It is interesting to note the bias made by these 2 articles which I assume were based on the same speech made today by Tony Blair (the British Prime Minister). Note the headlines:
Blair Calls on World to Back Any War Against Iraq (Reuters)
vs
Listen to the world's fears, Blair tells US (Guardian)
The first article makes it look like Blair has given Bush carte blanche to attack Iraq and that Britain will support him regardless. The section on listening to world opinion is merely a footnote. The second article makes a slight reference to Blair trying to woo sceptics on the possibility of conflict with Iraq but seems to insist that in order to do so, the US must obtain the world's permission.
Is this a clear cut case of right wing bias in the American media or left wing bias in the British? Personally I have always valued the British press more highly (Britain being a country where people actually read newspapers and watch the news as opposed to the US where news is classed as "Infotainment"). Of course here in the States, the radio and TV news have been focussing on Bush's tax cut for the rich. Found on Plastic
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