Media bias

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…

We commonly look back and refer to history in order to progress. When we refer to the past, we are educated of our mistakes and can strive from our successes. However, we are not always truthfully exposed to everything that has happened in the past because things have either been left out, hidden or we have been diverted to other stories distracting us from them. Howard Zinn (51) argues that there is no such thing as impartial history, there is always two sides to every story. All history is…

The political parties have been part of the United States government for as long as anyone can remember, but the question is: should they be? There are multiple perspectives on this, one being that political parties benefit the system, another being that political parties are the problem. As a country, it’s not often considered that we could be doing something wrong --especially in government -- but it’s time to open our minds and consider it. Long before many can actually remember, George…

Gamson, "Bloom's Closing of the American Mind...attacked the faculty for 'political correctness'." Professor of Social Work at CSU Tony Platt goes further and says the "campaign against 'political correctness'" was launched by the book in 1987. Mass media use of the term is generally attributed to journalist Richard Bernstein's series of articles for The New York Times between 1988 and 1991. Lorna Weir, in a word search on the database Infomart of six "regionally representative Canadian…

'Gender bias in sports media coverage' Over the last one hundred years, the role of the woman in society has radically transformed. For many women, their role was to be a homemaker, nothing more. Women have fought hard to be accepted as equals on a basic level across a wide platform. Although things for women have improved discrepancies still exist especially in the area of sport. In sport, some of the most iconic victories have come from strong talented women, who not only face competition…

that the media is particularly biased towards Islam to examine this I asked my respondents ‘Do you believe the media portrays societal and individual beliefs in regards to Islam? Many respondents claimed yes although within those answers given, they stated that the media is portraying Islam this way due to the number of terrorist acts done under the name of Islam there were a lot of terrorist acts. yes- 71.43% (35 people) Many of the respondents believe the media does not believe the media…

I have been collecting all of my writing, my notes, texts, emails, and social media, and picking out the categories I want to code for. Since most of my raw data is already archived, on my computer or in my notebook, I decided to leave the raw data where it is and create different categories to sort the information in, excluding my social media posts. I was planning to focus on audience and purpose, because sometimes I act differently around a person at different times because of the situation…

decision.1 These biases are seen in several spheres of life. Two that I will discuss are social and individual. Social biases are ones that involve aspects of everyday life. An example is hindsight bias, or when you believe you knew something along even though you did not. An individual bias is a bias that you hold against an individual group. These are typically implicit biases, subconscious opinions that come from cognitive processes. An example of this is an implicit stereotype against…

Bias is a tendency to lean in a certain direction, often to the detriment of an open mind. Those who are biased tend to believe what they want to believe, refusing to take into consideration the opinions of others. This thought process can greatly influence people’s social interactions, and the way that they live their lives. Perceptions develop how people perceive themselves and others on a daily basis. It is important to investigate how people’s actions and behaviors, effect, not only…

accentuated by Higgins, “Let’s first look at some of the ways prejudices are perpetuated and affect our behavior.” A common misinterpretation in situations that we claim to find bias upon such as the events that Higgins address in the case of Ferguson, MO. Nonetheless, the social diagnoses of social psychology that can display the bias correlation that ignites a world-class case upon society is strangely accurate; in terms,…