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A 6 page paper which provides a media critic analysis as to how this major newspaper covered the war, considering its consistent standpoint on the issue, biases, misinterpretation, ethics and sexism. No additional sources are used.
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critic must consider how the event is being covered and evaluate this coverage on a basis of specific criteria, such as the standpoint that is taken, biases (if any), misinterpretation,
ethics and racism/sexism. There are few more towering media giants than The New York Times. Unfortunately, as with any giant, detractors are often looking to topple it with
criticism of controversial reporting practices. This is nothing new for The New York Times; it has been dodging these slings and arrows throughout its long and fabled history.
On March 19, 2003, the war in Iraq officially began, and The New York Times was not about to be a passive
observer on the sidelines. It would offer vigorous coverage of the war, and long before the first missile was ever launched, it would take a definitive standpoint against the
war. This became readily apparent when, in August of 2002, it published an article asserting that former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger (still one of the most respected U.S.
diplomats) had distanced himself from the Bush Administrations objective to organize an attack against Iraq. This, along with another article reporting on certain Republicans who had publicly questioned this
policy, seemed to make clear that support for a proposed war was hardly unanimous. Then, on March 9, 2002, The New York Times ran an editorial entitled "Say No
to War," which stated, in part, "Had Mr. Bush managed the showdown with Iraq in a more measured manner, he would now be in a position to rally the U.N.
behind that bigger, tougher inspection program, declare victory and take most of the troops home. Unfortunately, by demanding regime change, Mr. Bush has made it much harder for Washington
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