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{{See also|Liberal bias|Liberal media bias}}

{{See also|Liberal bias|Liberal media bias}}

'''Media bias''' is [[advocacy journalism]] gone wild, where one-sided arguments masquerade as objective reporting. It "is rarely expressed through distortion of the facts, but rather through the omission of certain facts that would be inconvenient for the outlook of the person or group reporting."<ref>[https://www.nationalreview.com/articles/272131/measuring-media-bias-nat-brown?pg=2 Nat Brown] - ''[[National Review]]''</ref>

'''Media bias''' is a form of [[advocacy journalism]], where one-sided arguments masquerade as objective reporting. It "is rarely expressed through distortion of the facts, but rather through the omission of certain facts that would be inconvenient for the outlook of the person or group reporting."<ref>[https://www.nationalreview.com/articles/272131/measuring-media-bias-nat-brown?pg=2 Nat Brown] - ''[[National Review]]''</ref>

A good example is [[Paul Krugman]]'s claim, in his New York Times opinion piece, that "Everyone knows that the American right has problems with science that yields conclusions it doesn’t like."<ref>[https://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/10/first-they-came-for-the-climate-scientists/?emc=eta1 First They Came For The Climate Scientists]</ref> This statement completely ignores the much worse "problems" the [[Liberal|American left]] has with science, such as the climate science which refutes the [[junk science]] used by liberals to prop up their [[global warming theory]] and their "solution" to the "crisis" (see [[Kyoto Protocol]], etc.), as well as the scientific facts that there are only two genders, that life begins at conception, among other facts.<ref>Bokhari, Allum (April 23, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2017/04/23/5-scientific-facts-the-science-march-refuses-to-acknowledge/ 5 Scientific Facts The ‘Science March’ Has Yet to Acknowledge]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved December 30, 2017.</ref><ref>Williams, Thomas D. (November 5, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/11/05/abortion-lobby-denies-science-concerning-beginning-of-human-life/ Abortion Lobby Denies Science Concerning Beginning of Human Life]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved December 30, 2017.</ref>

A good example is [[Paul Krugman]]'s claim, in his New York Times opinion piece, that "Everyone knows that the American right has problems with science that yields conclusions it doesn’t like."<ref>[https://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/10/first-they-came-for-the-climate-scientists/?emc=eta1 First They Came For The Climate Scientists]</ref> This statement completely ignores the much worse "problems" the [[Liberal|American left]] has with science, such as the climate science which refutes the [[junk science]] used by liberals to prop up their [[global warming theory]] and their "solution" to the "crisis" (see [[Kyoto Protocol]], etc.), as well as the scientific facts that there are only two genders, that life begins at conception, among other facts.<ref>Bokhari, Allum (April 23, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2017/04/23/5-scientific-facts-the-science-march-refuses-to-acknowledge/ 5 Scientific Facts The ‘Science March’ Has Yet to Acknowledge]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved December 30, 2017.</ref><ref>Williams, Thomas D. (November 5, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/11/05/abortion-lobby-denies-science-concerning-beginning-of-human-life/ Abortion Lobby Denies Science Concerning Beginning of Human Life]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved December 30, 2017.</ref>

It manifests distortion of news, commentary, non-fiction articles, textbooks, documentaries, speech codes and the like to favor one side's ideas over another's (see [[partisan]]ship). Dictatorships and other authoritarian regimes which suppress [[freedom of the press]] are notorious for their media bias, particularly when all media are controlled directly by a one-party government.  

It manifests distortion of news, commentary, non-fiction articles, textbooks, documentaries, speech codes and they like to favor one side's ideas over another's (see [[partisan]]ship). Dictatorships and other authoritarian regimes which suppress [[freedom of the press]] are notorious for their media bias, particularly when all media are controlled directly by a one-party government.  

Most journalism schools in free countries address the issue of eliminating bias, although efforts are rarely successful. The U.S. media is strongly polarized, with multiple outlets have strong [[liberal]] and [[conservative]] biases, depending on which station (or newspaper) is considered. Overall, however, many, including some academics with scientific backing, maintain that the media has a general [[liberal]] bias.

Most journalism schools in free countries address the issue of eliminating bias, although efforts are rarely successful. The U.S. media is strongly polarized, with multiple outlets have strong [[liberal]] and [[conservative]] biases, depending on which station (or newspaper) is considered. Overall, however, many, including some academics with scientific backing, maintain that the media has a general [[liberal]] bias.

==See also==

==See also==

*[[Liberal bias]]

*[[Liberal bias]]

*[[Media hypocrisy]]

*[[Media hypocrisy]]

==Notes==

==Notes==

* Christian groups accuse BBC drama of inciting anti-Christian bias <ref>http://www.jihadwatch.org/dhimmiwatch/archives/013849.php</ref>

* Christian groups accuse BBC drama of inciting anti-Christian bias <ref>http://www.jihadwatch.org/dhimmiwatch/archives/013849.php</ref>

*  WorldNetDaily: Liberal bias against Christians? Not a chance! <ref>http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=34045</ref>

*  WorldNetDaily: Liberal bias against Christians? Not a chance! <ref>http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=34045</ref>

==External links==

==External links==

*[[Accuracy in Media]] (AIM) non-profit, grassroots citizens watchdog  <ref>http://www.aim.org/index</ref>

*[[Accuracy in Media]] (AIM) non-profit, grassroots citizens watchdog  <ref>http://www.aim.org/index</ref>

*[http://mediamatters.org/ Media Matters for America], another notable media watchdog.

*[http://mediamatters.org/ Media Matters for America], another notable media watchdog.

*[https://www.theepochtimes.com/chapter-thirteen-hijacking-the-media_2684140.html Chapter Thirteen: Hijacking the Media], ''The Epoch Times'' (from ''How the Specter of Communism Is Ruling Our World'').

*[https://www.theepochtimes.com/chapter-thirteen-hijacking-the-media_2684140.html Chapter Thirteen: Hijacking the Media], ''The Epoch Times'' (from ''How the Specter of Communism Is Ruling Our World'').

*[https://www.theepochtimes.com/how-media-propagandists-create-symbolic-meaning_2931367.html How Media Propagandists Create ‘Symbolic’ Meaning]. ''The Epoch Times'', May 22, 2019.

*[https://www.theepochtimes.com/how-media-propagandists-create-symbolic-meaning_2931367.html How Media Propagandists Create ‘Symbolic’ Meaning]. ''The Epoch Times'', May 22, 2019.

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