Weekly Example of Media Bias - May 22, 2014
1. Do a google search for "news" for the following names/terms. For each of the following, Note the number of search results AND List the names of the news websites for the top ten results. (Pay attention to the dates for these top 10 stories also)
2. Do a google search for Andrew Tahmooressi under "news."
a) How many news stories are listed? How many follow-up stories has the AP or any major news outlet (apart from FoxNews) done on this story after the AP's initial May 4 story?
b) List the names of the news outlets who have done stories on Andrew Tahmooressi (apart from Fox News and Greta van Susteren).
3. What type of media bias is the virtual blackout on Tahmooressi's plight an example of?
4. List some of the questions news organizations should be asking; some of the angles they could investigate on this story. (Apart from Greta van Susteren, who is doing any investigative reporting on this important news story?)