- The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) is a federal agency within the legislative branch of the U.S. government that provides economic data to Congress.
- The CBO has produced independent analyses of budgetary and economic issues to support the Congressional budget process.
- The agency is strictly nonpartisan and conducts objective, impartial analysis. All CBO employees are appointed solely on the basis of professional competence, without regard to political affiliation.
1. What type of bias do the "Big Three" networks display by ignoring the CBO report showing that the debt projections under President Obama's proposed budget were off by $2.7 trillion? (go to studentnewsdaily.com/types-of-media-bias for a list)
2. Why do you think the networks did not include this information in their reports?