Sources, Sources, Sources

Throughout the election, I will be following one media source in particular, the Washington Post. Before I started in on this interesting expedition for the "truth" about what really should be in the news, I needed to do a little bit of research on the Post. I found that the paper, which is based out of Washington D.C., is known for being a liberally leaning newspaper that was founded in 1877. It was the first newspaper ever to be published all seven days out of the week. It's the largest and most circulated newspaper that comes from our nation's capital and it even is considered to be one of the United States' most important newspapers, regularly competing nationally with such papers as the New York Times. It's coverage is very general news however, the Post tends to put an emphasis on national politics and international affairs. After all, what would a newspaper from our nation's capital be without that kind of reporting? But, it can't be denied even in the time that I have looked at the Post for the last few days that it definitely leans to the liberal side. The paper has even been criticized for being too biased, however, so many people still tend to gravitate toward the Post for information, whether it be on the upcoming election or just their daily reports. With numerous Pulitzer Prizes under their belts, from commentary to feature reporting, there is no doubt that the Post is a noteworthy newspaper. Even with the liberal bias, it will be interesting to see how they spin their side of the news in the upcoming months.