Okrent: “Is the New York Times a liberal newspaper?”

New York Times
“Of course it is,” writes Times public editor Daniel Okrent. If you think the paper plays it down the middle on issues like gay rights, gun control, abortion and environmental regulation, “you’ve been reading the paper with your eyes closed.” More editor/ombud columns:
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