TPM: NYT's headline changes

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Grey Lady
I don't know what the headline was in the print edition. But I was interested to notice that the Times is running a subtly, or maybe not so subtly, different headline this morning on the primaries. I wish I'd written last night's down word for word. But it was something to the effect "Clinton and McCain win victories, Obama close behind, GOP challengers lag." It obviously wasn't nearly that long or clunky. But the gist was that the Clinton and McCain had taken the night. Obama was in hot pursuit, while McCain's GOP rivals were falling back into also-rans. This morning it's "Clinton and Obama Trade Victories; McCain Pulls Ahead of G.O.P. Rivals."


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[Catherine Vincent]

1. Print newspapers and their internet websites change headings all the time.

That's the beauty of the Internets. You're attempting to make a common occurrence into of nothing.

[joshcryer]

2. Yes, most websites last night said, "Clinton wins huge in CA," now they're essentially that.

"It's a tie."

Look, we predicted that the media wouldn't throw Hillary Clinton a bone, it's no surprise.

[TexasObserver]

3. I saw it. The Clintonistas at the NYT in action.

She has some supporters at the NYT, and I'm sure they changed the heading to inaccurately reflect the outcome. No one cares what the New York Times says any more. People read Frank Rich, Mo Dowd and Krugman, but the rest of that paper is bird cage liner. The new NYT is more Judy Miller than anything else, a sad shadow of its former self.

[SoxFan]

4. They've made a mess of the Globe, too

The NYT owns the Boston Globe. Ever since the Times took over, the paper has declined sharply in quality. The paper shuttered most of its foreign bureaus, and the paper shut down most of its regional bureaus across New England. They cut several of the Sunday regional splits.

The news section (as opposed to the op/ed page, which is definitely pro-Obama) has a noticable pro-Clinton tilt. The political beat reporters treat her with kid gloves, and she always fares better in terms of photos and placement.

[TexasObserver]

5. I don't understand why people don't see it.

The Clintons are becoming the Bushes. They share the same sordid ways of abusing power, contriving victimhood, and using government as if it is their own personal asset.

[faithfulcitizen]

6. I'm not sure I'd go that far, but this MI & FL thing is vile.

[TexasObserver]

8. those two states demonstrate how low they will go

Their word means nothing. They'll do anything for short term gain of any kind.

I have defended Bill for 15 years, and that all stopped a month ago. I'll never defend him again. He's made his pig wallow, now he can live in it. I know many other Democrats who have also defended him long and loud, and they are sick of his act, too. Anyone who really is loyal to the party understands what happened with Michigan and Florida, and why the Clintons are being sleazy to play it this way.

[L. Coyote]

7. no true

[TexasObserver]

9. yes it is true