Overview
- First watch the video The Media Bias Chart Organizes the Political News Landscape: https://www.newsy.com/stories/the-media-bias-chart... Links to an external site.. Then choose a political news story that is widely covered by a variety of media this week. Using the chart from the video, select 3 different media sources and compare and contrast how are covering the same story. Is there any difference in the coverage? IF yes, what accounts for the differences in treatment? Are they bias towards one political party (or left leaning vs right leaning)? How can you tell? Next, check out a media watchdog group’s site such as
What impact do you think media bias in political news has on Americans and should anything be done about it?