Title: Why is the news so biased? - Quora
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Why is the news so biased?
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Content: In this way, we can grow ourselves and improve our surroundings by expecting more out of the media and challenging others to strengthen their own position. Melanie Fiedler
, M.Phil Media Studies, University of Oslo
Answered 3 years ago · Author has 565 answers and 182.5K answer views
News is biased, because human beings who make the News are human. The very act of choosing a certain Story to be the lead, over another is a bias. The words chosen (over others) to tell that story also introduce bias. Newsmakers try to recognize and Counter that bias in various ways: adhering to certain Basic principles like nearness or impact
admitting their bias upfront
sticking as much as possible to just stating the Facts, and leaving the Analysis up to the Reader/Viewer. trying to provide at least two sides to the Story (or more sides if there are other Stakeholders involved. This isn’t always
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News is biased, because human beings who make the News are human. The very act of choosing a certain Story to be the lead, over another is a bias. The words chosen (over others) to tell that story also introduce bias.