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It has been accused by some of holding a [[liberal]] point of view.<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'' is published by third generation publisher [[Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, Jr.]] Sulzberger has denied the the ''Times'' has a liberal viewpoint, and has stated it 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, 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>   

It has been accused by some of holding a [[liberal]] point of view.<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'' is published by third generation publisher [[Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, Jr.]] Sulzberger has denied the the ''Times'' has a liberal viewpoint, and has stated it 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, 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>   

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>

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>  [[Accuracy in Media]] gives an account of an official of the group the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation "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>

[[Cybercast News Service]] states the following regarding regarding the influence of the ''New York Times'' and ''[[Washington Post]]'':

[[Cybercast News Service]] states the following regarding regarding the influence of the ''New York Times'' and ''[[Washington Post]]'':