1. Media bias doesn’t always undermine the legitimacy

2. Gauging Legitimacy & Bias
What criteria did you apply to choose your source?
What is the bias? (Neutral, commending, criticizing, promoting, etc.)
Is there a political bias? How can you tell?
Is there a bias based on perspective (objective or partial)?

3. How will we choose “legitimate sources”?
We will exchange “legitimate” with “credible”
Does the source have a reputation as a reliable source? (NY Times)
What is the authority of the writer, speaker? (Editorial by Collin Powell)
Does the source follow the ethics of journalism? (Washington Post vs. Blog)
Who is the sponsoring organization? (UC Berkeley)

4. Is this photograph evidence that Joe Biden is considering becoming a candidate for president?

5. The more credible the source, the more transparent is the bias

6. If “credible” sources are produced by journalists…
We will examine bias through professional frames

7. Frames that structure what journalists see and how they present it.
Commercial Bias
Temporal Bias
Visual Bias
Bad News Bias
Narrative Bias
Status Quo Bias
Fairness Bias
Expediency Bias
Glory Bias

8. Why is this less-likely to be published?

9. Using Critical Questions to detect bias
Socio-political Perspective
Personal gain
Profit
Sources
Presenting Arguments
Alternative Perspectives
Using the questions provided that correspond with the topics at left, examine the news article about New York.