Where does the story originate? Who is the source of the story? Whose point of view are you hearing or reading?

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Author's Bias

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Our perception of everyday life can vary from country to country, or region to region.
bias through word choice
bias through photos
bias through geography
bias through placement
2
A candidate committed a small crime 20 years ago. He is now a doctor. The news calls him an "ex-con"
bias through word choice
bias through geography
bias through controlling the source
bias through names and titles
3
Using positive or negative words can change how we feel about the news story.
bias through geography
bias through controlling the source
bias through word choice
bias through names and titles
4
Numbers can be manipulated to change the way we think about them.
bias through controlling the source
bias through names and titles
bias through statistics
bias through word choice
5
The images of someone in the news can influence how we think about them.
bias through word choice
bias through geography
bias through photos
bias through placement
6
Buzzfeed uses a photo of a celebrity without makeup on, who had just woken up, and has bedhead.
bias through omission
bias through photos
bias through statistics
bias through geography
7
Stories at the top of a webpage, or on the front page of a newspaper are seen as more important.
bias through placement
bias through controlling the source
bias through geography
bias through word choice
8
The news in Canada has headline news of an 80' heat wave. A news channel in Florida reports on the 50' cold snap.
bias through placement
bias through names and titles
bias through geography
bias through word choice
9
Where does the story originate? Who is the source of the story? Whose point of view are you hearing or reading?
bias through word choice
bias through controlling the source
bias through geography
bias through placement
10
Sometimes, certain facts will be cut out of a story, and others will be included.
bias through word choice
bias through omission
bias through names and titles
bias through placement
11
The way a person is described or labeled can influence how we think about them.
bias through geography
bias through word choice
bias through names and titles
bias through controlling the source
12
An earthquake in California gets front page news, but an earthquake in Africa is put on page three.
bias through geography
bias through names and titles
bias through placement
bias through controlling the source

Author's Bias Flashcards | StudBud

Author's Bias

12 termsStudBud Administration18 plays

Imported from external platform

Flashcards12 cardsFPractice quizPHost liveL

Questions 12

Answers

1
Our perception of everyday life can vary from country to country, or region to region.
bias through word choice
bias through photos
bias through geography
bias through placement
2
A candidate committed a small crime 20 years ago. He is now a doctor. The news calls him an "ex-con"
bias through word choice
bias through geography
bias through controlling the source
bias through names and titles
3
Using positive or negative words can change how we feel about the news story.
bias through geography
bias through controlling the source
bias through word choice
bias through names and titles
4
Numbers can be manipulated to change the way we think about them.
bias through controlling the source
bias through names and titles
bias through statistics
bias through word choice
5
The images of someone in the news can influence how we think about them.
bias through word choice
bias through geography
bias through photos
bias through placement
6
Buzzfeed uses a photo of a celebrity without makeup on, who had just woken up, and has bedhead.
bias through omission
bias through photos
bias through statistics
bias through geography
7
Stories at the top of a webpage, or on the front page of a newspaper are seen as more important.
bias through placement
bias through controlling the source
bias through geography
bias through word choice
8
The news in Canada has headline news of an 80' heat wave. A news channel in Florida reports on the 50' cold snap.
bias through placement
bias through names and titles
bias through geography
bias through word choice
9
Where does the story originate? Who is the source of the story? Whose point of view are you hearing or reading?
bias through word choice
bias through controlling the source
bias through geography
bias through placement
10
Sometimes, certain facts will be cut out of a story, and others will be included.
bias through word choice
bias through omission
bias through names and titles
bias through placement
11
The way a person is described or labeled can influence how we think about them.
bias through geography
bias through word choice
bias through names and titles
bias through controlling the source
12
An earthquake in California gets front page news, but an earthquake in Africa is put on page three.
bias through geography
bias through names and titles
bias through placement
bias through controlling the source