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* The "public editor" of the New York Times accused his employers of harboring progressive bias on topics like [[gay marriage]] and the [[occupy movement]]. [http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2012/08/ny-times-public-editor-progressive-worldview-bleeds-133188.html]

* The "public editor" of the New York Times accused his employers of harboring progressive bias on topics like [[gay marriage]] and the [[occupy movement]]. [http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2012/08/ny-times-public-editor-progressive-worldview-bleeds-133188.html]

Its publisher, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, Jr. has denied this, claiming instead that the paper has an "urban" viewpoint.<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/25/weekinreview/25bott.html?ei=5088&en=452926dcb11511a3&ex=1248667200&pagewanted=all&position=</ref>  However, in the summer of 2004, the newspaper's then public editor (ombudsman), Daniel Okrent, published a piece on the ''Times''' liberal bias, citing the example of its coverage of [[Homosexuality and Marriage|homosexual marriage]].<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/25/weekinreview/25bott.html?ei=5088&en=452926dcb11511a3&ex=1248667200&pagewanted=all&position=</ref>   

Its publisher, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, Jr. has denied this, claiming instead that the paper has an "urban" viewpoint.<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/25/weekinreview/25bott.html?ei=5088&en=452926dcb11511a3&ex=1248667200&pagewanted=all&position=</ref>  However, in the summer of 2004, the newspaper's then public editor (ombudsman), Daniel Okrent, published a piece on the ''Times''' liberal bias, citing the example of its coverage of [[Homosexuality and Marriage|gay marriage]].<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/25/weekinreview/25bott.html?ei=5088&en=452926dcb11511a3&ex=1248667200&pagewanted=all&position=</ref>   

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Conservative organizations claim that the ''Times'' promotes the [[homosexual agenda]], because it employs homosexuals and wins praise from homosexual groups. In 2001 Richard Berke, the ''Times''' national political correspondent, revealed that "on any given day, three-fourths of those attending the daily meeting where it is decided what will be on the front page of the Times, are likely to be 'not-so-closeted' homosexuals." <ref>http://www.aim.org/publications/aim_report/2001/23.html</ref> In 2004, the [[Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation]] (GLAAD) gave the New York Times an award for "Outstanding Newspaper Overall Coverage", specifically citing journalist Frank Rich's article attacking President [[Ronald Reagan]]'s record on [[AIDS]].<ref>http://www.aim.org/media-monitor/gay-lobby-honors-new-york-times/</ref>

Conservative organizations claim that the ''Times'' promotes the [[homosexual agenda]], because it employs homosexuals and wins praise from homosexual groups. In 2001 Richard Berke, the ''Times''' national political correspondent, revealed that "on any given day, three-fourths of those attending the daily meeting where it is decided what will be on the front page of the Times, are likely to be 'not-so-closeted' homosexuals." <ref>http://www.aim.org/publications/aim_report/2001/23.html</ref> In 2004, the [[Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation]] (GLAAD) gave the New York Times an award for "Outstanding Newspaper Overall Coverage", specifically citing journalist Frank Rich's article attacking President [[Ronald Reagan]]'s record on [[AIDS]].<ref>http://www.aim.org/media-monitor/gay-lobby-honors-new-york-times/</ref>