Essays on Media Bias

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 of the standards of journalism, rather than the perspective of an individual journalist or article.

Coverage bias when media choose to report only negative news about one party or ideology.
Gatekeeping bias when stories are selected or deselected, sometimes on ideological grounds.
Statement bias when media coverage is slanted towards or against particular actors or issues.

Advertising bias, concision bias, content bias, corporate bias, decision-making bias, distortion bias, mainstream bias, partisan bias, sensationalism, structural bias, false balance, undue weight, speculative content, false timeliness, ventriloquism.

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