Weekly Example of Media Bias - August 25, 2010
1. Why is it important for a news organization to provide an accurate headline for every news article?
2. Why do you think the BBC and Reuters chose headlines that misrepresented Ahmed al Qosi's role as a terrorist? What picture do you get in your mind of al Qosi when you read the headlines "Bin Laden chef pleads guilty at Guantanamo Bay trial" and "Bin Laden's cook pleads guilty at Guantanamo"?