1. In his report on the AP's poll, Tim Graham asserts:  "There's a difference between fact-mangling and the more common problem of bias by omission, just refusing to allow viewpoints that media elites consider too politically incorrect... That ends up underlining the perception of one-sidedness."
a) Do you agree with this assertion? Explain your answer.
b) Ask a parent the same question.
Interesting to note: the large majority of people in the news media are Democrats and/or hold liberal views on most issues. Most people who hold liberal views don't see the media as biased. Most people who hold conservative views say the news media has a liberal bias. [With the exclusion of Fox News - but there is CNN, CBS, NBC, ABC, MSNBC, NY Times, Washington Post, LA Times, et al.]

2. Tom Rosenstiel, a former media reporter for Newsweek and the Los Angeles Times is quoted as saying:

Yet only 12 percent of those who use Facebook say they have a lot of trust in the news and information they see on the site.

Twitter attracts smaller numbers for news than Facebook, and about 18 percent have a good deal of trust in what they read there. There was also viewer skepticism of other social media sites.

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is known to support the liberal position on social issues and oppose the conservative position. He says he is neither a Democrat or Republican.

Most people are aware that Facebook’s news feed algorithm affects the news they see.  Many also believe other social media companies manipulate what they see. Do you think the assumption of these users is unfair, or do you think social media should not be trusted for balanced news? Explain your answer.