I read the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times. The truth, as you say, is somewhere in between. Paul
> Slanting (editorializing news articles) has been going on since the first > broadside was printed. Anyone who doesn't realize that is pretty gullible. > Actually it is pretty hard to write anything without your own biases creeping > in, so it is not always deliberate. > > You used to (40-50 years ago) be able to get a pretty neutral idea of the > news > by reading the city's competing daily newspapers and comparing them to each > other, but those have pretty much disappeared. > > I use to listen to Radio Havana and Radio America, and figured the truth was > someplace in between the two on the international front. Now I almost never > listen to or read the news. That helps with the ulcers. > > graywolf > http://www.graywolfphoto.com > "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" > ----------------------------------- > > > Peter J. Alling wrote: > > It's that way in the US but with some papers opinion has been creeping > > into what's supposed to be simply > > factual news for years. > > > > Michael Heim wrote: > > > >> Interesting point: in german media (and german speaking switzerland) > >> opinions are marked as "commentary" or "Opinion" in most newspapers or > >> newsmagazines. > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.7.2 - Release Date: 1/21/2005 >
