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APUS57 · **on:** Jul 10, 2018

What is media bias? In your opinion, is the media biased? Give concrete examples and relate them to what you've learned.

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Question 2

Define and explain the role of agenda setting.

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k.lashomb · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 10, 2018

Answer to Question 1

An ideal response will:
1. Explain that media bias is the concern that the major media outlets exhibit an ideological slant that affects the content of the news they deliver.
2. Provide an argument as to whether or not the student thinks the media exhibit bias, drawing upon specific examples such as the perceived bias of Fox News, the New York Times, MSNBC, or AM talk radio.
3. Relate this argument and the accompanying examples back to the discussion in the book.

Answer to Question 2

An ideal response will:
1. Define agenda setting as the media helping to determine what topics will become the subject of public debate and legislation by drawing the public's attention to certain issues.
2. Note that while the media can help set the national agenda and spur public discussion, they do not have absolute power and are limited by the nature of the issues and the audience.