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1. Bijay Rai, Roll no. 19
Anish Mijar, Roll no. 67
Sheejana Nepal, Roll no. 24
Bisam Syangtan, Roll no. 23
Shaurab Begha, Roll no. 17
MA 2nd Semester
JMC-557, Political Communication
Date: December 17, 2023
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Newsroom Bias

2. What is newsroom bias?
• Newsroom bias is that where the journalist or the media house
present news in such a way that their understanding or ideology is
revealed.
• Political, racial, cultural, religious, gender bias etc. are some example
of newsroom bias.
• Limits fresh perspectives and can lead to underrepresentation of
marginalized groups in the news.
• Perpetuates stereotypes and reinforce existing power structures.
• Leads to erasure, where essential voices may be left out of media
coverage.
• Implicit bias in the newsroom affects decisions on what topics to
cover, which people to give and audience to, and which voices are
chosen to be amplified.

3. Types of newsroom bias
• The most commonly discussed types of newsroom bias is
political bias.
• In 2000, Devid A Dilesio and Mike Allen conducted research on
media bias in presidential elections, where they identified three
types media bias.
- Coverage bias
- Gatekeeping bias/Selection bias
- Statement bias/Presentation bias

4. Coverage bias
When media choose to report only negative news about
one party or ideology,
Gatekeeping bias/Selection bias
When tories are selected or deselected, sometimes on
ideological grounds,
Statement bias/Presentation bias
When media coverage is slanted towards or against
particular actors or issues,
Mark Weber / Op-Art

5. Common forms of newsroom bias
• Political bias
• Cultural bias
• Commercial bias
• Ownership bias
• Gender bias
• Geographical bias
• Racial bias
• Space bias
• Time bias
• Nationality bias
• Economical and social bias
• Age bias
• Language bias

6. How is newsroom bias done?

7. Do we have newsroom bias in Nepal?

8. Negative effects of newsroom bias
 Weakens impartial journalism
 Results political instability
 Weakens democracy
 Mislead and divide the society
 Imposes obstacles in development

9. Causes of newsroom bias
 Political affiliation of journalist
 Media ownership
 Market forces
 Not inclusion of newsroom
 Individual perceptions

10. Efforts to minimize newsroom bias
 Press Council Nepal: Journalist code of conduct-2016
 Find the watchdog journalism
 There are a number of national and international watchdog
groups that report on bias of the media
 Disclosure: WikiLeaks, panama paper, fact check
 Mysansar.com and nepalfactcheck.org [most of the articles of
fake news]
 Media literacy

11. Conclusion
• Newsroom bias is the act of collecting, writing, editing, and
publishing news by journalists or media houses in such a way that
their interests, understandings, or opinions are revealed.
• It has been a bad trend in journalism since its inception.
• Our understanding has been formed that the media in Nepal is also
biased in some way.
• In the context of Nepal, if journalists are not affiliated with political
parties and the newsroom is inclusive in terms of human resources,
bias can be reduced to some content. If not, this trend will continue
as long as there are media houses.

12. References
D’Alessio D. and Allen M. 2000. Media bias in presidential elections: a meta-analysis. Journal of
Communication 50, 4 (2000)
Reuters newsroom in London. REUTERS/Simon Newman
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_bias
seattletimes.com/opinion/researchers-explore-media-bias-trust-and-how-to-better-reach-conservatives/

13. Thank you