POSC340 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Msnbc, Making Money
22 Dec 2016
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Claims of bias come from both conservatives: mainstream news is liberally biased, more journalists are democrats, they covered their guy more than ours, there are books that say so, they didn"t mention _____. From democrats: news is run by corporations, editors and publishers interfere with journalistic intents, they covered their guy more than ours, there are books that say so, they didn"t mention _____. Are journalists more liberal: party affiliation according to american journalist in the. Digital age: 1971 35% democrats; 2013: 28% Democrats: journalists more self-identify as independent over. Tone of coverage: msnbc vs fox news. Usually tone changes for networks (positive, negative, neutral) Yes, bias exists: when there is a consistent pattern, reliable measurement, other perspectives ignored, bias exists when not all perspectives are covered exists everywhere. Numerous explanations: news management, gatekeeping, cultural values more influential than personal ideology of journalists. Criteria of bias: 1) must be willful.
