Bias in the News
Pick up any newspaper, browse any news site, turn on any news channel, and listen. The chances are that you will sense a bias in the news. In India, the driving force is more of a financial nature. The government in power can place full-page advertisements in newspapers of their choice. These can mean revenues in millions. Newspapers that toe the Government line get the ads. These newspaper houses ensure that the articles that analyze Government policies get watered down to present a positive spin. News media of countries with dictatorships or totalitarian governments have no options to choose from. For them, it is always better to write praising the virtues of the Supreme Leader than to find themselves tied to the business end of a cannon. I think the worst example of bias is visible in the news media from the US. From CNN to Fox, everyone has a… Bias in the News