Elian Gonzalez In comparing newspaper articles on the same topic, The Chicago Tribune, New York Times, and the Washington Times, the bias of the author becomes evident. After analyzing three papers I saw that most authors have let personal believes interfere with the true reporting of the facts. Almost Every media outlet I reviewed had its opinions, preferences, and prejudices. The New York Times reported few facts and seemed more like a “sales pitch” than …showed first 75 words of 1429 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1429 total…story, and was blatantly biased toward Cuba. While the Washington Times article accomplished the task of covering the full story, it failed in remaining unbiased. The Washington Times’ reporter clearly made it known he favored Elians stay here in the United States. To reinforce his opinion to the reader, he exhibited bias remarks toward Cuba. The Chicago Tribune article presented the story of Elian best. It contained only facts and remained unbiased toward any party.