"Media bias is the bias of journalists and news producers within the mass media in the selection of many events and stories that are reported and how they are covered."
Discussing the nature and influence of media bias, including its effects on political coverage and public perception of events.
Ideology and Politics: The impact of political ideology on media bias and objectivity and the relationship between media and politics.
Gatekeeping: How the media decides what information is selected and excluded from the public.
Ownership and Control: The impact of media ownership on media bias and objectivity.
Sensationalism: The impact of sensationalism on the objectivity of media reporting.
Photojournalism and Fake News: The use of visuals and manipulation of images to create bias or spread fake news.
Ethics and Professionalism: The role of ethics and professionalism in ensuring media objectivity.
Framing: How media can influence the public perception of an issue by framing the story in a particular way.
Media Coverage of Elections: The influence of the media on the public's perception of candidates and election outcomes.
Censorship and Media Control: How censorship and control impact media bias and objectivity.
Social Media and News Consumption: The impact of social media on media bias, objectivity, and news consumption.
Confirmation bias: This is when journalists or news outlets seek out and report only on evidence or perspectives that supports their pre-existing beliefs.
Selection bias: This is when media organizations cover only stories that they believe their core audience would want to hear about.
Sensationalism: This is when the media uses provocative and dramatic headlines or images to grab viewership or readership attention, even if it means exaggerating the facts or presenting news in a misleading way.
Ideological bias: This is when media outlets favor one political or ideological agenda over another, and report news that supports their beliefs.
Commercial bias: This is when the media company prioritizes financial interests over journalistic integrity by placing headlines or articles that attract more views or ad revenue.
Confirmation bias: This refers to the human tendency to pay more attention to information that confirms one's beliefs, and ignore information that contradicts them.
Objectivity: This refers to the principle of reporting news in a neutral and factual manner, without any personal biases or opinions.
Editorial bias: This refers to the bias introduced through editorial opinions, such as opinion pieces or political endorsements.
Omission bias: This is when the media omits crucial facts or perspectives that are necessary to provide a balanced and comprehensive report of a story.
Framing bias: This is when the media presents a story in a particular way that shapes public perception and opinions, such as highlighting certain aspects of the story while downplaying others.
"The term 'media bias' implies a pervasive or widespread bias contravening the standards of journalism, rather than the perspective of an individual journalist or article."
"The direction and degree of media bias in various countries is widely disputed."
"Practical limitations to media neutrality include the inability of journalists to report all available stories and facts, and the requirement that selected facts be linked into a coherent narrative."
"Government influence, including overt and covert censorship, biases the media in some countries, for example China, North Korea, Syria, and Myanmar."
"Politics and media bias may interact with each other; the media has the ability to influence politicians, and politicians may have the power to influence the media."
"Market forces may also cause bias. Examples include bias introduced by the ownership of media, including a concentration of media ownership, the subjective selection of staff, or the perceived preferences of an intended audience."
"There are a number of national and international watchdog groups that report on bias of the media."
[No direct quote provided. It can be inferred that media bias is not necessarily a deliberate choice, but rather a result of various factors influencing the selection and presentation of news.]
"This can change the distribution of power in society."
"The inability of journalists to report all available stories and facts."
"The requirement that selected facts be linked into a coherent narrative."
"For example, China, North Korea, Syria, and Myanmar."
"The media has the ability to influence politicians."
"Politicians may have the power to influence the media."
"Bias introduced by the ownership of media, including a concentration of media ownership."
"The subjective selection of staff."
"The perceived preferences of an intended audience."
[No direct quote provided, but it can be inferred that media bias can be subjective as it arises from individual journalists and news producers.]
"There are a number of national and international watchdog groups that report on bias of the media."