Weekly Example of Media Bias - May 7, 2014
1. What type of bias do NBC and ABC display by not covering Congress' new investigation into Benghazi?
2. a) How much did you read or hear about President Obama’s jokes from the annual Correspondents dinner? How much did you read or hear about the reason for Congress’ new investigation into the attacks that killed 4 Americans in Benghazi on September 11, 2012?
b) Ask a parent the same questions.
3. Consider the following: The media’s job is to investigate issues that affect the nation nationally and locally and to inform the public about what’s going on. It is not just our “right” to know what government officials are doing - it is our responsibility to know. Part of being a responsible citizen is to stay informed about what’s going on in the government and holding our elected officials accountable for their actions (and inaction).
Is the media doing its job by spending an extraordinarily large amount of time on one human interest news story (the President's jokes at a dinner) while ignoring the real news voters have the right to know about? Or is the regular news so hard to hear sometimes (annoying, depressing, boring) that its better to be entertained with a few good jokes? Explain your answer.
(Read about the Americans murdered in Benghazi at: facebook.com/BenghaziHeroes)