Weekly Example of Media Bias - December 5, 2012
1. Which two types of media bias does the Business and Media Institute's study highlight?
2. In his report, Dan Gainor states: "It’s interesting that spending cuts received so little coverage since even President Obama admitted that entitlement spending is the top problem causing deficits." Why do you think ABC (and to a lesser extent NBC and CBS) chose to focus on tax increases, and ignore the need for the government to implement spending cuts?
3. How do you think the media's practice of focusing on one side of an issue (while ignoring the other) affects the average news consumer's point of view on an issue?