Bias

Why is it important to be aware of media bias? What concerns do you have regarding the trustworthiness of media sources? Answer: A variety of news stories are written or formatted by one person, and released to various other news outlets. If that one person is indeed bias, he has just shared his opinion with thousands or more people. Of course having an opinion is not a bad thing at all; however, it is a…

Racial profiling and racial bias is a common theme existing today even in the application of schools. Racial bias exists in the frontline where cops bring in criminals but also behind the scenes within the court. Zero tolerance can be seen as an unjust law mainly because it applies mostly to the minority. The intention was to eliminate drugs and guns yet this was rarely found. Instead the zero tolerance law is being used in some abusive ways to funnel minority kids to prison for petty crimes.…

I came across a report Racial Bias in Health Care and Health penned by Dr. David R. Williams and Dr. Ronald Wyatt which discusses racial and ethnic disparities from a health care perspective and why steps should be taken to address it. He shares his experience when confronted with implicit and explicit bias as a patient at a local hospital. Implicit bias is behavior that results from subtle implicit attitudes and implicit stereotypes that often happen unconsciously and without any overt intent.…

The death penalty is Bias, Costly, and very Ineffective. This is shown by many sources including books, articles, and even government databases yet the death penalty is still used to this day. Tom Robinson case in To Kill a Mockingbird is a prime example to all of these reasons of why the death penalty should be abolished. As Atticus said in the novel “A court is only as is and if the jury is biased in the slightest, the trial is usually ineffective. The death penalty is biased in many ways. In…

For this project i researched crime in the media, specifically how women are portrayed in that subject. What I found really surprising was the amount of bias against men in the media, regardless of the political leanings of the source or where it was written. Where men would get mug shots, women would get selfies, which, as a feminist, I found atrocious. This clear injustice against men is a clear example of the double standards in today’s society, with all the people claiming that women have it…

“Some people believe the possibility of giving offense… to be more important than stating the truth…” Dr. Dutton touches on a point that is all too true in our society today. The fact is, people are going to think that you are racist, sexist, or maleficent if you are not politically correct. This does more damage than benefit, for political correctness was created to help bring awareness to what people state , so as to not publicly offend others. Rather than using Political Correctness as it was…

Gender bias occurs when people have a prejudice in favor of or against someone regarding behaviors, abilities, or preferences of others based upon their gender. Because there are strong gender role stereotypes for the male and female rolls, students who do not match them can encounter problems with teachers and with their peers. For example, the expectation is that boys naturally exhibit boisterous, unruly behavior, are academically able, rational. Then there is the assumption that girls are…

Historical research on the topic of the effects of media bias in law enforcement demonstrates that media outlets will air what the public wants to see to improve their ratings. Guarino (2015) argues that media outlets should help show the public the dangers police officers face everyday. Some police departments are starting to make websites that publish their own accurate reports of incidents involved with police officers instead of having media outlets release false information. Police…

the media today have a tendency to to be biased. Most of the time the media is alleged of being the most biased while reporting news connected with politics, particularly during presidential elections. Certain media networks are more prejudice and bias…

It should not be surprising to state that there are many racists and racial tensions held within modern day America. From the early years of colonization, White-Europeans settled on this western land and after some time brought African-heritage individuals to America to be bought and sold as slaves. Centuries have passed since those days, but it seems the tense racial climate of the past still haunts the present. Society is currently saturated with technology that did not exist decades or…