Media Bias Vocabulary

Bias occurs when an author expresses a personal point of view or opinion.

• True

• False

A column can be found in an article or other media source.

• True

• False

Which of the following is an example of slander?

• Your friend writes about you on social media

• Ms. Johnson calls on you during class

• Your friend tells everyone rumors meant to damage your reputation

• None of these

Who is the head of a news organization; person who chooses the article that will be printed each day?

• Author

• Gatekeeper

• Editor

• Teacher

If content is subjective it is based on facts only.

• True

• False

Which of the following is an example of libel?

• Your friend writes about you on social media in a way intended to damage your reputation

• Ms. Johnson calls on you during class

• Your friend tells everyone rumors meant to damage your reputation

• None of these

Which of the following uses words with a positive or negative connotation to strongly influence the reader or viewer? Could intentionally use negative tone to create bias.

• Word choice and tone

• Article

• Libel

• Bias

If an idea "catches on" it _________.

• becomes popular

• gets you in trouble

• catches on fire

• all of these

Fox News is generally considered to be on which of these sides?

• center

• left

• right

• none

NPR and BBC are examples of news sources that tend to be on which of these sides?

• center

• left

• right

• front