newspaper of record? by whom? 
 
why the hand wringing? because it's put up as "the shit" on this board all the time
		 
		
	 
 
As I understand things, 
"Industry Standards" determine the 
newspaper of record. It's usually represented by any newspaper that has a 
daily circulation of between 
500,000 to 1,000,000 papers per day.
 
Some could argue that The National Inquirer could be the "newspaper of record" based upon those statistic alone, however I understand that to be a "weekly" paper, and not a daily. Not to mention that there are apparent standards of journalism which are taught throughout all of the major universities that put that paper into the "tabliod" section.
 
	
	
		
		
			i have no problem with their articles and edits being liberal
 
i have a problem with them and others suggesting otherwise - cause it's an insult to my intelligence
		
		
	 
 
Which part? People denying that the NYT is liberal, or because of your apparent public bias toward the New York Post? 
 
	
	
		
		
			they're closet liberals
 
be who u r 
 
and be proud of it
 
like the big doggie is
 
nyt is pathetic
		
		
	 
 
I heard an interview on NPR the other day with the Editor-In-Chief of the New York Times, and he admitted that the 
"editorial board has a liberal bent," but he argued that 
"we try extremely hard to be more balanced in our approach to content everywhere else within our paper."
 
(Sorry I don't have any cites, I've done a first tier search, and frankly you've already claimed that it's a "liberal" paper so why should I bother trying to refute it? Editorial speaking they are.)
 
Would you feel better if more members cited quotes from the LA Times, The Boston Globe, or the Chicago Times?
 
How about more quotes from more "conservative" papers like The Wall Street Journal, or The Washington Post?
 
Because frankly? The New York Post, as well as The National Enquirer insult my intelligence. 
 
Sorry, I'm being honest here.
 
This is the way that I see it:
 
	
	
		
		
			When partisan groups or magazines label newspapers "liberal" or "conservative," these labels are often biased and not valid or reliable.
 
Because attempts made by partisans to determine the ideology of a newspaper are themselves biased, reliance on such "findings" will mislead more than enlighten.
 
The asserted conservatism or liberalism of a newspaper varies with the ideology of the person reading it and the measurements or methods used. If a newspaper is "assigned" an ideology, either validity, or reliability, or both, must be sacrificed.
		
		
	 
 
You can read more about this here:
 
 
It's some interesting reading.
 
The only daily newspaper that I read is the Dallas Morning News.
 
Honestly I think that it's a pretty "conservative" newspaper because they almost always endorse the "Republican" candidate that's running for office, regardless of whether they're the incumbent or not.
 
The New York Times has a record of not "endorsing" candidates, and to my knowledge has no interest or perceived interest in shaping public policy.
 
If anything they've been complicent and duped on many occasions by the Bush Administration, especially in the lead up to the war with Iraq.
 
Why would a "liberal" paper do that?