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The way information is presented in order to influence the reader by the media industry

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"Media bias" refers to news reporting that shows prejudice, or favors one group over another. The ideal in journalism is to be neutral-- to report the news objectively, to be fair to both sides. There are definitely some radio, TV and print reporters who strive for fairness. But unfortunately, many mass media outlets are not neutral, and they do take sides when giving commentary or in reporting certain stories. There are many kinds of bias-- for example, a newspaper (the New York Times comes to mind) might have opinion writers who tend to say good things about Democrats and express negative views about Republicans; conversely, there might be a TV network (Fox News comes to mind) that tends to only praise Republicans and constantly makes fun of Democrats. But media bias is not just political-- it can be religious (for example, a radio program might be constantly critical of Muslims but say only positive things about Christians); or it can be bias in favor of a certain ethnic group or social class or even a country. By the way, it is a myth that the media are liberal; most are corporate and favor the views preferred by their biggest sponsors or their owners.

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A journalist or reporter allows his or her opinions to affect the reader's or viewer's perception of events.

the text tells only one side of the story.

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