This lesson investigates media bias and voting behaviour.
Instructions
1. Read the presentation and take notes
2. Use the newspaper hyperlinks and the papers you have been given to investigate evidence of political bias in the newspapers. Write a summary table which illustrates newspaper political affiliation at a glance.
3. Answer the following questions:
a)How does newspaper bias and broadcasting bias differ?
b)Does media bias harm democracy - if so how?
c)What sort of measures could be put in place to combat media bias and its effect on election results?