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Media Bias

Media Bias. The Pro-Life Movement. Molly Devine. Explanation of bias and how it applies to the media Look at major networks and how they relate to political and social issues Investigate how the prolife movement has been affected by bias

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Media Bias

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  1. Media Bias The Pro-Life Movement Molly Devine

  2. Explanation of bias and how it applies to the media • Look at major networks and how they relate to political and social issues • Investigate how the prolife movement has been affected by bias • Review examples of media distortion or misrepresentation of prolife action Overview

  3. Bias- an inclination of temperament or outlook; especially: a personal and sometimes unreasoned judgment: prejudice • Merriam-Webster Media Bias

  4. Networks

  5. http://video.foxnews.com/v/1410112622001/inside-annual-march-for-life/http://video.foxnews.com/v/1410112622001/inside-annual-march-for-life/ • http://video.msnbc.msn.com/the-daily-rundown/50587610#50587610 Media Examples

  6. March for life • Annual event where the streets of DC are shut down as Pro-Lifer’s from across the nation gather to show discontent for Roe v. Wade by marching to the Supreme Court • Estimated that in 2011 there were up to 400,000 participants in attendance • Rich Noyes of MRC said in 2011 there was no media coverage of the march by ABC/NBC/CBS • “life” speech in the media • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8knMYK-IX4U&feature=player_embedded Example

  7. “Pro-life” extremists • Murders at abortion clinics • Pensacola, FL in July 1994 • Brookline, Mass in December 1994 • Both of the killers were described as being stongly “prolife” or “anti-abortion” • Despite organizations (National Right to Life Committee, American Catholic Bishops, Operation Rescue) releasing statements denouncing the killing their voices were overshadowed. Example

  8. “Image is what the TV Producers…were concerned about. Let’s not make it look like it really is. That might make us look insensitive and short on compassion.” –Bernard Goldberg • What good is our work in the news if we are not giving a full and complete story? Conclusion

  9. Alterman, Eric. What Liberal Media? The Truth About Bias and the News. New York: Basic Books, 2003. • Carlin, David R. "Abortion and the Media Bias." America Magazine. (1995): 7-8. • Goldberg, Bernard. Bias: a CBS Insider Exposes How the Media Distorts the News. Washington DC: Regnery Publishing, Inc., 2002. 101. • Jones, Russ. "Media continues pro-abortion bias, ignores ‘March for Life’." One News Now. 2013.http://ww2.onenewsnow.com. • Yonder , Katie. "Networks Censor Word “Life” From March for Life Coverage." Life News. 2013. lifenews.com. Sources

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