Understanding Media Bias

Which type of media bias involves the choice of which news items to include or exclude?

• Bias through selection and omission

• Bias by headlining

• Bias through use of names and titles

• Bias by photos, captions, and camera angles

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Understanding

How can bias through placement influence readers?

• By making certain stories seem more important based on their location.

• By using misleading headlines.

• By exaggerating statistics.

• By choosing specific photos.

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Applying

What is a potential source of bias in news photos?

• The captions run below the photos.

• The length of the article.

• The number of sources cited.

• The use of statistics.

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Analyzing

Bias through statistics and crowd counts can make a disaster seem more (a)   than it actually is.

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Applying

Bias through use of names and titles can describe a person as a 'terrorist' or a (a)   fighter.

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Understanding

Bias by headlining can convey (a)   where little exists.

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Analyzing

Match the bias to the example

• Bias by Headlining

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• Bias by Photos/Captions

• "Well-Designed Construction Plan an Absolute Win for Community" OR "Flawed Construction Plan Too Risky for Community"

• Bias by Statistics and Crowd counts

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• Bias by Placement

• A newspaper places a story about a major, controversial government policy on page 12, while putting a minor, sensationalized story about a celebrity on the front page

Match the bias to the example

• Bias by names and Titles

• Describing a person as an "ex-con" versus someone who "served time for a drug charge" frames them differently

• Bias by Selection and Omission

• Using words with strong positive or negative connotations to evoke emotional responses

• Bias by Source control

• interviewing representatives from one side of a conflict, such as only company officials during an environmental disaster,

• Word Choice and Tone

• Leaving out crucial details within a story to change its meaning or impact

Draw- An octopus with spoons for legs eating soup.

or

A chicken skydiving with a broccoli as a parachute