NYT's Occupy Wall Street Reporter-Supporter Lennard Proudly Throws Obj

November 15th, 2011 2:24 PM
Former New York Times freelance reporter Natasha Lennard, who contributed to the paper’s reporting on Occupy Wall Street, then participated in a left-wing panel discussion of OWS tactics with protest participants and supporters, broke the chains of "objectivity" for good in a rather refreshing article posted Tuesday morning at left-wing Salon Magazine: “Why I quit the mainstream media –…

NYT Doesn't Sever Ties With OWS-Supporting Freelancer

October 24th, 2011 9:47 PM
After a video was published by Big Government Sunday evening showing a New York Times freelancer participating in an Occupy Wall Street strategy meeting, there was speculation concerning how the Gray Lady would respond. A few hours ago, Politico published a statement from Times spokeswoman Eileen Murphy:

NYT's OWS Reporter Talks Shop With Radical Supporters, Pot-Shots Polic

October 24th, 2011 2:05 PM
Will freelance reporter Natasha Lennard be reporting on Occupy Wall Street for the New York Times anytime soon? Lennard contributed some of the paper’s reporting earlier this month from OWS, most notably when writing about her arrest on the Brooklyn Bridge at nytimes.com. Her last filing appears to be October 8. Lennard, who has also reported for Politico and the left-wing Salon magazine,…

Video Shows NYT Freelancer Speaking To Occupy Wall Street Strategy Mee

October 24th, 2011 1:24 AM
On October 2, NewsBusters reported the arrest of a New York Times freelancer at the Occupy Wall Street rally that shut down the Brooklyn Bridge. Big Government's Lee Stranahan on Sunday uncovered a video of Natasha Lennard speaking at an OWS strategy meeting on October 14 (video follows with transcript and commentary, vulgarity warning, relevant section at 1:30):

After Arrests, NY Times Takes Seriously 'Occupy Wall Street' Claims of

October 4th, 2011 7:53 AM
Occupy Wall Street, the floating leftist protest in Manhattan that’s camped out in downtown Manhattan in an endless protest against...something, attempted to migrate to Brooklyn this weekend, blocking vehicle traffic on the Brooklyn Bridge and resulting in mass arrests. The New York Times, whose attitude toward Tea Party rallies was invariably hostile, blasted support throughout the weekend…