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"Liberal media" redirects here. It is not to be confused with Media in Liberal, Kansas. Media bias is the bias of journalists and news producers within the mass media in the selection of many events and stories that are reported and how they are covered. The term "media bias" implies a pervasive or widespread bias contravening the standards of journalism, rather than the perspective of an individual journalist or article. The direction and degree of media bias in various countries is widely disputed. 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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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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Further reading
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The most commonly discussed types of bias occur when the (allegedly partisan) media support or attack a particular political party, candidate, or ideology.