University of Kwazulu-Natal

Political Science Spring 2025 Prof Blanchard Media Bias

Bonisiwe Shabane
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political science spring 2025 prof blanchard media bias

Be aware of the media sources you use when doing research. They all have some level of bias so it is always good to be aware of it. Below are a media bias charts (the first one created by Ad Fontes Media and the bottom one by "All Sides". They give a good representation (not necessarily absolute) of where various media sources lie in the grand scheme of things. Look at news from different sides and make up your own mind about an issue by putting aside pre-conceived notions and emotionalism and look at it from different angles. Where do you get your news?

Traditional news sources like newspapers and news organizations? Social media like Facebook? A recent survey from the Pew Research Center (Links to an external site.) showed that about 48% of American adults get news from social media. With so many outlets for news these days we must be very critical about where our news comes from. A 2016 study at Stanford University (Links to an external site.) showed that students that are digital savvy were showing "a dismaying inability to reason about information that they had found on the Internet"... It is important to be aware of what the news source's intentions are.

Why are they publishing this news? Are they a legitimate news source? Is this a political organization? A special interest group? Is this trying to influence me in some way? Is it propaganda (Links to an external site.)?

Are they trying to get an emotional response? Is this clickbait (Links to an external site.)? Sometimes it is hard to tell because "fake news is a made-up story with an intention to deceive, often geared toward getting clicks." (Links to an external site.) We have all seen those headlines... This page hosts daily news stories about the media, social media, and the journalism industry. Get the latest Hirings and Firings, Media Transactions, Controversies, and… Fact Check, Facts Matter, Least Biased, Original

Media Bias Fact Check selects and publishes fact checks from around the world. We only utilize fact-checkers that are either a signatory of the International… Welcome to our weekly media literacy quiz. This quiz will test your knowledge of the past week’s events with a focus on facts, misinformation, bias,… Fact Check, Facts Matter, Least Biased, Original This page lists sources that Media Bias Fact Check categorized as Politics due to primarily reporting political news.

Please click the links to learn more about how MBFC rates each source’s political bias and credibility. This list will continue to grow as we tag more sources. Last Updated on July 8, 2024 by Media Bias Fact Check Liberal: New York Times, Boston Globe, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post Conservative: Wall Street Journal, New York Post, Washington Times Non-Partisan: Christian Science Monitor, Chronicle of Higher Education

Liberal: The Nation, Harper's, The Progressive, Monthly Review, Mother Jones, Dissent, American Prospect Conservative: National Review, The American Spectator, The New American, The American Conservative, The Weekly Standard

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