Media Bias

Author : Bernard Goldberg
Publisher : Regnery Publishing
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2014-07-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781621573111

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Bias by Bernard Goldberg Pdf

In his nearly thirty years at CBS News, Emmy Award–winner Bernard Goldberg earned a reputation as one of the preeminent reporters in the television news business. When he looked at his own industry, however, he saw that the media far too often ignored their primary mission: objective, disinterested reporting. Again and again he saw that they slanted the news to the left. For years Goldberg appealed to reporters, producers, and network executives for more balanced reporting, but no one listened. The liberal bias continued. In this classic number one New York Times bestseller, Goldberg blew the whistle on the news business, showing exactly how the media slant their coverage while insisting they’re just reporting the facts.

Author : Adam J. Schiffer
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 159 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2017-07-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781442265677

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Evaluating Media Bias by Adam J. Schiffer Pdf

Media bias has been a hot-button issue for several decades and it features prominently in the post-2016 political conversation. Yet, it receives only spotty treatment in existing materials aimed at political communication or introductory American politics courses. Evaluating Media Bias is a brief, supplemental resource that provides an academically informed but broadly accessible overview of the major concepts and controversies involving media bias. Adam Schiffer explores the contours of the partisan-bias debate before pivoting to real biases: the patterns, constraints, and shortcomings plaguing American political news. Media bias is more relevant than ever in the aftermath of the presidential election, which launched a flurry of media criticism from scholars, commentators, and thoughtful news professionals. Engaging and informative, this text reviews what we know about media bias, offers timely case studies as illustration, and introduces an original framework for unifying diverse conversations about this topic that is the subject of so much ire in our country. Evaluating Media Bias allows students of American politics, and politically aware citizens alike, the means of detecting and evaluating bias for themselves, and thus join the national conversation about the state of American news media.

Author : Christian Davenport
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780521766005

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Media Bias, Perspective, and State Repression by Christian Davenport Pdf

This book examines information reported within the media regarding the interaction between the Black Panther Party and government agents in the Bay Area of California (1967-1973). Christian Davenport argues that the geographic locale and political orientation of the newspaper influences how specific details are reported, including who starts and ends the conflict, who the Black Panthers target (government or non-government actors), and which part of the government responds (the police or court). Specifically, proximate and government-oriented sources provide one assessment of events, whereas proximate and dissident-oriented sources have another; both converge on specific aspects of the conflict. The methodological implications of the study are clear; Davenport's findings prove that in order to understand contentious events, it is crucial to understand who collects or distributes the information in order to comprehend who reportedly does what to whom as well as why.

Author : Eamon Doyle
Publisher : Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2018-07-15
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781534503304

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Media Bias and the Role of the Press by Eamon Doyle Pdf

In a democratic society, the role of the press is usually characterized by neutrality and the necessity of an informed electorate. The journalist's ethic is to present facts with minimal interpretation. Over the decades, however, this strict code has evolved and opened up, and thanks to the internet, an alternative media has risen. This has led to accusations of media bias and condemnation of certain media outlets by powerful elected leaders. The viewpoints in this volume explore the obligations of the media, the rise of satirical news outlets, and how to interpret news in a post-fact era.

Author : Tim Groseclose, PhD
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2011-07-19
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781429987462

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Left Turn by Tim Groseclose, PhD Pdf

Dr. Tim Groseclose, a professor of political science and economics at UCLA, has spent years constructing precise, quantitative measures of the slant of media outlets. He does this by measuring the political content of news, as a way to measure the PQ, or "political quotient" of voters and politicians. Among his conclusions are: (i) all mainstream media outlets have a liberal bias; and (ii) while some supposedly conservative outlets—such the Washington Times or Fox News' Special Report—do lean right, their conservative bias is less than the liberal bias of most mainstream outlets. Groseclose contends that the general leftward bias of the media has shifted the PQ of the average American by about 20 points, on a scale of 100, the difference between the current political views of the average American, and the political views of the average resident of Orange County, California or Salt Lake County, Utah. With Left Turn readers can easily calculate their own PQ—to decide for themselves if the bias exists. This timely, much-needed study brings fact to this often overheated debate.

