- Generally, at least with the written media, the editors write the headlines, not the reporters. (I’ve heard reporters complaining about how misleading their choices often are.) It makes even more sense, then, that editorial bias stands out most prominently in the headlines.
- Beyond that, the reporting and writing both are often biased as well, especially when it comes to the Middle East, Russia and other places/conflicts in which our government is active.
- Back to how written articles: there is a formula used in writing them, with an opening paragraph specifically designed as an abbreviated version, both for those who don’t typically read beyond it and as an encouragement, nevertheless, to do so. That’s followed by the main body of the report, and then by a summary/closing. There are often conflicting biases/‘facts’ within the articles themselves - perhaps because of multiple reporters, sloppy/bootlicking writing, or, in that opening paragraph, direct editorial input.
Two quick notes:
- Generally, at least with the written media, the editors write the headlines, not the reporters. (I’ve heard reporters complaining about how misleading their choices often are.) It makes even more sense, then, that editorial bias stands out most prominently in the headlines.
- Beyond that, the reporting and writing both are often biased as well, especially when it comes to the Middle East, Russia and other places/conflicts in which our government is active.
- Back to how written articles: there is a formula used in writing them, with an opening paragraph specifically designed as an abbreviated version, both for those who don’t typically read beyond it and as an encouragement, nevertheless, to do so. That’s followed by the main body of the report, and then by a summary/closing. There are often conflicting biases/‘facts’ within the articles themselves - perhaps because of multiple reporters, sloppy/bootlicking writing, or, in that opening paragraph, direct editorial input.
That’s three!
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