Liberal Jewish Feminist Is Not Afraid to read Conservative Website

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When I first started on MyLot I was told by my liberal responders that I should not use WND as a source as it was not reliable. I quickly realized that it was not that WND was unreliable, but that it was conservative in it's reporting of current events. Same went for FOX. If you used them here on MyLot you were pretty much laughed at by the liberals here. Well, I kept on reading WND and using it as a source of information, and it appears I am in good company. Apparently Donna L. Halper who teaches Media Criticism at Lesley University at Cambridge encourages her students to always get BOTH sides of the story by reading such conservative news sources. She feels its important to be informed of both sides of the issues. She says in an unsolicited letter to WND: Every semester, I tell my students to make sure they include both publications on their reading list. It's all part of how I see my job an educator. I believe I have a duty to encourage my students to explore the various sides of the issues. To help them do this, I select the best writers who espouse differing views. I ask my students to read the Nation and American Prospect and Salon.com, all of which look at events from the left; but I also expect them to read publications like the Weekly Standard, National Review and WND, where they will find the best examples of commentary that leans right. So, while you probably won't find me becoming a conservative any time soon, you will always find me saying good things about the importance of WND and Whistleblower. And if you love them as much as I do, I hope you will support them. For our democracy to remain strong, we need intelligent and insightful commentary from both the left and the right, so that people can get all the facts and make up their own mind. WND and Whistleblower say what needs to be said, and even those of us who don't agree with every word respect the energy, the enthusiasm and the passion of its authors. I do hope you will do your part to keep these vibrant publications alive. http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=79415 You see, I keep saying that I have liberals and democrats as close friends and they don't get condisending with me or call me racists out here in real life or even on other social networks. So why the hard time on MyLot? Most intelligent people are not afraid to read or even consider the opposing viewpoint. In fact, that is all part of healthy debate and remaining open minded. Could be, perhaps those who laugh at WND readers are not as open minded as they need to be? And before you ask, yes, I read more than just WND.