The part of this chapter that I thought was interesting was
bias in the news. This part explained how aside from selecting stories that
appeal to the largest audience, the news is often reported in a biased way to
keep us tuned in. It said that reporters may exaggerate or play down certain
aspects of the story in order to keep us interested in what was happening. They
also try to stay away from stories that might offend their sponsors, thus the
news can seem one-sided at times. Furthermore, there are certain gender biases
in news, in that the news is usually reported from a male point of view. I
thought this was interesting because, before reading this, I hadn’t realized
how much the news was affected by outside sources. I could understand why
television shows or commercials might be biased on some matters but I figured
the news was above all of that.
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