Media Bias

Objective

• Describe different perspectives on media bias
• Evaluate forms of bias present in the news media

Agenda

1. Attendance
2. News
1. MD Surplus Spurs Debate
2. Warm-Up #4
1. Would you categorize this as responsible, overtaxing, or something else?
2. Is it okay for a state to have a surplus?  
3. Watch Clint Eastwood's Speech  (on projector)
1. Discussion
3. Issue #2:  Bias 
• Does the media have a liberal bias?
• Ex: Chris Matthews in 2008 Election
• Sean Hannity's Case for Liberal Media Bias
• Other Arguments for liberal bias
• Analysis of Bias in Akin Story
• Debate:  Should the news media be patriotic?
• Noam Chomsky's Case for Conservative Media Bias
• Concluding Analysis
• Three Types of Bias
• Severity & Intent
• Equivalence Arguments