| − | '''Newspapers''' are a common sight in the [[United States of America]]. They are published daily or weekly, and contain news about what's going on in America and sometimes overseas. The newspaper industry is currently on the decline, because of the influence of the 24 hour news channels like [[Fox News]] and [[CNN]] and the [[Internet]]. | + | '''Newspapers''' are a common sight all over the world. They are published daily or weekly, and contain news about what's going on in their home countries and sometimes overseas. In America, the newspaper industry is currently on the decline, because of the influence of the 24 hour news channels like [[Fox News]] and [[CNN]] and the [[Internet]]. |
| | Despite being an older medium, the overwhelming majority of newspapers in the United States are very [[liberal]], including the ''[[The New York Times]]'' and ''[[The Washington Post]]'', for example.[http://www.mediaresearch.org/biasbasics/biasbasics1.asp] Only a few newspapers have a [[conservative]] slant, and even these are not conservative on all issues. Examples of newspapers cited as conservative on some issues are ''[[The Washington Times]]'', the ''[[Las Vegas Review-Journal]]'', and the ''[[New Hampshire Union Leader]]''. Some newspapers have changed their political slant over time: the ''[[New York Post]]'' has gone back and forth between a liberal slant and a conservative one, depending on its owner at the time, it currently is claimed by some to have a conservative slant under the ownership of [[Rupert Murdoch]]. But even the ''[[New York Post]]'' endorsed [[Hillary Clinton]] in 2006, illustrating what it means to be a [[conservative]] newspaper. Likewise the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' once had conservative editorial positions but is now quite liberal like most. | | Despite being an older medium, the overwhelming majority of newspapers in the United States are very [[liberal]], including the ''[[The New York Times]]'' and ''[[The Washington Post]]'', for example.[http://www.mediaresearch.org/biasbasics/biasbasics1.asp] Only a few newspapers have a [[conservative]] slant, and even these are not conservative on all issues. Examples of newspapers cited as conservative on some issues are ''[[The Washington Times]]'', the ''[[Las Vegas Review-Journal]]'', and the ''[[New Hampshire Union Leader]]''. Some newspapers have changed their political slant over time: the ''[[New York Post]]'' has gone back and forth between a liberal slant and a conservative one, depending on its owner at the time, it currently is claimed by some to have a conservative slant under the ownership of [[Rupert Murdoch]]. But even the ''[[New York Post]]'' endorsed [[Hillary Clinton]] in 2006, illustrating what it means to be a [[conservative]] newspaper. Likewise the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' once had conservative editorial positions but is now quite liberal like most. |