On October 31, 2005, Samuel Anthony Alito, Jr. was nominated by President Bush to the Supreme Court--to fill a vacancy after Sandra Day O'Connor stepped down--and, after a long series of hearings, was confirmed by a vote of 58-42 by the U.S. Senate on January 31, 2006. Alito's confirmation before the final vote received a great deal of press coverage. The liberal-biased media claimed Alito promulgated "right wing fanaticism," and right-wing editors shot back. Clearly, when examining coverage …showed first 75 words of 822 total…

…showed last 75 words of 822 total…mass readership, and, usually, cannot afford to cater to one side of the issue. As a final product, then, Newsweek articles are generally more objective and unbiased. In this case, Newsweek did a much better job of reporting the story because it thoroughly examined the past decisions of Alito. It gave the reader all of the facts with none of the bickering; this is preferable as it allows the reader to develop his own opinion.