[rmunn]

That a Democrat-leaning paper would criticize Republican politicians is not surprising. A better test of independence would be whether they criticize Democratic politicians (when they do things deserving criticism, that is: I don't expect them to criticize policy positions that they agree with, but all politicians do some things, in some cases many things, deserving of criticism).

[giwook]

The point is that they shouldn't be criticizing anyone which I think is the point of independent journalism.

That they publish articles that put Republicans in an unfavorable light is I think because Republicans are doing things that put themselves in an unfavorable light.

To your point, there have been at least a few articles I've seen that put Democrats in an unfavorable light as well.

And for what it's worth I consume news outlets that lean both ways. What's more important to me is factual accuracy.