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Fred Sanders

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4. Who owns and controls the NYT and the editorial board that would allow such a propaganda piece to be printed?

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Tue Aug 4, 2015, 04:52 PM

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Media Experts Blast New York Times Over Glowing Profile Of Koch Brothers [View all] YoungDemCA Aug 2015 OP

our nation has lost the nytimes. might as well sell it to murdoch. spanone Aug 2015 #1

We lost it the day it first ran Judith Miller's byline. n/t bvf Aug 2015 #13

Or when they reported Bush would have won the recount: KittyWampus Aug 2015 #28

Thanks for the reminder, Kitty. bvf Aug 2015 #29

And when they gave Bush the election in 2004 when holding back on an article then... cascadiance Aug 2015 #33

It's happened to almost all (or all) of our media. stillwaiting Aug 2015 #20

NPR and the rest too. Enthusiast Aug 2015 #21

Yep, and don't forget PBS NOVA, specifically sponsors a "science program", 2banon Aug 2015 #24

Nova, of course, is funded by David Koch's foundation. hedda_foil Aug 2015 #30

I know. Nova used to be very credible.. an enjoyable and informative experience 2banon Aug 2015 #34

David Koch spends very strategically in NY HFRN Aug 2015 #2

'Silicon Valley' is a parallel example, $upporting many liberal social issue causes HFRN Aug 2015 #6

Yup. And behaving, as an industry, as a cartel, collaborating closeupready Aug 2015 #12

Didn't the Koch Brothers just wine and dine journalists recently. Iliyah Aug 2015 #3

Who owns and controls the NYT and the editorial board that would allow such a propaganda piece to be printed? Fred Sanders Aug 2015 #4

Yeah, that is the end of the NYT. It is only a matter of time, we fight the good fight AllFieldsRequired Aug 2015 #5

On the bright side, we all now know that when push comes to shove who - and what - the NYT will push first. Fred Sanders Aug 2015 #9

I mean the god damn KOCH BROS...jesus! Think about what that means! AllFieldsRequired Aug 2015 #10

Ugh. hifiguy Aug 2015 #7

"I want my fair share –and that's ALL OF IT." KansDem Aug 2015 #8

Do you know a business person who is a repub or tea partier? Talk to them long enough and AllFieldsRequired Aug 2015 #11

Koch - keep 'ol Charlie Happy HFRN Aug 2015 #14

Well this explains a lot: "The DLC was created with $100,000 of Koch money" 2banon Aug 2015 #35

Can we now stop linking to this rag? tazkcmo Aug 2015 #15

That story was bought and paid for by the Kochs Yavin4 Aug 2015 #16

People should leave the Kochs alone. sulphurdunn Aug 2015 #17

Might as well change their name to The New York Knee Pads. Scurrilous Aug 2015 #18

The Gray Lady Unknown Beatle Aug 2015 #19

Koch Brothers: private and sensitive, Alkene Aug 2015 #22

Mika & Joe also were giving the glowing treatment to the Koch bros awhile back think Aug 2015 #23

is that the Joe that killed his intern?? Angry Dragon Aug 2015 #37

NYT lost credibility when they pimped for the war in Iraq Skittles Aug 2015 #25

NPR does the same - they had a program on about the Koch convention in Cali. Triana Aug 2015 #26

And yet the RW still call the NYTimes a "liberal" paper. Dark n Stormy Knight Aug 2015 #27

So, they love the Kochs and hate our candidates. Just a coincidence. n/t freshwest Aug 2015 #31

The Gray Lady continues her descent into the depths of hell. nt SunSeeker Aug 2015 #32

the Kock brothers are the new John Birch Society Angry Dragon Aug 2015 #36

The "Grand Old Lady" has been reduced to... bvar22 Aug 2015 #38

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