1.0Idol Chatterhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/idolchattershuanghttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/idolchatter/author/shuangBoycott the NY Timesrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="QrSLYO1UAL"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/idolchatter/2007/07/boycott-the-nytimes-1.html">Boycott the NY Times</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/idolchatter/2007/07/boycott-the-nytimes-1.html/embed#?secret=QrSLYO1UAL" width="600" height="338" title="“Boycott the NY Times” — Idol Chatter" data-secret="QrSLYO1UAL" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Being a native New Yorker, I have always admired the NY Times as the venerable authority on current events, movies, dining, and books. Unfortunately, the unexpected and unwelcomed surprise of seeing the NYTimes post an early (late Wednesday night) book review of “Deathly Hallows” plummeted my respect for the newspaper. Having just blogged on the…http://blog.beliefnet.com/idolchatter/files/import/070717_lede_harrypotter_f01-thumb.jpg