Weekly Example of Media Bias - May 28, 2008
1. What type of bias is the AP article below an example of?
2. Define malign.
3. NewsBusters.org's Warner Todd Huston said that the AP/CNN headline 'Afghans appalled Marines not charged in killings' "made it seem more like the Marines were merely allowed to kill civilians without even being required to face even an investigation" and that "An unbiased reporting of this story would have been headlined something more like 'Marines Vindicated in Shootings,' or even 'After Marines Cleared, Afghans Still Unhappy.' "
Do you agree with Mr. Huston's assertion? Explain your answer.