Written Assignment 6

Much of the controversy over media coverage of politics centers on allegations of “liberal bias.” This is accepted as a fact by many, but is it really the case? According to this report from the organization known as FAIR (Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting), that may not really be the case. After reading the (unfortunately, rather lengthy) report, answer the following questions: Does liberal bias actually dictate which stories are covered, and how they are covered—or are there other factors that play a more important part?

This assignment, machine-produced, double-spaced, with conventional 1 inch margins and double-spaced, 2-3 pages long, is due at the beginning of class on Wednesday, June 6.