BIAS In the Media and Detecting BIAS

What is bias in the media?

• Showing two sides of the argument

• News reported in a partial/prejudiced manner

• Only providing facts

Selecting certain people to be interviewed is

• Bias through selection and omission

• Bias through placement

• Bias through source control

• Bias through crowd counts

'More than 900 people attended the event' is

• Bias through selection and omission

• Bias through placement

• Bias through source control

• Bias through crowd counts

Using labels to describe places, events and people is

• Bias through use of names/titles

• Bias through placement

• Bias through source control

• Bias through crowd counts

Williams was involved in a slightly more entertaining semi-final... is

• Bias through use of names/titles

• Bias through word choice and tone

• Bias through placement

• Bias through crowd counts

'It is a moral outrage...' is bias through

• Word Choice and Tone

• Placement

• Source Control

• Headline

'It is a moral outrage...' is bias through

• that this news piece is positive

• that the reader's morals are good

• that any other point of view is unjust

• Self Control

Bias in the media can influence the reader to feel

• positively towards an issue

• negatively towards an issue

• either positively or negatively toward

Where a story appears in the newspaper or during the news segment is

• Bias through use of names/titles

• Bias through word choice and tone

• Bias through placement

• Bias through crowd counts

Calling someone a 'freedom fighter', 'Heartland Warrior', or the "Queen of Rage" is:

• Bias through Placement

• Bias by Headline

• Bias through Names and Titles

• Bias by statistics