David Brock: NY Times Is a ‘Megaphone for Conservative Propaganda’

David Brock: NY Times Is a ‘Megaphone for Conservative Propaganda’

by John Sexton 10 Sep 2015

http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2015/09/10/david-brock-ny-times-is-a-megaphone-for-conservative-propaganda/

David Brock, top attack dog at progressive site Media Matters, is unleashing an attack on a surprising target.

In a forthcoming book titled, “Killing the Messenger: The Right-Wing Plot to Derail Hillary Clinton and Hijack Your Government,” Brock alleges the NY Times is out to get Hillary Clinton.

Politico reports Brock accuses NY Times‘s senior political editor Carolyn Ryan of having it out for Clinton. Brock also claims he has spoken to members of the Times’s staff who confirmed it. Specifically, these sources claim Ryan refused to run a full statement from Hillary’s spokesman Nick Merrill because she believes the Clintons (Bill and Hillary) are liars. Apparently none of the sources in the book are identified by name.

Many who have observed Hillary’s revised and re-revised statements about her email server since March have suggested she is not being completely truthful. Bob Woodward even suggested the spectacle was reminiscent of Watergate. But according to Brock, the NY Times has become a “megaphone for conservative propaganda.” He reportedly also writes that the Times, “will have a special place in hell,” for its biased coverage of the candidate.

The NY Times‘s Eileen Murphy responded to Brock’s attack, telling Politico, “David Brock is an opportunist and a partisan who specializes in personal attacks. We’ve seen him lash out at some of our aggressive coverage of important political figures and it’s unsurprising that he has now turned personal. He’s wrong on all counts.”

Amy Chozick, who covers Clinton for the Times, defended Ryan’s work and fairness. She told Politico, “She has always been a fair-minded, inspiring and brilliant editor who has never shown even a hint of bias (for or against) any candidate we cover.”

The NY Times has published several pieces on Hillary which have apparently had an impact on her campaign. In April, a story by Jo Becker and Mike McIntire noted an unusual Uranium mining agreement made after a visit to Kazakhstan by Bill Clinton (and some large donations to the Clinton Foundation which followed).

More significantly, the Times was first to report Clinton had exclusively used a private sever for all of her email while Secretary of State, a story which continues to dog her campaign. David Brock and Media Matters have led the pushback against coverage of the email story since March.

The Times took heat, including from Media Matters, for a July story claiming the FBI had opened a criminal investigation on Hillary. Though the DOJ initially confirmed the story, they later corrected to say the FBI had opened a “security investigation” which did not target Hillary specifically. The referral to DOJ was made by the Intelligence Community Inspector General who believed classified information on Clinton’s private server may have been mishandled.

The FBI collected Clinton’s blank server and several thumb drives she had given to her attorney after the IC IG reported finding two instances of Top Secret information in a small subset of her emails. This week, the CIA confirmed that the information in the two emails identified by the IG is in fact classified at the Top Secret level.

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Richard R. Burt was a correspondent for the New York Times, and is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

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George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, a board member for the International Crisis Group, a co-chair, national finance council for the Ready PAC (Ready For Hillary), was a benefactor at the NPR, the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, and a contributor for the American Bridge 21st Century.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the NPR, Media Matters, the Committee for Economic Development, Common Cause, the People for the American Way, and the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.

Leslie H. Gelb was a board member for the International Crisis Group, and a reporter, columnist & op-ed page editor for the New York Times.

Kinsey Wilson was the EVP & chief content officer for the NPR, and is the EVP for the New York Times.

William Kristol was a columnist for the New York Times, and a contributor for the Fox News.

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David Brock is the founder of Media Matters, an adviser for the Ready PAC (Ready For Hillary), a director at the American Bridge 21st Century Foundation, and was the founder of the American Bridge 21st Century.

American Bridge 21st Century Foundation is a fundraising arm for the American Bridge 21st Century.

Sidney Blumenthal is a consultant for the American Bridge 21st Century, a consultant for Media Matters, a friend & confidant of Hillary Rodham Clinton, and was a consultant for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.

Eleanor D. Acheson is a college roommate & friend of Hillary Rodham Clinton, David C. Acheson’s daughter, and was an assistant attorney general for the U.S. Department of Justice.

David C. Acheson is Eleanor D. Acheson’s father, and an honorary director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

Richard R. Burt is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank), and was a correspondent for the New York Times.

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is a division of the U.S. Department of Justice.

William H. Webster was a director at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), a director at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), and is an honorary director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

Richard R. Burt is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank), and was a correspondent for the New York Times.

William S. Sessions was a director at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development, and the U.S. attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice.

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Melanne Verveer was a field manager for Common Cause, the chief of staff for Hillary Rodham Clinton, the EVP for the People for the American Way, is a director at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, and a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

Richard R. Burt is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank), and was a correspondent for the New York Times.