Devale+R

What is bias?

What in the headline on CNN?

What is the top news story from the BBC?

What is the top news story on Aljazeera?

Were the 3 stories all on the same topic? Why do you think that is?

What is bias by omission? Give an example.

What is bias by selection of sources? Give an example.

What is bias by story selection? Give an example.

What is bias by story placement? Give an example.

What is bias by labeling? Give an example.

What is bias by spin? Give an example.

ANSWERS: 1.In favor of or aginst one thing, person, or group compared with another.

2. A guy from the millitary name Nidal Hasan was convicted on 13 counts of murder and 32 of attempted murder in the shooting rampage.

3. A guy from the millitary name Nidal Hasan was convicted on 13 counts of murder and 32 of attempted murder in the shooting rampage.

4.U.S. soldier is senetenced to life in prison for shooting 16 innocent afghans.

5. No they were not the same, i think they were differnet because some people hear stuff later then others & alot of things happen different around the world.

6. Leaving one side of an article the person that shot 16 people in Aljazeera.

7.Including more sources that support one view over another.

8. A pattern of highlighting news stories that coincide with the agenda of either the left or right.

9. Story placement is a measure of how important the editor considers the story.

10. Bias by labeling comes in two forms. The first is the tagging of conservative politicians and groups with extreme labels while leaving liberal politicians and groups unlabeled or with with more mild labels, or vice versa

11. Bias by labeling comes into forms. The first the tagging of conversative ploiticians and groups with extreme labels while leaving liberal politicians and groups unlabeld or with more mild labels, or vice versa.

Vasco Nunez de Balboa

Since he was the first person from Europe to see the Pacific Ocean from the 'New World' (Panama, Central America when it was found not too long ago), how did his discovery actually influenced history?

-How many voyages did he make? -Name the places he sailed to? -Who is he to us now? -What he do?