Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Newspaper Bias

Quiz: Can you find the left leaning liberal newspaper from the headlines below? (Clues: find the words “reject”, “sieze control”, and “agenda”)

Election Results
...followed by the listing of the election results.
(The Emporia Gazette)

State Election Results
....followed by the listing of the State election results.
(Salina Journal)

Voters reject middle ground in Kansas Senate races
Conservative Republicans scored big wins across Kansas on Tuesday as they set themselves up to seize control of the state Senate and clear a path for Republican Gov. Sam Brownback’s agenda.
(Kansas City Star)

(You may also guess which candidates were endorsed by the liberal newspaper and why this conservative "rejected" their choices so that I could "seize control" of my own preferences and "reject" this particular newspaper's "agenda".)

1 comment:

Dave Van said...

Instead of:
Voters reject middle ground in Kansas Senate races.
How 'bout:
Voters chose conservative candidates in Kansas Senate races.
Instead of:
Conservative Republicans scored big wins across Kansas on Tuesday as they set themselves up to seize control of the state Senate and clear a path for Republican Gov. Sam Brownback’s agenda.
How 'bout
Conservative Republicans scored big wins across Kansas on Tuesday as they set themselves up to be able to help Gov. Sam Brownback with his proposed legislation.