19. True or False: All media messages contain a bias. TrueFalse

True or False: All media messages contain a bias. TrueFalse

True or False: The "text" of a piece of media only includes written or spoken words.TrueFalse

What type of bias occurs routinely and without intent?FoundationalIntendedMediaImplicit

While journalists do have bias, like all people, they never insert bias into the stories they write.Group of answer choicesFalseTrue

Which scenario is not an example of one of the primary motivations for bias in media coverage?A.A newspaper writes a front-page story focusing on unproven accusations that a state senator had an affair.B.A radio host criticizes the local mayor because he plans to run for mayor himself the following year.C.A reporter for an online news site is pressured by executives to write a negative story about a proposed tax.D.A television anchor who opposes the death penalty devotes most of her report on capital punishment to evidence against its effectiveness.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS