Obama is Risky Choice

Many of the headlines of the Sun warned of the risks or dangers if Obama is elected president. It talks about the 500 threats already made on Obama and the Neo-Nazi teenagers that plotted to kill Obama and 100 other black people. Here are some of the recent headlines:
Nazi plot to kill US candidate
Barack Obama is no messiah
Obama target of 500 threats
They also talk about how if we elect Obama, America and the whole world will be stepping into the unknown. They make it seem like voting for Obama would be dangerous and risky for the country. I think this shows some bias towards the right.

Taken from headlines of articles in the Sun

The past couple weeks have shown a bias toward Obama. The first three articles on the election page of the times are about Obama. Three out of four of the editor picks are about Obama on the Guardian's website. I do see photo galleries that show a fair distribution of Obama and McCain, but headlines are the proof in the pudding. This does make sense since policy in the UK is more liberal than the US.

John who?

So far, keeping track of the London Times there are six times as many articles about Obama's sucess in the debates and in his daily life than there are about McCain. Well, actually the London Times have not produced one article about McCain that promote any of his " intellectual ideas". The last five arcticles in the Times are about Obama and how well he is doing. The last article about the Republicans was a documentary about the Saturday Night Live mocking of Sarah Palin by Tina Fey. One can clearly see the London Times "quietly" rooting on Obama's success.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/us_elections/article4972525.ece

I believe that there is major bias in the media towards Obama. It seems as they are running out of things to talk about so they began to tear into the Republicans outfits. Sarah Palin is being ridiculed for the large costs of her outfits. I havent seen any reports of how much Obama's outfits cost?

Debate Does Not Conclude Bias

Most UK papers did show Obama as the winner of the last debate. However, this does not necessarily indicate bias. I watched the debate, and Obama seemed to keep his emotions under control much better than McCain. Many people base their decisions on speaking abilities and facial expressions. Based on those parameters, I would also say that Obama won the debate. McCain would stray off topic and interrupt Obama often during the debate. This shows his inability to keep his composure under fire. Anyone who comes to this same conclusion is not necessarily showing bias. Now, whether one should vote based on a candidates composure or on the issues is a whole different topic.

I have seen a similar pattern on the Telegraph videos. The preview pictures shown for videos have Obama usualy standing in front of american flags looking like a patriotic leader. While the pictures representing McCain are goofy looking or unflattering. It is clear that the Telegraph and London Times have similar ideals.

Picture Speaks 1000 Words

These are all the pictures of the two presidential candidates and vice presidential candidates found on main pages of the London Times on Friday, 10/17/08. As you can see, all the pictures of McCain and Palin are very goofy looking and unflattering. In the cartoon it shows McCain with a goofy face and Obama serious. It seems like the papers are making the Republican candidates out to be a joke while the Democratic ones are serious. Shows alot of bias to the Democrats.

Pictures all taken from front page of the US Elections Section of the London Times on 10/17

Working Man vs. The Average Joe

Both The Sun and the London Times do show biased to the Democratic side. There are some substantial differences between the two papers. The Sun is described more for the "average joe" due to its article on "bookies" paying out 1 mil euros betting that Barak Obama will win the election. The article shows no substantial information about the debate, just the interesting activities going on around the debate. The London Times on the other hand shows a much more conservative approach for the business man, but still leans toward the Democratic. This is shown by headlining picture of McCain with his tongue out. The article "Barack Obama surge gives John McCain the jitters" describes how Obama makes McCain nervous with several states now leaning to Obama's side in which McCain took for granted earlier in this debate period.

McCain was the Loser

The general consensus in every UK newspaper that I looked at said that McCain lost the final debate. I find this helpful in seeing who the UK is biased towards. It seems that people always think that their candidate did better in the debates. You ask a republican who did better and they will say McCain, ask a Democrat they will say Obama. Since every paper said Obama was the clear winner, it shows some bias towards Obama and the Democrats.

Based on Headlines from all the major newspapers in the UK including the London Times, The Sun and the London Telegraph.