The New York Times
Monday, January 28, 2013
The New York Times newspaper was first published on September 18, 1851. The paper seems to cover almost every topic imaginable. It is the third largest newspaper, only falling short to The Wall Street Journal and USA Today. On the left side of the home page, the different news topics are found separated into twelve broad categories written in bold: World, U.S., Politics, New York, Business, Dealbook, Technology, Sports, Science, Health, Arts, Style, and Opinion. After clicking on one of the options, the categories start becoming much more specific.
Today’s top story, Senators Offer a New Blueprint for Immigration by Julia Preston, is focusing on bipartisan efforts in the Senate to reform immigration in the United States. Basically, this plan would make it where any person who is currently in the United States illegally would have the chance to become a citizen. Democrats want to make the process as easy as possible, while Republicans want to make it take longer. In light of Republicans appearing to be giving some ground in this particular area, they are still very insistent on continuing to further strengthen the borders.This effort to create a more efficient immigration system, which was referred to as a, “practical roadmap”, is primarily being led by eight U.S. Senators: Senator John McCain (R-AZ), Senator Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Senator Robert Menendez (D-NM), Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL), Senator Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO), Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ).
Two other articles I enjoyed were Egypt’s Leader Declares State of Emergency in Three Cities by David D. Kirkpatrick and G.O.P.’s Cantor, Looking Past Politics of Debt by Jonathan Weisman. The first article is more for those interested in foreign policy or events happening in other parts of the world. Egypt continues to fight for maintaining order as violence escalates.
The second article goes into more details on different workings of the budget fights among Democrats and Republicans.
The audience for this outlet is very broad because of the wide range of topics it includes. I enjoy this newspaper because it keeps me very updated on a large overview of important things taking place all around the world. Some writers tend to be a little more biased in areas, but this is true for all media outlets in one way or another.