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The way information is presented in order to influence the reader by the media industry
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Blake"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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What of the following would seem to be a likely outcome of bias in the media?
the exclusion of important details and facts
What is the best way to detect political bias in the mass media?
Hi! A good tool to use to detect political bias is a website called Politic Nation. This site has a bias meter for news organizations. articles, and politicians. It is super easy to use and will help you immensely if you want to find out about biases. I linked it below hope it helps!politicnation .com/bias-meter-how-it-works/
How can media bias influence public opinion?
it can pressure lawmakers to change their opinions on public policy
Is newsweek more liberal or conservative and why?
Newsweek is more liberal than conservative. Most mainstream media is. As for the reason, it is probably due to the ones who own the media and those who produce the stories and coverage imposing their own views into the coverage instead of remaining neutral and reporting events without bias.
One theory concerning media influence in politics suggests?
That the media reports on news events with a pre-conceived bias. MSNBC and Fox are accused of having a heavy liberal and conservative slant respectively, while ABC-CBS-NBC are considered middle-of-the-road.
