Despite The Times' often liberal stance it is regarded as a newspaper of record, frequently being relied upon as an official and authoritative reference for modern events <ref>[http://www.svsu.edu/library/newsletterw04/newYorkTimes.htm| Historal New York Times]</ref> | Despite The Times' often liberal stance it is regarded as a newspaper of record, frequently being relied upon as an official and authoritative reference for modern events <ref>[http://www.svsu.edu/library/newsletterw04/newYorkTimes.htm| Historal New York Times]</ref> |