Five reasons why the New York Times had a rough week

By Becket Adams, Becket Adams

Published December 20, 2015

From its questionable defense of controversial artwork, to its questioning of how freer markets might hurt Cuba's ecology, the New York Times has drawn an impressive amount of pushback this week from readers.

People have responded loudly to a handful of stories that have left many questioning the newspaper's editorial decisions.

And the week isn't even over yet.

Here are five stories that have drawn loud, and mostly negative, responses: