Weekly Example of Media Bias - January 28, 2015
1. What type of bias do the "Big Three" networks display in their news coverage on these stories?
2. Do you think producers at CBS, NBC and ABC purposely underreported the release of the Gitmo terrorists? Explain your answer.
3. Why do you think the media in general does not refer to the "detainees" as terrorists? (see usatoday)
Something to consider: The Defense Department announced on Jan. 14: Al Khadr Abdallah Muhammad Al Yafi, Fadel Hussein Saleh Hentif, Abd Al-Rahman Abdullah Au Shabati and Mohammed Ahmed Salam were handed over to Oman and Akhmed Abdul Qadir was transferred to Estonia.
Try to find photos of these men. The media should be curious as to who they are, what they look like, why they were held at Gitmo for so long (how long?) and what they did. -- If the men are innocent, isn't it the media's job to tell us about it?