1. What types of bias is the excerpt an example of?

2. Conservatives say if a Republican was in the White House and the report was this bleak, the media would have widely reported the story. President Obama says the economy is fine. (The British news outlet, the left-leaning Guardian reported on Thursday “US economy grows at slowest pace in two years as Obama defends legacy”)
What motive would the networks have for not reporting this story?

3. Ask a parent: do you think the networks purposely did not report the latest slowed economic growth? Please explain your answer.