Does media show bias?

instead of reporting news or airing programs in an objective way. One form of media bias is failure to include varied points of view on a story. Often this may be viewed as failing to include the opposite viewpoint. However, it would be virtually impossible to include all viewpoints on a particular issue, since people approach issues from more than two directions. This failure to represent is indeed media bias, though it may not be intentional bias. News stories may simply not have the time to cover all points of view, and may stick to classic “sides” such as democrat and republican, or left and right, in an attempt to curb media bias. However, the media will still be biased since it cannot represent all points of view.In China, certain programs are allowed, while others may not be. Certain stories may be written while others must be ignored. This is an attempt to control thinking about the world in certain ways, which helps to sustain the government’s control of the people. Other countries also present news in ways slanted toward a particular set of ideals. Several Islamic countries, for example, control media and slant media to glorify religious ideals. This is especially the case in theocracies.Political coverage often focuses on how issues affect politicians or corporate executives rather than those directly affected by the issue. For example, many stories on parental notification of abortion emphasized the "tough choice" confronting male politicians while quoting no women under 18--those with the most at stake in the debate. Economics coverage usually looks at how events impact stockholders rather than workers or consumers.The business of reporting and interpreting a war is governed by how the media approach it and how the audience perceives it. Both Arab and American television networks try to cover all aspects of the war - the good, the bad, and the ugly. But the good, the bad, and the ugly are all in the eye of the beholder - the audience seeking "truth." Contextual objectivity is the reason we are watching two different televised versions of the same war - and it is something that both worlds could better understand if they're ever to coexist. Media coexist with bias to form a perceived notion of the subjects being presented.