1.  Read a previous post on The NY Times ignoring the ClimateGate story at studentnewsdaily.com/biased-item/the-worlds-biggest-story-everywhere-but-here.

2.  In his post on the New York Times, Mr. Markay asserts: "Obviously the two cases - ClimateGate and WikiLeaks - are not identical. ... But both involve high stakes and policies that are controversial and have tremendous implications for our way of life. ... It doesn't take a magnifying glass to see the epic double standard at work. The Times clearly has an ideological affinity with WikiLeaks that it does not have with climate skeptics.... That's hardly news, of course, but then the paper is still claiming to be "objective," so it remains necessary to point these things out."
a)  Do you agree with Mr. Markay that the Times is displaying a double-standard? 
b)  Do you think the Times displays bias by story selection and omission?  Explain your answer.