Media Bias

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

• True

• False

CNN is generally considered to be on which of these sides?

• center

• left

• right

• none

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

Bias means _____________ one view over another view.

• supplementing

• favoring

• opinioning

• hosting

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

Leaving out one side of an article is called _____ bias. 

• Omission

• Source

• Placement

• Spin

This type of bias occurs when a reporter uses the phrase "experts believe."

• Omission

• Placement

• Selection of Sources

• Story Selection