The New York Times

          Throughout this quarter I have been reading the New York Times almost daily. Prior to this class, I rarely, if ever, found my way to the New York Times website to read any of the news stories that were posted there. However, after this quarter, I believe that I will continue to read the New York Times. I have found that the articles posted on the website are highly relavant to the current events of the world and the politics of the United States. Many, if not most, of the articles that are on the front page of the website are centered around the political landscape of the United States and the debates that currently happening within Congress. This is very interesting for me because I am highly enjoy being in the loop when it comes to politics. As well as the political basis surrounding many of the articles on the New York Times website, most of the articles are presented from a left-wing standpoint or bias. This also pleases me because I identify with the liberal, left-wing democrats. Although I enjoy the left-sided arguments that the New York Times presents, this does allow for certain aspects of debates to be ignored. For example, when talking about gun control, a highly controversial and debated argument, the anti-gun control side of the debate is often times underrepresented in the New York Times articles. While this poses no problem for me, for some readers who enjoy a more centralist viewpoint, this may poses an issue. Because I have started to read the New York Times, I have become more educated and involved in political debates, even more so than before.