Curiosity Re: [lbo-talk] NYT editorial on terror bill

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Sun Oct 1 06:28:02 PDT 2006


On Oct 1, 2006, at 9:17 AM, Yoshie Furuhashi wrote:


> But where's empirical evidence for the New York Times' influence?
>
> Just to take one major example, in 2004
>
> The New York Times endorsed John F. Kerry for President,
>
> but

That's an editorial, not a news story. It's the news coverage that really influences other publications & broadcast outlets. As do the columnists & op-ed contributions. Get an op-ed in the Times, and you'll be booked on TV & radio programs by early afternoon.

Doug



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