Who said anything about brainwashing?
I could care less about the NYT, though I obviously don't see it quite as you do.
The right, including you, always manages to conveniently forget that the NYT came down heavily in favour of the war right at the beginning.
I was in DC last week and read the WaPo cover to cover three days straight. Wasn't a good idea. It's really crap for the most part.
CNN? You obviously say this as someone who aint watched CNN in a long time.