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#Deliberate propaganda: Presenting bias with the intention of benefiting the media establishment.
 
#Deliberate propaganda: Presenting bias with the intention of benefiting the media establishment.
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#Institutional bias: The reporters and editors of a media organisation may hold political views, which influence their reporting. This commonly manifests itself in the use of emotive or loaded words to create emotional responses amongst the audience.  A good example here might be a phrase like "Alberto Gonzales resigns, after months of political witch-hunts on the part of '''deceitful''' liberals."
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#Institutional bias: The reporters and editors of a media organisation may hold political views, which influence their reporting. This commonly manifests itself in the use of emotive or loaded words to create emotional 'red herrings' which distort the meaning of a story.  An example here might be something like: "Alberto Gonzales resigns, after months of '''political witch hunts''' on the part of '''deceitful''' liberals."
 
#Sensationalism: Media depends on viewers for financial support. Thus 'irrelevant' stories may receive attention disproportionate to their impact.
 
#Sensationalism: Media depends on viewers for financial support. Thus 'irrelevant' stories may receive attention disproportionate to their impact.
 
#Omission: The inverse of sensationalism, media may overlook important but boring stories.
 
#Omission: The inverse of sensationalism, media may overlook important but boring stories.
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