Many people feel that media coverage is becoming increasingly biased today. Why is this? What can be done to fix this problem?
Many people feel that media coverage is becoming increasingly biased today. Why is this? What can be done to fix this problem? There is a growing concern about modern mass media becoming increasingly biased nowadays. As a result, individuals suffer from the problem of distorted information and lack of trust in the news. This is due to the growing media commercialisation when profit becomes more important than objectivity. However, there are a number of measures that can be implemented to resolve the issue of biased news coverage. One of the most serious causes of media bias is their dependence of advertising income. Mass media because of this are worried about clicks, views and ratings, which leads to complex issues being simplified and emotionally loaded details being prioritised. This, in turns, leads to the selection of facts, while alternative viewpoints tend to be ignored. Such coverage forms a distorted idea of reality among the audience and to a great extent und...