About Wire Services
A wire service (or news agency) gathers news reports and sells them to subscribing news organizations (e.g. newspapers, magazines, TV/Cable broadcast networks).
Since 1987, the Media Research Center (MRC) has been the nation’s premier media watchdog. We don’t endorse politicians and we don’t lobby for legislation. MRC’s sole mission is to expose and neutralize the propaganda arm of the Left: the national news media.
Click the link above to access the content. Unlike similar information found in newspapers or television broadcasts, information available on the Internet is not regulated for quality or accuracy; therefore, it is particularly important for the individual Internet user to evaluate the resource or information. Keep in mind that almost anyone can publish anything they wish on the Web. It is often difficult to determine authorship of Web sources, and even if the author is listed, he or she may not always represent him or herself honestly, or he or she may represent opinions as fact. The responsibility is on the user to evaluate resources effectively. Remember to evaluate Wikipedia articles too; Evaluating Wikipedia gives some tips.
Political cartoons represent the saying "a picture is worth a thousand words." Check out this activity link to learn more about visual editorial content.
http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/activities/political-cartoon/
