In Loving Tribute – But Not to the NYT
A sharp-eyed reader spotted a moving – and wry – February 2, 2013 obituary for a New Yorker who likely reflected the views of many of the city’s residents. The memorial notice included this:
Born in Tel Aviv in 1928, fought bravely in the Haganah. Loved his family, his birth and adopted countries, finance, skiing, opera, ballet and biking in Central Park. Loved everything about NYC, except the New York Times.(emphasis added)
It’s notable that a patriotic American and a defender of Israel, so disliked The Times that his strong feelings were recorded in the brief death announcement.
The Times often argues that it’s giving readers what they want, including intense scrutiny of Israel’s every move and neglect of the relentless anti-Semitism in the media and political rhetoric of surrounding nations. Perhaps among those New Yorkers who dislike such obsessive and distorted focus on Israel was the recently deceased resident who relished so many of the citiy’s riches…but not its leading newspaper. And, as CAMERA’s recent monograph underscores, there’s empirical evidence to support the perceptions of bias.
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