Title: Why is the news so biased? - Quora
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Why is the news so biased?
Ray Las

Content: However, this type of reporting is “boring” and doesn’t push sales. The reason many news agencies have become biased is because the current sales models which are based around viral clicks and shares. The more inflammatory pieces attract more attention, so that influences editors to push only “exciting” stories that tug at people’s emotions. We can move away from this model as a conscientious public and search for only evidence-based news. If we don’t accept the idea that people are hopeless at being rational and can be open-minded, then we can start to educate ourselves and others by forming strong opinions that address multiple aspects of an issue. 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: