Media Lit: News Bias Terms

This is an example of...

verifiable information based on facts and evidence

a specific field or subject on which to report, such as Politics, Entertainment or Health.

Express a bias by choosing to use or not to use specific news stories or details.

 Whether a person is described as a "terrorist" or a "freedom fighter" is a clear indication of this bias.

Here we have evidence of...

TIME Magazine using a different cover story in the US is an example of...

The following are an example of this kind of bias...

based on personal opinions and feelings rather than on facts

When you concentrate on the time or space devoted to a story & how much they go into detail, you are considering ______.

This example includes... (you may select more than one answer)

This is one way to think about _________ of a news article.

Which graph shows a biased manipulation of statistics & data?(y-axis = temperature, x-axis = year)

 the use of positive or negative words or words with a particular connotation can strongly influence the reader or viewer