Egocentric bias

Muckraking for me means when a person seeks deeper information to degrade or underhand someone for publication. There are three specific types of muckraking which are; simple muckraking, leaping impact muckraking, and truncated muckraking. We often see this particular term in plenty of articles online, especially in national news. Examples of muckraking tend to arise information that people did not know, information that comes to light. Graber & Dunaway (2015) state in the text, “These examples…

Recently I watched the FX’s ‘The People v. O.J Simpson’, a set of documentary features detailing ‘the trial of the century’. It was whilst watching this series that the lead defense attorney grabbed my full attention. Robert Shapiro, speaking on the most high profile criminal case in history states, “I’m not worried about the truth, I’m worried about perception”. In a case built on conspiracy and aversion, truth became irrelevant in the eyes of those dictating history. Perception of the events,…

Media bias is the bias in journalism and news production for the mass media inside selections of cases and stories and how they are addressed. Media bias can be found anywhere in the media related to very controversial topics such as, abortion, gun control, and majorly in politics. This is nothing new but what is new the shameless ways of blurring/nudging the truth in line with marketing. The blurring of truth hinders the average consumers mind and blurs all the facts and different perspectives…

The Media Has Ebola!!! (On the Mind) Since the first case of Ebola in America, there has been an explosion of media coverage of this disease, ranging from infections and healthcare warnings to rumored cases. Almost all of the media coverage has been warnings, and alleged cases of Ebola in addition to how dangerous it is. The U.S. Media is escalated the Ebola virus beyond its immediate danger, and intensified the feeling of panic in the population. There is no reason for this level of dread among…

Hawaii and the ways Hawaii is preparing for it. This article definitely has some biased in it, since Fox News tends to have conservative ideologies, which tend to lead toward increased military spending and nationalism. One way the article is creating bias is my using Devil Terms such as “nuclear attack” and “missile capabilities”, which are words that cause people to feel fear and are associate with the most abhorrent things. There is also vivid language present that depicts the situation in a…

Articles surrounding constant controversy can be written in different views regarding bias against the major parties involved in a controversy. A great example of these bias in news media is the current ongoing separation and divorce battle between Hollywood heart throb Johnny Depp and soon to be ex-wife Amber Heard. With both parties having their share of fans it is no surprise that media outlets are willing to present bias information to adhere to the overall voice. In the article recently…

The mainstream media plays a pivotal role with informing individuals about what is happening around the world. As the distributor of the information, the media has the power to portray that information however they would like. For example, CNN news station has gained the reputation as to being more favorable to the liberal side of politics, while Fox News is viewed as predominantly conservative in politics (Blake). Ultimately, these media outlets could depict the same stories immensely…

With immediate access to a wide range of news and information sources throughout the Internet today, there are undoubtedly a variety of perspectives on important issues. Although Baran suggests that the Internet does not enable citizens to create their own biases, I believe that the variation among multifarious news and information sources allows citizens to seek multiple viewpoints on important issues in order to make informed choices. Social media, television and the Internet are just a few of…

CNN and Fox News Watching the news, in general, can be a very tedious. However, news plays a significant role in societies; in which news provide information about recent events that occur in the world. The presentation and the facts reported in the news can raise attention in society. At times, we often raise questions or feel very suspicious of the accuracy of the report presented in the story. News Reporters do not often purposely broadcast stories that are not precise; however, some stories…

Intelligence and Policy Midterm Definitions Cognitive Biases: Cognitive Biases are the expectations analysts carry with them before they even approach raw data. These biases originate in the analyst’s education, experiences, upbringings, and cultural history, including plays, literature or national songs. Cognitive biases can come in several different forms, one of which is the expectation that the world is coherent, rational, and that states will seek to maximize their material and…