Weekly Example of Media Bias - March 1, 2017
1. Mr. Varney said: [Not reporting important news is] "dishonesty by omission." What other type of bias is the lack of reporting on historic stock market numbers and example of?
2. Watch the video below the excerpt. Mr. Varney asserts: "The media will not report news that is favorable to President Trump. Now that’s being dishonest. If you’re a professional in the media business, you report the news. Period. You tell people what’s happening. You don’t miss a whole chunk out because you don’t like it." Do you agree with this assertion? Explain your answer.