Current Event 5

So, you know how the media can sometimes not always be the greatest source of information? Yeah, that's what I read about in my current event this week. Alexander Mooney from CNN wrote an article on how The Los Angeles Times, The Chicago Tribune, and The Washington Post (three widely read newspapers) are endorsing the Obama campaign, Well, The Washington Post, I mean, I think we all know that was coming (big surprise). What's interesting is that The Los Angeles Times and The Chicago Tribune have never endorsed a Democratic candidate. They reported that they admired his intellectualness as well as his "steadiness," which is something I've noticed over the past few weeks that many people admire about him. They believe that Senator Obama has the qualities of leadership that American leadership has never had before, most likely shown in his amazing rhetorical abilities.
Although Obama is receiving all this endorsement, don't get too excited. Mooney showed that these facts may not mean anything. John Kerry was endorsed by more than 200 newspapers in the 2004 election and his victory was unsuccessful. Still, the fact that Washington Post is an extremely well known newspaper read every day by millions could be a problem...
I was angry at the fact that some newspapers refuse to give an unbiased opinion. I read the Washington Post almost every day and sometimes I can only read it for five minutes before I fume at the unfairness toward the other candidate. For some people who don't have a T. V, the newspaper is their only way of gaining information. Everyone, I believe, deserves unbiased information and from there make their own opinions. But, you can't exactly stop the freedom of the press, so, well all just really need to remember to think for ourselves at not follow a newspaper just because of how well known they are, or because of their biasness.