Jake+Fantin

media type="custom" key="5692475" This article was printed in TIME magazine on Saturday March 20, 2010, by Simon Shuster. To me, TIME magazine seems like a respected news source, so I was surprised to find an article that contained this somewhat large amount of bias. The article revolves around problems concerning the 2014 Olympics that are to be held in Sochi, Russia. The article is based on the first hand experiences of employees on strike, who had been working on the Olympic project in Sochi. There are quite a few negative comments, on the both Russia’s performance at the 2010 Olympic Games and the condition of the upcoming winter games in Sochi throughout the article. Furthermore, I noticed that after describing the conditions that the construction workers work in, there is a link to direct the reader to some of the best moments during the 2010 Olympics. I think the author is comparing the two in order to prove how much better the Winter Games in Vancouver were. I think this is wrong because we had our fair share of problems during the preparation as well. Because of the one-sided views presented in this article, I think it is a good example of bias.