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==Sources of bias==
==Sources of bias==
[[File:Palin-newsweek.jpg|thumb|300px|Example of propaganda, with an un-presidential photo and a lead story in a news magazine "She's bad news for the GOP--and everybody else, too." The goal is to give Palin opponents ammunition to fight her popularity. ''Newsweel'' issue dated Nov. 23, 2009]]
#Deliberate [[propaganda]]: Presenting bias with the intention of benefiting the media establishment.
#Deliberate [[propaganda]]: Presenting bias with the intention of benefiting the media establishment.
#Institutional bias: The reporters and editors of a media organization may hold political views, which influence their reporting. Reporting on the [[Vietnam war]] has been cited as a notable example of such.
#Institutional bias: The reporters and editors of a media organization may hold political views, which influence their reporting. Reporting on the [[Vietnam war]] has been cited as a notable example of such.
#[[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.