Bias In the News新闻报道中偏见.pptVIP

Bias In the News Bias through selection and omission Does a newspaper choose to include an article about a certain event person or idea or not? What does this tell us about the editors of the newspaper? Bias through placement Where does the article appear in the paper? Front page? Above/below the fold? In the back of the paper? What does this tell us about the editors of the newspaper? Bias by headline How is the headline written? What words are used? What does this tell us about the writer/ editors? Some civilian casualties during recent offensive by US military American military kills civilians in attack Bias by photo caption and camera angle What impression do you get from the photo? What impression do you get from the cutline/caption? What does this tell us about the photographer/ editors? Bias through the use of names and titles In what way does the writer refer to the people written about? What impression does this give you? What does this tell you about the writer? Positive: “freedom fighter” Negative: “terrorist” Romney Mr. Romney Governor Romney Bias through statistics and crowd counts How does the writer use numbers and statistics in the article? What impression does this give you? What does this tell us about the writer? A hundred are injured in plane crash Only minor injuries in plane crash 75% of students who’s parents help them with their homework are failing. Bias by source control Where does the write get his information from? Who does he choose not to get information from? What impression does this give you? What does this tell you about the writer? Bias by word choice and tone What words does the write choose to use in the article? What impression does this give you? What does this tell you about the writer? War in Iraq -cnn War on Iraq -Dar Al-Hayat