Media Bias

Bias means _____________ one view over another view.

• supplementing
• favoring
• opinioning
• hosting

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

A form of communication that reaches many people at once is called

• mega
• medium
• media
• maximum

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CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

A reporter writes an article about the latest Nike shoes claiming only the coolest people will be seen wearing them. Only fools would wear anything else. This is an example of which type of bias?

• Bias by labeling
• Bias by spin
• Bias by selection of sources
• Bias by omission

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

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

If an author relays all the facts regarding a topic it shows

• Positive Bias
• Objective
• Negative Bias

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

You have to understand the goals of media to be able to judge their

• creations
• skeptical
• credibility
• realism

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.7