http://thefederalist.com/2015/10/28/the-new-york-times-ben-carson-double-standard/
The New York Times’ Ben Carson Double Standard
Second Lady Jill Biden is more than three times more likely than Ben Carson to be called ‘Dr.’ by The New York Times.
According to a national poll released Tuesday morning from CBS News and The New York Times, Ben Carson has become the leading contender for the Republican presidential nomination. Carson now has the support of 26 percent of Republican primary voters, four percentage points ahead of Donald Trump.
That’s quite an accomplishment for what initially was considered a very longshot candidacy. Some might suggest it merits a modicum of respect—say, by referring to the longtime director of pediatric neurosurgery at the nation’s premier teaching hospital (Johns Hopkins) with the well-deserved title “Dr.”
Yet in the pages of the Times itself, more often than not, Carson isn’t identified that way. In fact, a thumbnail analysis I just did of Times stories using the media tracking service Nexis shows that Second Lady Jill Biden (who in 2007 received a doctor of education degree, or EdD, from the University of Delaware) is more than three times more likely than Carson to be called “Dr.” by The New York Times
The New York Times’ Ben Carson Double Standard
Second Lady Jill Biden is more than three times more likely than Ben Carson to be called ‘Dr.’ by The New York Times.
According to a national poll released Tuesday morning from CBS News and The New York Times, Ben Carson has become the leading contender for the Republican presidential nomination. Carson now has the support of 26 percent of Republican primary voters, four percentage points ahead of Donald Trump.
That’s quite an accomplishment for what initially was considered a very longshot candidacy. Some might suggest it merits a modicum of respect—say, by referring to the longtime director of pediatric neurosurgery at the nation’s premier teaching hospital (Johns Hopkins) with the well-deserved title “Dr.”
Yet in the pages of the Times itself, more often than not, Carson isn’t identified that way. In fact, a thumbnail analysis I just did of Times stories using the media tracking service Nexis shows that Second Lady Jill Biden (who in 2007 received a doctor of education degree, or EdD, from the University of Delaware) is more than three times more likely than Carson to be called “Dr.” by The New York Times