Media Bias Syllabus Questions

1: What is the difference between a medium and the media?
A median is different from media. A medium is considered a means of communication. So any

way we communicate with each other is a medium. Media is the plural of medium. Media is all
kinds of ways we communicate. For example the internet, radio, even billboards.
2: Place the following mediums in order based on your personal overall usage of each. 1 being
used most often, 3 being sometimes used, and 5 being never/rarely used. (The Internet,
Newspapers, TV, Radio, and Magazines)
● 1: Internet
● 2: TV
● 3: Radio
● 4: Newspapers
● 5: Magazines
3: Which type of media dominates American media?
The type of media that dominates America is TV. On the graph in the slideshow you can see that
57% of Americans get their news from watching TV. But, it depends on what age group you
look at. For people between 18-29 years old, they get 50% of their news online, and 27% from
TV. People 65 and older get 85% of their news from TV, and 20% online. So it really depends
on what age you are how you get your source of news. But overall, TV has the highest percent of
people getting their news that way. If you looked at people under 49 I don’t think you would get
the same results.
4: Is it alright for the media to be held by corporations or should the government step in and run
the media? Explain your answer.
I don’t think that the government should completely run the media. People do have the freedom
of speech in the United States. But, I do see in the news a lot, people always criticizing the other
party, so if they are a Democrat, they are criticizing Republicans. Also, oftentimes the media
twist what people actually say. For example, the other day on the news, I saw a news article
saying that Trump said he would pardon Joe Exotic. But if you were listening to Trump when he
was asked the question, he didn’t say that. I am not liberal or conservative, but I do think both
parties twist what the other says. If they do this, then our news is fake. But, in my opinion I think
if the government controlled the media, then they wouldn’ tell us everything they should know.
They would have the power to hold back information. But this is just in politics. So no, I don’t
think the government should have control of the media, but I wish they wouldn't say things to
make other people look bad.
5: What is the difference between News Journalism & Opinion Journalism?
News journalism is supposed to inform us, and put aside people's biases. But opinion journalism
is based on someones biased and opinions. They are expressing their point of view. News
journalism is supposed to give us facts, but opinion journalism is based on what the journalists
thinks.
6: What is a blind spot? What are some blind spots you may have?
They are biases based on our life experiences. They can come from things like our up bringing,
education, and even gender. They affect how we look at and understand the world. Some blinds
spots I have are most likely gender, because I think women should have equal rights as men.
Another could be since I grew up in a small town I prefer smaller schools over more populated
schools.
7: Define Partisan Bias.
A type of bias in which the journalist’s own political views affect news coverage. Often happens
in politics.
8: Define Demographic Bias.
A type of bias in which a journalist's race, gender, ethnicity and other factors such as culture or
economic class affects news coverage.
9: Define Corporate Bias.
A type of bias in which the business or advertising interest of a news outlet, or its parent
company, influence how or even whether a story is reported.
10: Define Neutrality Bias.
A type of bias in which a journalist or news outlet tries so hard to avoid appearing biased that
their coverage actually misrepresents the facts.
11: Define Big Story Bias.
A type of bias in which journalist assumptions or perceptions of a major event may cause them
to ignore key facts, skew information, or jump to conclusions.
12: Using AllSides: Find one News Outlet or Editorial for each category.
-Left: CNN Opinion
-Leaning Left: The New York Times
-Center: USA Today
-Leaning Right: Fox News Channel
-Right: The American Spectator

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1: What is the difference between a medium and the media?

A median is different from media. A medium is considered a means of communication. So any

3: Which type of media dominates American media?

5: What is the difference between News Journalism & Opinion Journalism?

7: Define Partisan Bias.

8: Define Demographic Bias.

9: Define Corporate Bias.

11: Define Big Story Bias.

-Left: CNN Opinion

-Leaning Left: The New York Times

-Center: USA Today

-Leaning Right: Fox News Channel

-Right: The American Spectator

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