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  2. Media bias in the United States - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. Claims of media bias generally focus on the idea of media outlets reporting news in a way that seems partisan. Other claims argue that outlets sometimes sacrifice objectivity in pursuit of growth or profits. Some academics in fields like media studies, journalism, communication, political science and economics have looked at bias of ...

  3. Media bias - Wikipedia

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    Media bias occurs when journalists and news producers show bias in how they report and cover news. The term "media bias" implies a pervasive or widespread bias contravening of the standards of journalism, rather than the perspective of an individual journalist or article. [1] The direction and degree of media bias in various countries is widely ...

  4. Media Bias/Fact Check - Wikipedia

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    Media Bias/Fact Check ( MBFC) is an American website founded in 2015 by Dave M. Van Zandt. [1] It considers four main categories and multiple subcategories in assessing the "political bias" and "factual reporting" of media outlets. [2] [3] It is widely used, but has been criticized for its methodology. [4]

  5. Media Matters for America - Wikipedia

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    Media Matters for America ( MMfA) is a nonprofit left-leaning [2] watchdog journalism organization. [3] It was founded in 2004 by journalist and political activist David Brock as a counterweight to the conservative Media Research Center. [4] It seeks to spotlight "conservative misinformation" in the U.S. media; its methods include issuing ...

  6. AllSides - Wikipedia

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    AllSides Technologies Inc. is an American company that estimates the perceived political bias of content on online written news outlets. AllSides presents different versions of similar news stories from sources it rates as being on the political right, left, and center, with a mission to show readers news outside their filter bubble and expose media bias.

  7. Racial bias in criminal news in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Media outlets and racial bias against African Americans Fox News [ edit ] Media Matters for America , a " progressive research and information center dedicated to comprehensively monitoring, analyzing, and correcting conservative misinformation in the U.S. media" [14] is an outspoken critic of Fox News , frequently accusing the channel of ...

  8. Freedom of the press in the United States - Wikipedia

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    This is an overall measure of freedom available to the press, including a range of factors including government censorship, control over journalistic access, and whistleblower protections. The U.S.'s ranking fell from 20th in 2010 to 49th in 2015, before recovering to 41st in 2016. Freedom House, a U.S.-based watchdog organization, ranked the ...

  9. Mass media in the United States - Wikipedia

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    There are several types of mass media in the United States: television, radio, cinema, newspapers, magazines, and web sites. The U.S. also has a strong music industry. New York City, Manhattan in particular, and to a lesser extent Los Angeles, are considered the epicenters of U.S. media. Many media entities are controlled by large for-profit ...