Bias in media quiz

Bias means _____________ one view over another view.

• supplementing
• favoring
• opinioning
• hosting

A form of communication that reaches many people at once is called

• mega
• medium
• media
• maximum

Fox news

• Right-center bias; mostly factual reporting

• Right bias; mixed factual reporting

• Extreme right bias; very low factual reporting

• Least biased; high factual reporting

CNN

• Least biased; high factual reporting

• Left bias; mixed factual reporting

• Left-Center bias; high factual reporting

• Extreme left bias; low factual reporting

An article about the effects of eating chocolate every day only tells the benefits. This article is an example of which type of bias?

• bias by source selection
• bias by omission
• bias by labeling
• bias by spin

A reporter whose newspaper is bought mostly by people who work in the oil industry is writing an article about the impact of exhaust fumes on environment. He only uses quotes from people who agree that car exhaust is not a problem. This article is an example of which type of bias?

• Bias by spin
• Bias by labeling
• Bias by selection of sources
• Bias by omission

When writing a story on the effects of playing video games a reporter mentions the negative impacts but explains how the good aspects outweigh the bad. This is an example of which type of bias?

• Bias by source selection
• Bias by labeling
• Bias by omission
• Bias by spin

A reporter writes an article about the latest Nike shoes claiming only the coolest people will be seen wearing them. Only fools would wear anything else. This is an example of which type of bias?

• Bias by labeling
• Bias by spin
• Bias by selection of sources
• Bias by omission

You have to understand the goals of media to be able to judge their

• creations
• skeptical
• credibility
• realism

To make a story interesting numbers can be inflated

• Bias through Placement

• Bias by Headline

• Bias through Names and Titles

• Bias by Statistics and Crowd Counts