Gatekeeper: 60 Years of Economics According to the New York Times

by Chernomas,Robert

• ISBN13: 9781594516832
• ISBN10: 1594516839
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2011-11-30
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

The New York Timescan make a legitimate claim to be the most influential newspaper in the U.S. and possibly the world. Because of its influence, the Timeshas become a central figure in the debate over the direction of bias in the media, with some claiming that it is left-wing or liberal and others arguing that it is right-wing or conservative. But the liberal-conservation media debate is very misleading. The Gatekeeperargues that the Timescan more accurately be characterized as supporting long run profitability for U.S. business, which involves both liberal and conservative policies in different contexts. Through a thorough examination of the Times "star commentators and its coverage of the issues of macroeconomics, regulation, foreign policy and the 2008-2009 economic crisis, The Gatekeeperrefocuses the debate about the bias of the most venerable institution in U.S. journalism.

Author Biography

Robert Chernomas is a Professor of Economics at the University of Manitoba. He received his Ph.D. from the New School for Social Research in New York. He has published in both the academic and popular literature with respect to macroeconomics, the history of economic thought, health care economics, and in the area of the socio-economic determinants of health. Ian Hudson is an Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Manitoba. He researches in the area of political economy. His research focus has been on the role of politics in the process of economic development in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Ian is the coauthor (with Robert Chernomas) of Social Murder and Other Shortcomings of Conservative Economics.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
The New York Times: Liberal and Conservative	p. 1
Bias in the Media	p. 15
The New Tork Times and Macroeconomics: A Tale of Two Countries	p. 30
The New Tork Times and U.S. Foreign Economic Policy	p. 61
The New Tork Times and Regulation	p. 90
The New Tork Times' Star Columnists	p. 127
The New Tork Times and the Financial Crisis	p. 153
Conclusion: Corporate Nationalism?	p. 175
Appendix: Methods for Collecting Articles	p. 178
Notes	p. 182
Index	p. 210
About the Authors	p. 218
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