Current Events:
How Conservative Perceptions of Media Bias Have Changed Over Time
Former NPR CEO Opens Up About Liberal Media Bias
Objective:
Warm-up:
Based on the above, describe Media Bias and evaluate the impact it might have on politics.
Ideology and the Media:
Partisanship and Ideology of News Audiences
Examining Mainstream Media:
Homework:
Answer Questions 6-11
Vocabulary: equal time rule, right-of-reply rule, political editorializing rule, fairness doctrine, market (television), trial balloon, loaded language, selective attention