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The '''Newark Star-Ledger''' is liberal newspaper in New Jersey and is the largest newspaper in New Jersey in terms of its circulation. In October of 2008, it cut its editorial staff by about 45% in order to attempt to become profitable.<ref>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/25/star-ledger-of-newark-cut_n_137807.html</ref>  While liberal newspapers across the [[United States]] reduced staff in 2008, few cut their staffs so dramatically.<ref>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/25/star-ledger-of-newark-cut_n_137807.html</ref>

The '''Newark ''Star-Ledger''''' is a [[liberal]] [[newspaper]] in Newark, [[New Jersey]], and is the largest newspaper in New Jersey in terms of circulation. In October 2008, the paper cut its editorial staff by about 45% in an effort to become profitable.<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/25/star-ledger-of-newark-cut_n_137807.html Star-Ledger cuts]</ref>  While liberal newspapers across the [[United States]] reduced staff in 2008, few cut their staffs so dramatically.<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/25/star-ledger-of-newark-cut_n_137807.html Star-Ledger cuts]</ref>

== Charge of engaging in disingenuous journalism ==

== Charge of engaging in disingenuous journalism ==

In 2011, [[Red State]] charged the New Star-Ledger with engaging in disingenous journalism and wrote:

In 2011, [[Red State]] charged the ''Star-Ledger'' with engaging in disingenous journalism and wrote:

{{cquote|Newark Star-Ledger columnist Tom Moran has an op-ed today that very well may be the most disingenuous editorial thus far written on New Jersey Governor [[Chris Christie]].  Titled “The Anatomy of an $11 Billion Myth in New Jersey,” The piece makes wildly inaccurate claims about Christie’s fiscal year 2011 budget, falsely alleges that Christie has made false claims about his budget, and attempts to pin blame on Christie for inaccurate reporting on the budget in the press.

{{cquote|Newark Star-Ledger columnist Tom Moran has an op-ed today that very well may be the most disingenuous editorial thus far written on New Jersey Governor [[Chris Christie]].  Titled “The Anatomy of an $11 Billion Myth in New Jersey,” The piece makes wildly inaccurate claims about Christie’s fiscal year 2011 budget, falsely alleges that Christie has made false claims about his budget, and attempts to pin blame on Christie for inaccurate reporting on the budget in the press.

As if all that isn’t enough, Mr. Moran bases his baseless conclusions on an internal contradiction so glaringly obvious even a liberal Star-Ledger columnist should be able to spot it.<ref>http://www.redstate.com/mark_i/2011/01/16/anatomy-of-a-hatchet-job/</ref>}}

As if all that isn’t enough, Mr. Moran bases his baseless conclusions on an internal contradiction so glaringly obvious even a liberal Star-Ledger columnist should be able to spot it.<ref>[http://www.redstate.com/mark_i/2011/01/16/anatomy-of-a-hatchet-job/ Anatomy of a hatchet job]</ref>}}

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