role of bias & newspaper

 unflattering, low angles
close up on specific thing
perspective, focus
colour 


Bias through selection and omission 

Bias through placement 

Bias by headline 

Bias by photos, captions and camera angles 

Bias through use of names and titles 

Bias through statistics and crowd counts 

Bias by source control 

Word choice and tone 

-DOMINIC LAWSON: Amazing but true - we are leading the world in the fight against the virus - ommision of most countries - only those mentioned are us/ eu 

"This will seem odd to many British people: not only because of dilatory action by the Government but also because of our demography, the UK has suffered one of the very worst fatality rates, per capita, from the disease.
Yet in our contribution to the treatment of this plague, Britain leads the world." - biased through headline - unclear and bias through selection, other countries have world leading strategies

Fury as police 'threaten to fine' families buying MILK from farm shop - bias by headline, unclear why fines are threatened so it seems like they are unfairly giving fines

bias by photos - lighting change makes it seem like a major change, canted angle shot 






Explore how newspaper producers use representations to construct reality 

The writer uses bias through photos and bias through statistics to represent Haverhill as dirty and full of rubbish while in reality the statement is likely untrue. The photos used are very close up, canted angles only showing a single pathway in the town, which does not fully represent the whole area. The dark and gloomy atmosphere edited on the photos further instates the feeling of filth, while in person the places are not as dark and gloomy. The use of selection through the survey taken only shows one half of the whole picture - as it only states the opinions of people from other parts of the country. Additionally, the article is biased through omission, as it only focuses on one county and one town within it, not mentioning any other result from the survey.




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