New York Times Oil Reporting

Another Small Pleasure

Jan Herman | Posted 06.26.2008 | Media


Jan Herman

Long before Murdoch took over The WSJ, it had an enviable tradition of reporting factual news in a "storytelling" format, which its reporters were trained to do better than most.

Paul Krugman and the New York Times' Pious Pontifications at the Pump

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 05.16.2008 | Business


Raymond J. Learsy

According to Krugman the high oil prices as we now know them are a legitimate reflection of market forces. Simple as that. Economics 101. Oh, for the good old days.

The New York Times' Hidden Hand On Oil's Agenda

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 04.25.2008 | Business


Raymond J. Learsy

Leave it to the New York Times and Mouwad to convey the imprimatur of what once passed for serious journalism to this greatest of all con games.

The New York Times Wins the Alfred E. Neuman Award For Its OPEC Coverage

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 11.19.2007 | Business


Raymond J. Learsy

For the Times one would have expected professional pride if not professional responsibility to inform its readership.

Those Damnable High Oil Prices: Blame it on the Energy Hogs Up in Maine!

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 11.13.2007 | Business


Raymond J. Learsy

A recent Times propaganda piece could have been written by the PR departments of the best and brightest of the oil companies, the American Petroleum Institute, or OPEC flaks.

The Gray Lady's Obdurate Bias on Oil Reporting

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 10.09.2007 | Media


Raymond J. Learsy

The Times says there is little precedent for understanding today's oil market. Which is probably true if you ceaselessly report oil industry PR information handouts as received gospel.


 

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