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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community Oct 24, 2002
Pros: Lots of articles and deep coverage of important issues
Cons: Costs a bit more than local papers
Summary: I hate to be negative, but let's face it. Most American newspapers today stink.
All too many American papers today are simply formulaic cookie-cutter publications from mega-news corporations like Knight-Ridder and Hearst. These conservative ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 20, 2003
Pros: Large
Cons: Elitist and Biased
Summary: The New York times epitomizes the corruption of the Media by bias. At the New York Times, the world ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 7, 2003
Pros: They do most of their reporting
Cons: The New York Times can be biased at times. Horrible Omaha delivery
Summary: Introduction: Ever since I started High School, I have been interested in politics and current events. I was one of those weird kids that instead of reading sports magazines or Maxim, subscribed to Newsweek, Time, USA Today (when I didn't think of it ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 8, 2002
Pros: International news, arts coverage, business coverage, Sunday paper, liberal leanings
Cons: Not enough emphasis on politics and government, too much on international stories, too few op-eds
Summary: There is no question the two best newspapers in America are the New York Times and the Washington Post. However, there is one big difference. The Post is essentially a local Washington, DC newspaper, and is only distributed within that metropolitan ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 3, 2002
Pros: Well written and has many interesting sections.
Cons: Size and cost.
Summary: The New York Times is a splendid news paper, every day there are new sections and specials. But the most important thing about this news paper is the detailed reporting, after reading the paper I am filled in on both the local and regional news. One ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 19, 2001
Pros: well written, nicely laid out, best advertisements.
Cons: smudgy ink, some non-vital sections are eliminated for out of area deliveries.
Summary: I grew up in the sleepy little "bedroom community" of Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, a 30 minute train ride north from Grand Central Station (42nd Street).
I'm embarrassed to write that I took much of what the locations had to offer for ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 12, 2001
Pros: Written in great language, local & international, plenty of topics.
Cons: NOT for a 40 minute commute
Summary: I’m not signed up for New York Times at the moment, I just buy it from the store on the weekends. I had a daily and weekend subscriptions at some point, but I canceled them because I could never find time to read in the morning.
Why New ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 10, 2001
Pros: In-depth coverage of news, excellent designs, overall one of my favorite papers.
Cons: Editorial content is sometimes weak, and stories can liberalized slightly.
Summary: One of the oldest and most respected of the nationwide newspapers, the New York Times is my second-favorite newspaper on the planet; surpassing it is the Chicago Tribune, but they are a local paper for me. When it comes to national coverage, in-depth ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 15, 2001
Pros: great Sunday edition, well written
Cons: takes a long time to read
Summary: The New York Times is one of the best things that New York has to offer. This paper has professionally written articles. The journalism is done tastefully. It does not have stupid headlines which practically beg for readers' attention like the Daily ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 1, 2001
Pros: In-depth coverage, intelligent, worldly
Cons: Poor delivery service, difficult type, lacks comics
Summary: We have been readers of the New York Times since moving to New York four years ago. The Times offers in-depth coverage of world and national news, as well as good local coverage. To read the New York Times requires more concentrated time than most ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 27, 2001
Pros: News and Reviews are Insightful, Entertaining and Interesting to Read
Cons: Expensive
Summary: It's Authoritative. It's Complete. It's the Best.
The New York Times has always been the leading national paper for one reason: simply put, it has given a forum for top-flight reporters and writers to express their insights on everything ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 13, 2001
Pros: reputation, tons of sections
Cons: sports section, possibly biased articles
Summary: My family has been getting the Times for years. First thing I always do in the morning is go right for the sports section. I have to go through about 3 separate sections before I get the sports. That's what's good about the NY Times. There is a whole ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 26, 2000
Pros: appeals to every reader; great reputation; different headlines
Cons: sometimes biased; tough Arts reviews
Summary: The New York Times is one of the most famous papers in the world. People everywhere can get subscriptions to it. Even friends I had in Alaska had subscriptions, and I know someone in England who reads it religiously. My grandparents had a ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 30, 2000
Pros: years of service
Cons: big mistakes!!
Summary: I know that the Isralie/Palastinian conflict is a hot topic right now but I also believe that the media has a damaging effect on coverage of this story. This is a conflict in which no one side can win. there must be compromise in order for there to be ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 10, 2000
Pros: Easy, free, upper level reading
Cons: None
Summary: I use the NY TIMES daily for lesson plans. I teach high school English, grade 12, and an elective, verbal SAT Prep.
The Learning Network at the website is invaluable.
I use the Word of the Day as a focus activity in all my classes.
To ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 6, 2000
Pros: crammed with detail
Cons: crammed with detail about merlot and satin
Summary: Newsday and USA Today are the top priorities for the day - but if there are many train rides, then the Post may get a spin, and if I exhaust those three papers in a day, the top contenders are the Jersey Journal, Bergen Record, Star Ledger, Village ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 22, 2000
Pros: Comprehensive and Well Established Newspaper
Cons: Large Awkward Newspaper
Summary: The New York Times is by far the most well-written, comprehensive newspaper. Their is a section for everyone. Thousands of people practically all over the world rely on the paper to provide them with accurate, detailed stories of the news. I have ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 6, 2000
Pros: excellent journalism, diversity in articles/topics
Cons: pricey
Summary: I'm a student at Hunter College High School in Manhattan, and reading the New York Times has been personally one of the best tools in my education. It has provided me with a tremendous supply of vocabulary and reading comprehension, requisites in SATs ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 3, 2000
Pros: A great paper intelligently covering everything I am intersted in
Cons: The cost of shipping it to Los Angeles
Summary: Although I live in Los Angeles, I still subscribe to the New York Times, and it is worth every penny it takes to get the long distance subscription. The New York Times is the only large newspaper which has kept the same great writing that made it the ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 23, 2000
Pros: Consistent difficulty, available online
Cons: Only 3-4 puzzles a week are "doable" by me.
Summary: I would like to give my opinion of the NY Times crossword puzzle. While the rest of the paper is great, I would like to add my comments about the daily crossword puzzle.
First off, may I say that Will Shortz is a genius. He is the editor of ... read more
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