Weekly Example of Media Bias - January 30, 2013
1. What types of bias did ABC and CBS display in the excerpt below?
2. Is the fact that hundreds of thousands of Americans marched for life in Washington, DC on Friday a newsworthy event? Explain your answer. (If only a thousand marched would it be newsworthy?)
3. Why do you think ABC and CBS reported on one thousand people that marched in support of gun control, but did not report on the hundereds of thousands in the March for Life?