New York Times

The New York Times, it is probably one of the most famous newspapers in the world, yet people criticize it for its bias. Because of all the criticism I have heard about the New York Times, I was cautious reading the first couple articles. I don’t know why I really expected this, but I was certain that I would read some outlandish statement that would shake me to my core. That didn’t happen. In fact, I have not really come across too much bias in stories. That could because I might share the same bias as the New York Times because I mostly just read the world news. And obviously I would have an American perspective of what is going on until I read a different perspective like from the BBC. As I learn more about the events in the world, however, I will probably notice more of a bias within the New York Times.

As far as what stories I have noticed using the New York Times, I notice what I see on the main page and on the world news page. I know this isn’t the best way to find out what is happening, so I do probably miss a lot of news. I know I don’t ever see what kind of news is happening locally unless I go home and see it on the television. Literally, someone could have been shot three blocks away and I would not know about it if I didn’t see the police cars heading over to the scene. I’m not proud of this. On the other hand, I could tell you what kinds of things are happening with Iran or with Italian cruise ships! Reading the New York Times has not really influenced my news habits, I still only know headline news. But realizing this might just have enough impact on my thinking for me to dig deeper into stories. Maybe.