University
Shawnee State University
Major
English - Communications
Presentation Types
Oral Presentation (Live)
Keywords:
news media, bias, news bias
Abstract
With the “fake news” phenomenon entering the spotlight in recent years, media slant and bias has become an ever-growing topic within political discourse. This project uses the process of coding to analyze three articles from varying news organizations written about the United States Capitol Insurrections on January 6, 2021. It identifies language patterns that are associated with media bias as well as how notable concepts such as omission and framing shape the ideas readers may take away from a news piece. Findings as well as conclusions about the significance of these concepts will be presented.
Human and Animal Subjects
no
Faculty Mentor Name
Marc Scott
Faculty Mentor Title
Associate Professor
Faculty Mentor Department
English and Humanities
Recommended Citation
Peoples, Anissa, "News Media Bias: An Analysis of News Coverage on January 6, 2021" (2021). Celebration of Scholarship. 5.
https://digitalcommons.shawnee.edu/cos/2021/day1/5
News Media Bias: An Analysis of News Coverage on January 6, 2021
With the “fake news” phenomenon entering the spotlight in recent years, media slant and bias has become an ever-growing topic within political discourse. This project uses the process of coding to analyze three articles from varying news organizations written about the United States Capitol Insurrections on January 6, 2021. It identifies language patterns that are associated with media bias as well as how notable concepts such as omission and framing shape the ideas readers may take away from a news piece. Findings as well as conclusions about the significance of these concepts will be presented.
