The Epoch Times: NYTimes 'Investigation' Light on Facts, Heavy on Bias

The New York Times on Oct. 25 published a front page article about an eight month 'invesitgation' by tech columnist Kevin Roose about The Epoch Times.

According to The Epoch Times, instead of a fair portrayal Roose resorts to factual errors, innuendo, and misrepresentations in an attempt to smear a competing media outlet.

Furthermore, previous social media comments made by Roose and NY Times media columnist Ben Smith (who contributed to Roose’s article) about The Epoch Times, in which they appear to discuss a collective effort against The Epoch Times, raise questions about the intent behind this article.

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At the heart of the article is the NY Times’ apparent discontent with the fact that The Epoch Times has become—in the NY Times’ own words— “one of the country’s most powerful digital publishers.” The article could easily have been written as a success story of a group of Chinese Americans who cherish their First Amendment rights and have succeeded in growing a large independent media outlet.

Instead, Roose relies on words such as “secretive” and attempts to tie us to an unrelated outlet, in order to call into question the quality of The Epoch Times award-winning journalism.

Roose takes particular issue with our critical position on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its ongoing human rights abuses. He downplays accounts of the abuses taking place, claiming they “veer into exaggeration.” This unusual defense and appeasement of the CCP is morally questionable. For years, the NY Times has sought expanded access to the Chinese market and accepted millions in advertising revenue from Chinese state-owned media entities.

Roose included a number of glaring factual errors, despite having been informed of their inaccuracy before publishing, according to The Epoch Times.

For example, Roose writes that “perhaps the most audacious experiment was a new right-wing politics site called America Daily.”

The Epoch Times has no connection with this media organization, as was pointed out to Roose in response to his questions via email.

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