exactly reddread Sep 2015 #27
Look on the bright side ... it makes his point ... the people have to lead the libdem4life Sep 2015 #29

Metric System

(6,048 posts)
3. I had my TV on CNN for just a bit today and Bernie's upcoming appearance on Colbert's new show was
Sun Sep 6, 2015, 03:16 PM
Sep 2015

mentioned and so was the latest poll from New Hampshire showing him in the lead by 9 points. Some media blackout.

KoKo

(84,711 posts)
4. Not Surprising..because:
Sun Sep 6, 2015, 03:17 PM
Sep 2015

Sanders served as mayor of Burlington, Vermont, for eight years and as his state's sole member of the House of Representatives for 16 years, and has been in the Senate since 2007.

This is about coverage of his 2016 run as Presidential Candidate for the Democratic Party.

L. Coyote

(51,129 posts)
16. "New York Times Bernie Sanders" = About 4,130 results
Sun Sep 6, 2015, 05:19 PM
Sep 2015

You need to learn search syntax. If you do not use the quotation marks, every mention of the word Bernie counts, even if the Bernie is your Dad or whoever.

I searched my name w/o the quotations, and guess what: About 28,700,000 results. I guess my name is more popular than Bernie.

 

orpupilofnature57

(15,472 posts)
5. He told lobbyist's to go to hell, and in their artificial world trying to dismiss him is Sycophancy
Sun Sep 6, 2015, 03:28 PM
Sep 2015

to the 1%, like so many of the people they promote against all interests except 1 .

99Forever

(14,524 posts)
7. What's to "research" Ms. Sullivan?
Sun Sep 6, 2015, 03:31 PM
Sep 2015

Your publication's bias is quite obvious, clear, and deliberate.

Your credibility in this matter, is nil.

bvar22

(39,909 posts)
8. Exactly!!!
Sun Sep 6, 2015, 03:57 PM
Sep 2015

Does ANYONE believe that a supposed "News Agency" could have "missed" the Bernie Explosion?

"We'll look into it." is a Bullshit response by the NY Times.

elleng

(130,972 posts)
10. the Times has written more articles on Martin O’Malley’s run for president than Bernie Sanders.
Sun Sep 6, 2015, 04:31 PM
Sep 2015

SURE it has!!!

Octafish

(55,745 posts)
14. ''Escaped the Editing Process''
Sun Sep 6, 2015, 04:57 PM
Sep 2015

Did I ever tell you about my Content Analysis on the Time's JFK coverage in 1993?

In 1993, during the 30th anniversary of the assassination of President Kennedy, I conducted a Content Analysis of New York Times coverage of the assassination anniversary as part of a college program. Using agreement by three coders, we examined the NYT coverage and found fully three-fourths of the paper's space that was devoted to Dallas went to one book, Gerald Posner's "Case Closed" which supported the Warren Commission's findings. Even though many important works were published around that year indicating conspiracy (including "Deep Politics and the Death of JFK" by Peter Dale Scott, "Destiny Betrayed" by James DiEugenio, and "The Last Investigation" by Gaeton Fonzi), they got near-zero coverage in the Paper of Record. In the 20 years since, much new has been learned. The Times, Washington Post and the few networks that produce most of the content Americans hear as news have stuck to the WC line.

OP: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024024545


Lots of news fit to print seems to have escaped the editors' attention.

KoKo

(84,711 posts)
18. I've noticed a lack of follow up on anything in the past few years...
Sun Sep 6, 2015, 05:41 PM
Sep 2015

Look at how the "Refugee Crisis" has only started to be mentioned in our US News and even then its been portrayed as "Syrian Refugees" when in fact the refugees are coming from Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Syria.

I'll give credit to Richard Engel on NBC who finally said the countries the refugees are coming from even though the introduction was about all those "Syrian Refugees."

It's almost as if the American People aren't supposed to connect the dots about why all these Refugees are in such terrible circumstances. The underlying meme is that "US didn't bomb Assad" and "Do More" to protect the Syrians. YET most of us here for many years on DU know where this all started and we knew it wouldn't end well after the Iraq Invasion.

BTW: When are they going to release the Full Files on the JFK Assassination? Isn't it long overdue? What about Bobby? Young people today probably know little or nothing about it and its faded into memory for anyone younger than 55 years old or so these days...I think.

Is this what will happen to the memory of the Iraq Invasion in a few more years?

 

Tierra_y_Libertad

(50,414 posts)
15. Considering that Bernie is a native New Yorker with a high potential of winning there....
Sun Sep 6, 2015, 05:00 PM
Sep 2015

you'd think the NYT would be a bit more discerning.

NJCher

(35,685 posts)
19. You'd think so, but
Sun Sep 6, 2015, 05:48 PM
Sep 2015

they have such a strange view of what NY and the world is. It is distorted, in no small part because NYC is now a mecca for RPO (rich people only). They think $899 shoes are a bargain.

I have a subscription, but it's only 'cuz I'm a local yokel. It is funny, but I never even think to consult them for an even-handed assessment of the news. I'm so used to their bias that it wouldn't even occur to me to do so.


Cher

KoKo

(84,711 posts)
21. Maybe the "Clinton Magic" is too overwhelming?
Sun Sep 6, 2015, 05:53 PM
Sep 2015
Her home in Chappaqua...Senator from NY.

Bernie is the real "New YAWKER" as authentic as can be...but, he lives in GASP...Vermont.

What I love is that Bernie has that NYC spunk which counteracts "THE DONALD" perfectly--if Bernie could get fair coverage. And, in this particular political climate people, imho, are looking for Spunk and NYC Speak because there's a bubbling anger underneath peoples lives when they see how their lifestyle and hopes and dreams have changed since the Wall Street Crooks & Congressional and Presidential "Deregulion Advocates" melted down America and the Eurozone while the 1% take it all.

Mass

(27,315 posts)
22. The NYTimes political coverage is made by idiots with a bias (on both sides)
Sun Sep 6, 2015, 06:04 PM
Sep 2015

On the right, it is Trump and anything written about other candidates relates to Trump.

On the left, it is Clinton.

The problem is that the covering is made by people who think that twitting is covering a campaign, and who lack depth on anything. So, they cover Clinton, but to say nothing on the issues. They only speak about the emails.

Note: I am not a Clinton fan. I am just expressing my frustration concerning this campaign coverage in general. The reporters are all incredibly shallow.

This said, I doubt the NYTimes has written more articles about O' Malley than Sanders (except if they wrote an article about O' Malley to say he was done and none for Sanders).

KoKo

(84,711 posts)
25. ...! Definitely!
Sun Sep 6, 2015, 07:05 PM
Sep 2015

It's so disgusting to see it. No wonder so many are "cutting the cable cord."

I get better coverage from International News on my ROKU Box than from this crap...we have here from our supposed "News Sites."

No wonder we have "Low Information Voters." What else could they be given the crap they are given to watch!

 

reddread

(6,896 posts)
27. exactly
Mon Sep 7, 2015, 08:08 AM
Sep 2015

and knee jerks turn their venom on people given little or no information at all,
then proceed to blame the talking heads instead of their employers and their political deregulators.
pretty sad sight.

 

libdem4life

(13,877 posts)
29. Look on the bright side ... it makes his point ... the people have to lead the
Mon Sep 7, 2015, 12:00 PM
Sep 2015

revolution. And they challenged the world famous (liberal) NYT...and won!

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