Our Words Are Not Neutral: A Look at Media Bias
A few months ago, I started a conversation via Facebook with my cousin. She’d posted a link to an article, “Conservative vs. Liberal Beliefs” by StudentNewsDaily.com, and she added that it explained the major differences between conservative and liberal standpoints (within a US political framework). Among other opinions I offered, I said the author’s word choices seemed biased. My cousin challenged me on this point, and it led me to researching media bias.
Here I will review a few points on media bias (there are more forms of bias than I list here) and examine the “Conservative vs. Liberal Beliefs” article using this critique. Continue reading “Our Words Are Not Neutral: A Look at Media Bias”
