The issue focused on the New York Times's reporting on the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups in what the newspaper described as an effort to politically "target or block certain political speech that might have a political impact." The issue focused on the New York Times's reporting on the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups in what the newspaper described as an effort to politically "target or block certain political speech that might have a political impact." In early 2014, after the election of President Obama, news outlets that might