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The '''New York Times''' (NYT) is a [[radical]] [[leftist|liberal]] [[newspaper]] that is published in [[New York City|New York]], [[New York]] and distributed to readers worldwide.<ref>[http://www.timeswatch.org/ TimesWatch: Documenting and Exposing the Liberal Political Agenda of the ''New York Times'']</ref><ref>[http://www.nationalreview.com/nrof_luskin/luskin200407290744.asp Just Say It, Dan Okrent], National Review Online</ref> It is the third most widely circulated newspaper in the United States behind ''[[USA Today]]'' and ''[[Wall Street Journal|The Wall Street Journal]]'' <ref>Infoplease.com: [http://www.infoplease.com/ipea/A0004420.html Top 100 Newspapers in the United States]</ref>.

The '''New York Times''' (NYT) is a [[radical]] [[leftist|liberal]] [[newspaper]] that is published in [[New York City|New York]], [[New York]] and distributed to readers worldwide.<ref>[http://www.timeswatch.org/ TimesWatch: Documenting and Exposing the Liberal Political Agenda of the ''New York Times'']</ref><ref>[http://www.nationalreview.com/nrof_luskin/luskin200407290744.asp Just Say It, Dan Okrent], National Review Online</ref> It is the third most widely circulated newspaper in the United States behind ''[[USA Today]]'' and ''[[Wall Street Journal|The Wall Street Journal]]'' <ref>Infoplease.com: [http://www.infoplease.com/ipea/A0004420.html Top 100 Newspapers in the United States]</ref>. The newspaper has been awarded the most [[Pulitzer Prize]]s of any newspaper, with a total of 95.

[[image:Arthursulzbergerjr.jpg|right|thumb|Arthur "Pinch" Sulzberger Jr.]]

[[Image:Arthursulzbergerjr.jpg|right|thumb|Arthur "Pinch" Sulzberger Jr.]]

The New York Times is published by 3rd generation NYT publisher Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr, who is a radical leftist in his political opinions. New York Times publisher [[Arthur O. Sulzberger Jr.]] has denied the the New York Times has a [[liberal]] viewpoint and has stated the New York Times has a "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 and cited the example of their coverage of [[Homosexuality and Marriage|homosexual marriage]].<ref>http://www.cnsnews.com/facts/2007/facts2007914.asp</ref><ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/25/weekinreview/25bott.html?ei=5088&en=452926dcb11511a3&ex=1248667200&pagewanted=all&position=</ref>  In respect to the issue of homosexuality and the New York Times conservative organizations have offered various pieces of evidence pointing towards the New York Times promoting the [[homosexual agenda]].<ref>http://www.aim.org/media_monitor/A3014_0_2_0_C/</ref><ref>http://www.cnsnews.com/facts/2007/facts2007914.asp</ref><ref>http://www.aim.org/media_monitor/A1442_0_2_0_C/</ref>  Accuracy in Media quotes a report by [[Peter LaBarbera]] stating that Richard Berke, the national political correspondent for the New York Times, made an appearance on behalf of the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association and revealed that three-quarters of the people who now decide what goes on the front page of the New York Times are "not so closeted homosexuals."<ref>http://www.aim.org/media_monitor/A3014_0_2_0_C/</ref> In addition, the [[Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation]] (GLAAD) gave the New York Times an award for "Outstanding Newspaper Overall Coverage".<ref>http://www.aim.org/media_monitor/A1442_0_2_0_C/</ref>  In respect to the an official of the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, Accuracy in Media gives an account of "an official of the group advising the press not to cover former homosexuals because it would be comparable to quoting the [[Ku Klux Klan]] about [[Civil Rights|civil rights]]."<ref>http://www.aim.org/special_report/A5366_0_8_0_C/</ref> In addition, according to Accuracy in Media the New York Times sent a recruiter to a [[National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association]] convention in order to recruit homosexuals as journalists.<ref>http://www.aim.org/media_monitor/A3367_0_2_0_C/</ref>

The New York Times is published by 3rd generation NYT publisher Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr, who is a radical leftist in his political opinions. New York Times publisher [[Arthur O. Sulzberger Jr.]] has denied the the New York Times has a [[liberal]] viewpoint and has stated the New York Times has a "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 and cited the example of their coverage of [[Homosexuality and Marriage|homosexual marriage]].<ref>http://www.cnsnews.com/facts/2007/facts2007914.asp</ref><ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/25/weekinreview/25bott.html?ei=5088&en=452926dcb11511a3&ex=1248667200&pagewanted=all&position=</ref>  In respect to the issue of homosexuality and the New York Times conservative organizations have offered various pieces of evidence pointing towards the New York Times promoting the [[homosexual agenda]].<ref>http://www.aim.org/media_monitor/A3014_0_2_0_C/</ref><ref>http://www.cnsnews.com/facts/2007/facts2007914.asp</ref><ref>http://www.aim.org/media_monitor/A1442_0_2_0_C/</ref>  Accuracy in Media quotes a report by [[Peter LaBarbera]] stating that Richard Berke, the national political correspondent for the New York Times, made an appearance on behalf of the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association and revealed that three-quarters of the people who now decide what goes on the front page of the New York Times are "not so closeted homosexuals."<ref>http://www.aim.org/media_monitor/A3014_0_2_0_C/</ref> In addition, the [[Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation]] (GLAAD) gave the New York Times an award for "Outstanding Newspaper Overall Coverage".<ref>http://www.aim.org/media_monitor/A1442_0_2_0_C/</ref>  In respect to the an official of the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, Accuracy in Media gives an account of "an official of the group advising the press not to cover former homosexuals because it would be comparable to quoting the [[Ku Klux Klan]] about [[Civil Rights|civil rights]]."<ref>http://www.aim.org/special_report/A5366_0_8_0_C/</ref> In addition, according to Accuracy in Media the New York Times sent a recruiter to a [[National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association]] convention in order to recruit homosexuals as journalists.<ref>http://www.aim.org/media_monitor/A3367_0_2_0_C/</ref>