US politicians have been lobbing charges of media bias since the earliest days of the republic, so it’s easy to see those charges as empty partisan ploys. But most Americans believe media bias is real. Americans are sharply divided along partisan/ideological lines in terms of the news sources they trust or distrust and the media outlets they use or not use. These significant discrepancies stem largely from their different perceptions of media bias.
Do you think American news media have a bias? If yes, what kind of bias? In favor of whose interests? In answering these questions, try to support your analysis and arguments with certain actual content analysis findings and specific examples you find from academic articles and/or news media sources. Once you’ve posted your answers to these questions, then give at least two comments on others’ posts.