Bias
A type of bias in which a journalist assumes they know what another person thinks.
What is mind-reading?
The Democratic 2024 presidential candidate
Who is Kamala Harris?
A story about an impending snowstorm.
What is timeliness?
The Chinese company Huawei recently invented this technology
A type of media bias in which unfair or insulting things are said about someone in order to damage their reputation.
What is mudslinging?
The 2024 Republican presidential candidate
Who is Donald Trump?
A local high school baseball player gets drafted into the MLB
What is proximity?
SpaceX Polaris Dawn
What is a program that recently sent civilians on a space walk?
The human tendency to seek, interpret, and remember information that validates your own preexisting beliefs.
What is confirmation bias?
The 2024 Green Party presidential candidate
Who is Jill Stein?
A war wages between two countries
What is conflict and controvery?
River that recently experienced a drought
What is the Amazon?
A type of media bias in which information is presented in a way that gives a shock or makes a deep impression.
What is senstionalism?
The 2024 Libertarian presidential candidate
Who is Chase Oliver?
A woman rescues five dogs from a dangerous puppy mill
What is human interest?
Three states affected by the McDonald's e. coli outbreak
What are Oregon, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Kansas, Missouri, Colorado, Nebraska, Wisconsin and Iowa?
When a journalist uses subjective language or statements under the guise of reporting objectively.
What is opinion-as-fact bias?
The 1960 Democratic and Republican presidential candidates
Who are John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon?
Five criteria for what makes something newsworthy
What are
1. Timeliness
2. Proximity
3. Conflict and Controversy
4. Human Interest
5. Relevance
Countries involved in the recent BRICS conference
What are Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa?