NY Times Article/Extra Credit

I read an article on the front page of the New York Times for today (Friday) and found it very interesting. It was called "In McCain's Uphill Battle, Winning is an Option" and I found it by using the internet and pulling up the front page on the NY Times website. The main reason I found it interesting is because this specific media is typically more Democratic and this article seemed to provide John McCain with a little more hope than they would typically write about. It talked about how certain mistakes Obama have made may help McCain even though Obama seems to be winning in the polls prior to the election.

The writer, Adam Nagourney, spoke with both democrats and republicans when writing the article and I think that this is a more fair way to write an article. He even stated that aides for both McCain and Obama agree on the fact that McCain is very much still in the game in Florida, a key state that would help him to win the election. He also said that "while most national polls give Mr. Obama a relatively comfortable lead, in many statewide polls, Mr. Obama and Mr. McCain are much more closely matched." These statements are important for a writer in the NY Times because, as I said earlier, the NY Times is typically more to the left.

It also is very interesting and helpful to me that I could find this article online because it is not always easy to get your hands on an actual paper. This article was innovative for the paper, and was definitely easy to access online which brings into perspective two important forms of media that we have learned about in class.