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June 14, 2008
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New Duranty Times (New York Times nickname)

The New York Times newspaper has many critics who give it many nicknames. Since 2005, Robert Spencer's blogs Jihad Watch and Dhimmi Watch have called the newspaper "The New Duranty…

November 2, 2009
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New York ComPost (New York Post nickname)

The New York (NY) Post daily newspaper has leaned conservative under owner Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. A common unflattering nickname of the newspaper (cited in print since at least…

January 10, 2010
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New York Crimes (New York Times nickname)

New York Crimes is a nickname for the New York (NY) Times used by people who believe that the Times is so bad that it's criminal. In 1989, a four-page New York Crimes was made to protest New…

January 11, 2010
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New York Daily Ooze (New York Daily News nickname)

New York Daily Ooze is an obvious -- but seldom-used -- nickname for the New York (NY) Daily News newspaper. The derogatory nickname Daily Ooze has been cited in print since at least 2002, when it…

April 10, 2006
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New York Daily Snooze (New York Daily News nickname)

New York Daily Snooze is an unflattering nickname of the New York (NY) Daily News newspaper. The nickname Daily Snooze has been cited in print since 1938, but has become popular since about 1995 --…

January 11, 2010
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New York Pest (New York Post nickname)

New York Pest is an unflattering nickname of the New York (NY) Post newspaper. In 1962, a strike edition parody of the Post was called the Pest, but the Pest nickname has become popular since 1999…

June 14, 2008
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New York Slimes (New York Times nickname)

New York Slimes is a nickname that some people who do not like the New York Times sometimes use. The Times is perceived as liberal, and some conservatives have called it The Slimes since at least…

June 3, 2012
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New York Times-Democrat (New York Times nickname)

The New York (NY) Times is a daily newspaper that has been published in New York City since 1851. Although the newspaper's motto is "All the news that's fit to print,"…

March 1, 2016
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New Yuck Times (New York Times nickname)

For those who think that the New York (NY) Times newspaper is a joke (or is otherwise yucky), it's called the "New Yuck Times." The "New Yuck Times" nickname has been cited…

November 14, 2016
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News Klux Klan (news + Ku Klux Klan)

"News Klux Klan" (news + Ku Klux Klan) is a term used for a news media that is intolerant (like the KKK). "FOX News Klux Klan" was posted on Twitter on February 22, 2011. The…

July 16, 2021
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Newshacks or Newshax (Newsmax nickname)

Newsmax is a conservative American news and opinion website, and it operates Newsmax TV. Some critics have nicknamed it "Newshacks" or "Newshax." Newsmax was previously spelled…

July 16, 2021
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Newshax or Newshacks (Newsmax nickname)

Newsmax is a conservative American news and opinion website, and it operates Newsmax TV. Some critics have nicknamed it "Newshacks" or "Newshax." Newsmax was previously spelled…

August 23, 2016
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Newsie (newspaper seller)

Many children living in cities in the 1800s sold newspapers and shined shoes; they were called "newsies" and "shiners." The term "newsboy" -- they were almost…

July 18, 2021
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NewSmacks (Newsmax nickname)

Newsmax is a conservative American news and opinion website, and it operates Newsmax TV. Some critics have nicknamed it "NewSmacks" (or "Newsmacks"). "newsmacks wants you…

July 17, 2021
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Newsmin or Newsminimum (Newsmax nickname)

Newsmax is a conservative American news and opinion website, and it operates Newsmax TV. Some critics have nicknamed it "Newsmin" or "Newsminimum." "Newsmax should be…

July 18, 2021
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Newsminimum or Newsmin (Newsmax nickname)

Newsmax is a conservative American news and opinion website, and it operates Newsmax TV. Some critics have nicknamed it "Newsmin" or "Newsminimum." "Newsmax should be…

May 14, 2012
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Newsweak (Newsweek nickname)

Newsweek is a weekly news magazine that began in 1933 and is located in New York City. In November 2010, Newsweek merged with the website The Daily Beast. The obvious Newsweek nickname of Newsweek…

April 28, 2013
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Newszak or Newzak (news + muzak)

"Newzak" or "newsak" (news + muzak) is a kind of news, like muzak, that people listen to but don't intellectually involve themselves with. English journalist Malcolm…

July 18, 2021
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NoNewsMax (Newsmax nickname)

Newsmax is a conservative American news and opinion website, and it operates Newsmax TV. Some critics have nicknamed it "NoNewsMax" (or "NoNewsmax" or "Nonewsmax").…

June 21, 2017
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NyTi (New York Times nickname)

The New York Times newspaper is usually abbreviated "NYT." However, sometimes it is abbreviated "NyTi" or NYTi." "WaPo or NYTi" was posted on Twitter on October…

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