Re: Curiosity Re: NYT editorial on terror bill

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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