The New York Times

The Times editorial board says it has long supported a liberal order of nations while promoting civil rights, equality of opportunity and a healthy planet, and it has endorsed the Democratic nominee in every presidential election from 1960 to 2024.

Editorial record means the rating rests on the outlet's documented record, such as its editorial board's endorsements, the stated purpose it was founded for, its opinion lineup or its published commitments such as an ethics policy. Scope: Institutional editorial board · US politics. Confidence: high. What these mean

Evidence

• The Times's own editorial board page (read from a June 2025 archive copy) states the board's values and says it does not speak for the newsroom. “promoting honest governance, civil rights, equality of opportunity, a healthy planet” (The New York Times editorial board)
• American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) list of Times presidential endorsements, 1896-2024: the Democratic nominee in every election from 1960 (Kennedy) to 2024 (Harris).

Limits of this rating

• Covers the editorial board only; the newsroom is run separately and is not covered by this rating.
• A record-based rating describes the board's politics, not its accuracy or every editorial.

First draft by Sol, our AI editor, on Nov 3, 2026. Rewritten and checked against the evidence pages by Claude, an AI system, which can change the draft's label. Accepted by our human editor on Nov 3, 2026, as part of a batch.

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