&gt; My point is that even these &quot;minor&quot; nitpicks add up ... The original NYTimes article referenced clearly played down one side<p>I disagree on both counts, but I think I&#x27;m about to repeat myself ...<p>&gt; the WSJ, which <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.sscnet.ucla.edu&#x2F;polisci&#x2F;faculty&#x2F;groseclose&#x2F;pdfs&#x2F;M.." rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.sscnet.ucla.edu&#x2F;polisci&#x2F;faculty&#x2F;groseclose&#x2F;pdfs&#x2F;M...</a>. finds to be more liberal than the NYTimes in news articles.<p>Interesting, but that study is from before the News Corp (i.e., Rupert Murdoch, Fox News proprieter) bought it.