Source: http://mediamatters.org/research/201007260051
For this blog post, the author argues that recent media, aimed towards Conservatives, have been publishing fabricated news stories. The blog post argues that Republicans have falsely published a story of a "Mexican invasion" on two ranches in Laredo, Texas; the author also says that Republicans falsely claimed that Obama supported the release of Lockerbie bomber, Abdel Baset al-Megrahi. Admittedly, as the stereotypical college student, I have not paid close attention to the most recent stories from the world of politics. I consider myself to be more liberal-minded; however, it is difficult to gauge the level of bias in this article, as I am not politically educated enough to make that judgment. Even though the author states that the Republicans have "confessed", I truly do not know of the truthfulness of this statement, as MediaMatters is a more liberal-minded blog. Perhaps, this whole story is fabricated. Naturally, I want to sway towards the opinion of the author, as my political ideology guides me to do so. Being that MediaMatters is more left-wing than right-wing, I also want to discredit the author's claims of the Republicans running fake news stories. It is more than likely that both parties publish these types of stories to tarnish the image of the other. I am quite aware that certain news providers (ie: CNN, Fox News) and certain television programs (Daily Show with John Stewart, Bill O'Reilly), tend to target a certain political audience; therefore, with my lack of knowledge on the situation and my lack of trust in both parties, I truly do not know whether to agree or disagree with the author, even though I consider myself to be more liberal. As much as I want to admit that these stories are true, I cannot do so.
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