Author : Lucian Vance
Publisher : Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2017-12-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781534562004

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Fake News and Media Bias by Lucian Vance Pdf

Although news outlets are meant to be impartial, they have never been perfectly unbiased. Another layer was added to the ongoing debate over the role of news media after the 2016 U.S. presidential election, when allegations of fake news surfaced. How can people know which news sources to trust? This volume explores the fake news phenomenon and offers readers tips on how to be critical of what they see reported. Full-color photographs, engaging sidebars, and discussion questions enhance the compelling text as it explores this crucial aspect of a democratic society.

Author : Paul Ruschmann
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 133 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781438106083

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Media Bias by Paul Ruschmann Pdf

The media plays an important role in contemporary society - and in contemporary debate. Today, the traditional accusations of a liberal bias in media are accompanied by worries of a rise in right-wing media outlets and the stifling effects of corporate media ownership. This book examines theses changes and more. Ages 16+

Author : Larry Atkins
Publisher : Prometheus Books
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781633881655

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Skewed by Larry Atkins Pdf

"A probing critique of advocacy journalism, particularly its polarizing effect on society and politics, with reader guidelines for objectively evaluating news sources"--

Author : Jenn Burleson Mackay
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2016-03-24
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780786455058

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Media Bias by Jenn Burleson Mackay Pdf

In this book, scholars examine the many prevailing arguments about media bias from a non-polemical perspective. Essays cover individual forms of bias, including ideology, politics, television, photography, religion, abortion, homosexuality, gender, race, crime, environment, region, military, corporate ownership, labor and health. Each essay introduces the topic, presents arguments for and against the specific bias, assesses the evidence for all arguments, and includes a list of suggested readings. Two additional essays discuss the broader aspects of the bias debate and give a personal perspective on reporting the controversial Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.

Author : Joseph S. Nye,Eric Alterman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Computers
ISBN : UOM:39015016975925

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What Liberal Media? by Joseph S. Nye,Eric Alterman Pdf

Argues that the nature of economic power has changed and that the U.S. must develop the will and the flexibility to regain its international leadership role.

Author : Safiya Umoja Noble
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2018-02-20
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781479837243

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Algorithms of Oppression by Safiya Umoja Noble Pdf

Acknowledgments -- Introduction: the power of algorithms -- A society, searching -- Searching for Black girls -- Searching for people and communities -- Searching for protections from search engines -- The future of knowledge in the public -- The future of information culture -- Conclusion: algorithms of oppression -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the author

Author : Tawnya J. Adkins Covert,Philo C. Wasburn
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 181 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2008-10-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781461633778

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Media Bias? by Tawnya J. Adkins Covert,Philo C. Wasburn Pdf

Media Bias? addresses the question: To what extent can mainstream news media be characterized as 'conservative' or 'liberal'? The study involves a systematic comparative analysis of the coverage given to major domestic social issues from 1975 to 2000 by two mainstream newsmagazines, Newsweek and Time, and two explicitly partisan publications, the conservative National Review and the liberal Progressive.

Author : Thomas Streissguth
Publisher : Marshall Cavendish
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 076142296X

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Media Bias by Thomas Streissguth Pdf

Explores the past, present, and future to shed light on complex, high-priority public policy. Offers the pros and cons of each issue with opinions from social policy experts.

Author : Erik Bean
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2021-07-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1734474416

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Bias Is All Around You by Erik Bean Pdf

Author : Richard Paul,Linda Elder
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2019-06-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781538133897

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The Thinker's Guide for Conscientious Citizens on How to Detect Media Bias and Propaganda in National and World News by Richard Paul,Linda Elder Pdf

Designed to help readers learn to seek out and recognize bias in the news; detect ideology, slant, and spin; and recognize propaganda, this volume in the Thinker’s Guide Library empowers readers to weed through overwhelming and often subjective media. It is an ideal supplement for media courses or a companion to daily news reports