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Worksheetsbias vocabulary
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 18mins
What is it called when a journalist's own political views affects their news coverage?
Impartial bias
Neutrality bias
Partisan bias
Corporate bias
What is the term that describes the avoidance of bias by being as fair and accurate as possible?
Framing
Tone
False balance
Impartial
What is confirmation bias? Choose all that apply.
People readily accept claims that agree or reinforce their existing beliefs.
People find reasons to dismiss claims and evidence that contradict or complicate their beliefs.
Can cause 2 people with different views to focus on different details in the same piece of information, causing them to interpret it in different ways.
Presenting an issue as balanced between opposing viewpoints, when in fact, evidence does not support both sides equally.
All of these images are false. Which one is an example of fabricated content?
All of these images are false. Which one uses false context?
All of these images are false. Which one is an example of manipulated content?
All of these images are fake. Which image uses imposter content?
Which statements describe the term, bias?
Prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group.
Anything that acts as a channel for information
Impartial
Usually considered to be unfair.
Misinformation can be
intentional
unintentional
both intentional and unintentional
neither intentional or unintentional
Disinformation is (choose all that apply)
Intentional
Unintentional
Both intentional and unintentional.
Misinformation that is deliberately created to be false.
Media
Fabricated content
Neutrality bias
Satire
Which of the following may affect demographic bias?
Race
Gender
Ethnicity
Culture
Economic class
Select the correct term: When business or advertising interests of a news outlet or its parent company influence how, or even whether, a story is reported.
Corporate bias
Demographic bias
Neutrality bias
Big story bias
Select the correct term: When a journalist tries so hard to avoid appearing biased to anyone, the coverage actually misrepresents the facts.
Corporation bias
Demographic bias
Neutrality bias
Story selection bias
