bias
People read articles everyday, but they do not recognize that bias is being used to alternate their opinion. Readers are easily blinded by bias within print media because journalists are very good with blending the bias into their articles. Although bias is detectable, some types of bias are well disguised and hard to point out. Print media uses certain types of bias that can persuade a person into reading the article that may not concern them. There are many types of bias that are used in print media health issue articles. Print media shows bias through statistics and crowd counts, word choice and tone, and omission. Bias by statistics and crowd count is used in print media. Journalists tend to use bias through statistics and crowd counts to influence the reader's believability. The Globe and Mail on October 23, 1999 in an article called " Ottawa organizing medical research with new $65-million agency. " uses this bias by saying , " dozens of scientists," instead of telling us the exact number of scientists, they say "dozens" to make it seem a large number. There are many other print media sources that use this type of bias, such as Maclean's and The Toronto Star . On September 27, 1999 an article in Maclean's called
Word choice and tone is another form of bias used in print media. The choice of words can change a person's opinion about the article. The words and the tone used can make a person agree or disagree with the opinion of the journalist. In The Globe and Mail on October 22, 1999 in an article called " Health care to receive $3.8 billion injection." shows bias through word choice when the journalist says " The Liberal caucus chuckled when [ The Governor ] read a passage from the speech.". This may give the reader the impression that the speech was not taken seriously. The Toronto Star on October 2,1999 an article " Do doctors treat older people fairly?" uses word choice and tone by saying, "...her elderly mother is repeatedly rushed [ to the hospital ] ...". By using the word rushed the reader will get the impression that it is an emergency and by using the word "elderly" it influences the thought of old age and death. All these types of words and tones being used in print media gives the reader a mental picture or sense of how the situation is. Maclean's uses bias through word choice and tone in an article on September 27, 1999 called " An alternative to bypass surgery? " by saying, "' [ a patient ] Gene Dopp, talks glowingly about his doctor." The journalist gives the impression that all the patients are happy and satisfied with the doctors. Word choice and tone is one of many biases used in prin
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