Why Media is Biased?
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Submitted to:
Dr. Hasnain Naqvi
Submitted by:
M. Saeed Ahmed Chaudhry
M.Phil – IDS
Roll # 14434
Institute of Development Studies
Iqra University – Islamabad Campus
Spring 2011
CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION……………………………………. 3
2. FACTORS BEHIND MEDIA BIASNESS ……......... 3
2.1 National and Ethnic Viewpoint ………………... 3
2.2 Religious Bias ……………………….……….…. 4
2.3 Media Ownership ………………………….……. 4
2.4 Corporate Media …………………………..…….. 5
2.5 Other Influences………………………..……….. 6
3. CONCLUSION…………………..…………….…….... 6
4. REFERENCES……………………..………….……… 7
1. INTRODUCTION
In general, "media" refers to various means of communication. For example, television, radio, newspaper and the internet are different types of media. The term can also be used as a collective noun for the press or news reporting agencies.
Practical limitations to media neutrality include the inability of journalists to report all available stories and facts, and the requirement that selected facts be linked into a coherent narrative. The most commonly discussed forms of bias occur when the media support or attack a particular political party, candidate, ideology or nation. Since it is impossible to report everything, selectivity is inevitable. Government influence, including overt and covert censorship, biases the media in some countries. Market forces that result in a biased presentation include the ownership of the news source, concentration of media ownership, the selection of staff, the preferences of an intended audience and pressure from advertisers. Other forms of bias including reporting that favors or attacks a particular race, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, or ethnic group.
2. FACTORS BEHIND MEDIA BIASNESS
2.1 National and Ethnic Viewpoint
Many news organizations reflect or are perceived to reflect in some way the viewpoint of...