Weekly Example of Media Bias - October 6, 2010
1. Why do you think AP reporter Tom Hays omitted the information that Faisal Shahzad was trained by the Pakistani Taliban? Explain your answer.
2. Do you agree with the assertion "Intentionally or not, Hays's work comes off as an attempt to paint Shahzad as some kind of lone wolf instead of what he really was -- a true jihadi believer working at the direction of a terrorist network. By misleading readers about Shahzad's true nature, his report is journalistically negligent and irresponsible"? Explain your answer.