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Media Bias
The document discusses the evolution of media bias from the McCarthy era to contemporary news outlets, highlighting how journalistic integrity has been challenged by partisanship. Key events such as the civil rights movement, Vietnam War, and various political scandals illustrate changes in media portrayal and audience perception. It questions journalism's role in accurately reporting news amidst rising political rhetoric and misinformation.
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Media Bias
- 1. Media bias From natteringnabobs of negativism to Fox News, MSNBC and beyond
- 2. Nonpartisan data, partisanbattle • CBO reports that ACA means some people will cut back on working
- 3. Nonpartisan data, partisanbattle • CBO reports that ACA means some people will cut back on working • John Boehner tweets Obamacare “expected to destroy 2.3m jobs”
- 4. Nonpartisan data, partisanbattle • CBO reports that ACA means some people will cut back on working • John Boehner tweets Obamacare “expected to destroy 2.3m jobs” • Chris Cillizza defends media focus on attacks rather than accuracy
- 5. How did weget to the point at which passing along and amplifying partisan spin are seen as legitimate functions of journalism?
- 6. A brief history ofmedia bias
- 7. The McCarthy era •Coverage of McCarthy’s accusations exposed the limits of objectivity
- 8. The McCarthy era •Coverage of McCarthy’s accusations exposed the limits of objectivity • Murrow was accused by some of making rather than reporting the news
- 9. The McCarthy era •Coverage of McCarthy’s accusations exposed the limits of objectivity • Murrow was accused by some of making rather than reporting the news • McCarthy supporters like Buckley launched their own media
- 10. The media consensusfractures • Press portrayed the civil-rights movement in a sympathetic light
- 11. The media consensusfractures • Press portrayed the civil-rights movement in a sympathetic light • Vietnam War further cast the media as a bastion of liberalism
- 12. The media consensusfractures • Press portrayed the civil-rights movement in a sympathetic light • Vietnam War further cast the media as a bastion of liberalism • The media’s embrace of youth culture alienated conservatives
- 13. Nixon and themedia • Spoke up on behalf of the conservative “Silent Majority”
- 14. Nixon and themedia • Spoke up on behalf of the conservative “Silent Majority” • VP Spiro Agnew denounced “nattering nabobs of negativism”
- 15. Nixon and themedia • Spoke up on behalf of the conservative “Silent Majority” • VP Spiro Agnew denounced “nattering nabobs of negativism” • Pentagon Papers and Watergate ignited an all-out war with media
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- 17. Does bias affectcoverage? • Despite scandal, Ronald Reagan was treated with deference
- 18. Does bias affectcoverage? • Despite scandal, Ronald Reagan was treated with deference • Media tormented Bill Clinton over his personal pecadillos
- 19. Does bias affectcoverage? • Despite scandal, Ronald Reagan was treated with deference • Media tormented Bill Clinton over his personal pecadillos • Media’s failures in run-up to war in Iraq are well documented
- 20. “Working the refs” “Iadmit it — the liberal media were never that powerful, and the whole thing was often used as an excuse by conservatives for conservative failures.” — William Kristol
- 21. The big picturein 2004 • Traditional media were culturally liberal but pursued the truth
- 22. The big picturein 2004 • Traditional media were culturally liberal but pursued the truth • Conservative media were partisan and attacked mainstream
- 23. The big picturein 2004 • Traditional media were culturally liberal but pursued the truth • Conservative media were partisan and attacked mainstream • Talk radio was a conservative medium liberals couldn’t match
- 24. The big picturein 2014 • New liberal outlets like HuffPost and MSNBC battle conservatives
- 25. The big picturein 2014 • New liberal outlets like HuffPost and MSNBC battle conservatives • Lies are now a wellestablished part of political discourse
- 26. The big picturein 2014 • New liberal outlets like HuffPost and MSNBC battle conservatives • Lies are now a wellestablished part of political discourse • What is journalism’s responsibility in holding politicians to account?