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 an article. The author favored Elians stay in the United States and made it clear in his article. The Washington Times presented many of the facts but again attempted to influence the reader's opinion. The Washington Times article was

Also very biased towards Cuba. The Chicago Tribune article covered every aspect of the

Story. It was the most informative article and presented the most facts.

Elian Gonzalez and twelve other people including his mother boarded a small

Boat, headed to the United States, seeking freedom. On their journey, they encountered

Rough seas, which caused their boat to sink. Elian was placed on an inner tube by his

Mother, she told him," Stay here and don't move, you will be saved". Many of the

Passengers including Elian's Mother and S

Contained very little background information and left us with nothing, but the authors

The end of the article the author makes his strongest Anti-Castro statements. In a powerful

Regime, and that more than 100,000 people have been made political prisoners. In a clear

Reader. By doing this, the author manipulates the coverage, which is contrary to much of

What he states. The author of this article has clearly let his emotions interfere with his

Later floating 3 miles from Pompano Beach (in the same inner tube that his mother had

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