The New York Times at War

A substantial part of my graduate thesis grappled with the controversial subject of media bias in America. Within this discussion, I touched on the media's handling of the war in Iraq using numerous examples of questionable reporting that didn't jibe with the facts on the ground. So when I recently came across the story of Lieutenant Michael Murphy, a Navy Seal killed in Afghanistan, I was naturally interested. That his story, which includes a posthumous Medal of Honor, was intentionally overlooked and denied any substantial coverage in The New York Times only backs up my original thesis that powerful elements in the mainstream media have become thinly veiled liberal front groups and, for political purposes, have failed in their duty to report stories in their entirety.

National Review keeps a military blog called The Tank. The latest post is worth a look. Pete Hegseth discusses the transparent doggerel that passes for professional journalism within The New York Times, among others. Particularly noteworthy is how the Times completely ignored Lieutenant Murphy's heroism and his posthumous recognition while so many other media outlets chose to feature the story.









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