Directions
-Read the excerpt below (from the AmericanThinker.com blog post of Feb. 12th).
-Read "Types of Media Bias" in the right column. Then answer the questions.
Wednesday's Biased Item - February 25, 2009
A Tale of Two Headlines
Questions
Do you think that USA Today's headline is misleading? Explain your answer.
…two articles on the same story [have] radically different headlines.
The articles are on a Gallup poll asking the question whether Bush era policies in the war on terror should be investigated.
From Gallup:
No Mandate for Criminal Probes of Bush Administration
From USA Today:
Poll: Most want inquiry into anti-terror tactics
Huh?
Here are the numbers – you decide:
The poll is skewed heavily to the left on the criminal investigation question because liberals, almost to a man, want to see Bush in jail. I find it interesting that a clear majority do not want criminal investigations – unexpected given all the rancid rhetoric from the left for 8 years.
Technically, both headlines are correct. But do you think there is any bias at USA Today when the poll shows a majority against criminal probes?
Read the original post at AmericanThinker.com.