Title: Media bias - Wikipedia
Headings: Media bias
Media bias
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Types
History
Confirmation bias
United States political bias
Scholarly treatment in the United States and United Kingdom
Efforts to correct bias
National and ethnic viewpoint
Anglophone bias in the world media
Religious bias
Social media bias
How people view media
Role of language
Other influences
See also
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Further reading
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Content: Practical limitations to media neutrality include the inability of journalists to report all available stories and facts, and the requirement that selected facts be linked into a coherent narrative. Government influence, including overt and covert censorship, biases the media in some countries, for example China, North Korea and Myanmar. Market forces that result in a biased presentation include the ownership of the news source, concentration of media ownership, the subjective selection of staff, or the preferences of an intended audience . There are a number of national and international watchdog groups that report on bias of the media. Contents
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Types
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History
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Confirmation bias
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United States political bias
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Scholarly treatment in the United States and United Kingdom
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Efforts to correct bias
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National and ethnic viewpoint
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Anglophone bias in the world media
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Religious bias
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Social media bias
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How people view media
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Role of language
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Other influences
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See also
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References
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Further reading
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External links
Types
The most commonly discussed types of bias occur when the (allegedly partisan) media support or attack a particular political party, candidate, or ideology. D'Alessio and Allen list three forms of media bias as the most widely studied: Coverage bias (also known as visibility bias), when actors or issues are more or less visible in the news. Gatekeeping bias (also known as selectivity or selection bias), when stories are selected or deselected, sometimes on ideological grounds (see spike ). It is sometimes also referred to as agenda bias, when the focus is on political actors and whether they are covered based on their preferred policy issues. Statement bias (also known as tonality bias or presentation bias), when media coverage is slanted towards or against particular actors or issues.