"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."
Understanding the concept of journalistic neutrality and the potential for bias in the media.
Objectivity: The impartiality of news reporting that presents information without bias or prejudice.
Subjectivity: The opposite of objectivity; news reporting that contains personal biases or opinions.
Ethics in journalism: The values and principles held by journalists to maintain their credibility and integrity.
Propaganda: The use of media to manipulate people's opinions and beliefs for political or other reasons.
Confirmation bias: The tendency to seek out information that confirms one's existing beliefs and ignore evidence that contradicts them.
Fake news: Deliberately misleading or fabricated information spread through traditional or social media.
Sensationalism: The use of exaggerated, shocking, or emotional language to create bias and attract audiences.
Gatekeeping: The process by which news is selected, edited, and presented to the public by media outlets.
Media ownership: The concentration of media ownership in the hands of a few owners, which can lead to bias and lack of diversity in news reporting.
Media regulation: Laws and regulations that oversee media content and ensure accuracy, accountability, and fairness.
Media literacy: The ability to access, analyze, evaluate, and create media in a critical and ethical way.
Cultural bias: Prejudices and assumptions based on one's own cultural background that can influence news reporting.
Ideological bias: The favoring of certain political or ideological viewpoints over others in news reporting.
Commercial bias: The influence of advertisers and corporate interests on news content and reporting.
Diversity and representation: The importance of including diverse voices and perspectives in news reporting to avoid bias and provide a more complete picture of the world.
Source Bias: Bias that originates from the sources of information that are being used in a story.
Narrative Bias: The inherent bias in framing a story in a particular way.
Selective Perception Bias: The tendency to pay attention to only certain aspects of an event or story, while ignoring others.
Confirmation Bias: The tendency to seek out and only accept information that confirms one's preconceived beliefs.
Structural Bias: Bias that exists within the system of media production and distribution, including who gets to tell the story and who is represented in the story.
Gatekeeping Bias: Bias in the decisions that journalists, editors and producers make about what stories to cover and how to cover them.
Commercial Bias: Bias that results from the influence of corporate or commercial interests on the media.
Ideological Bias: Bias that stems from a particular ideological perspective, such as political or religious beliefs.
Corporate Bias: Bias that results from the influence of a media organization’s financial interests on its coverage.
Cultural or Social Bias: Bias that results from the norms and values of a specific society or culture.
Language Bias: Bias in the language and vocabulary used in a story that reflects a particular perspective.
Visual Bias: Bias in the images that accompany a story that can reinforce stereotypes or present a limited viewpoint.
Audience Bias: Bias that results from the audience for which a media outlet is intended, as well as the audience's expectations of that outlet.
Personal Bias: Bias that arises from the personal beliefs, attitudes, and experiences of the journalist or media creator.
Sensationalism Bias: Bias that arises from a focus on sensational or controversial aspects of a story over more substantive or important issues.
"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."