Obama Campaign Criticizes Flawed Times StoryRandy Shawbyline‚ Jul. 22‚ 2008On the day after we initiated our BeyondTimes column on the paper’s anti-Obama news coverage, the Obama campaign issued a scathing critique of the Times’ July 16 front-page story, “Poll Finds Obama Candidacy Isn’t Closing Divide on Race.” The Obama camp noted that the headline was not only misleading--Obama’s nomination alone cannot end racism in the United States--but that the Times’ poll results underlying the story conflicted with its conclusions. The details are discussed below. Meanwhile, on July 21 the Times ran yet another long, reverential profile of John McCain, perpetuating his “maverick” status while ignoring the long list of issues that brand him a predictable conservative. |