Weekly Example of Media Bias - March 31, 2010
Headlines can greatly influence readers' opinions about the news. The importance of an accurate headline is that most people don't read every word of every article; they often just skim the headlines. Therefore, those who read just a headline are not accurately informed when the headline misrepresents the story. Do you think that the Bloomberg news service intentionally posted a misleading headline with their article on tea party protesters? Explain your answer.