Spot the Bias
How's this for a biased paragraph. Arpaio's law enforcement effort is an "attack."
Arpaio keeps heat on migrants
Sheriff lauds success of crackdown; critics fear profiling, intimidation
Daniel González
The Arizona Republic
Oct. 17, 2007 12:00 AM
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has ratcheted up his attack on illegal immigrants in recent weeks, using federally trained deputies to arrest dozens of undocumented day laborers and corn vendors.
Are we really surprised at the article? The open borders crowd never lets a thing like facts, accuracy and truth stand in their way.
Posted by: Ivan the Terrible | October 18, 2007 at 09:15 AM
The problem is that this is an editorial not a news article. I am sure it wasn't on the op-ed page.
As an editorial it is what it is.
If it is being stuck in the newspaper as 'news', it fails the test.
I read it as an editorial - which is what it is.
Posted by: ron | October 18, 2007 at 11:43 AM
Unfortunately, it was the A-1 news story yesterday. I am now a former subscriber thanks to the Republic's immigration-related demagoguery of the last week.
Posted by: Geoff | October 18, 2007 at 06:13 PM
Goeff,
We need classes in school to teach students how to read the newspaper. Fortunately, the Republic provides the papers free for that purpose. Now we need to actually use them and help students understand the difference between 'news' and 'opinions'.
Actually my friends who teach 4th grade already do this - it is called teaching the difference between 'facts' and 'opinions'.
Posted by: ron | October 18, 2007 at 06:25 PM
I wish the sheriff would have had contact
with wison gilberto alba-cano and eladio reza before they had contact with two young
children!!
Posted by: Nick | October 23, 2007 at 12:07 PM