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• Spelling/grammar mistakes • Factual errors • Corrections
•Attitudes about accuracy • Credibility of newspapers vs. TV • Rush to
publish • Unnamed sources
• Demographics of journalists and the public • The public’s
view of journalists • Journalists’ view of themselves
• Bias defined • Who believes the media are biased? •
External manipulation • Internal agendas • Reporting fact vs. opinion •
Journalists’ self-appraisal
• Presumed motives • “Hot” stories
• Consistency in news values • Conflict in news
values • Investigative reporting techniques
• Being part of the story • The impact of experience
• Sample characteristics • Community involvement • Frequency
of news needs • Media consumption patterns • Evaluations of news
sources • Perceptions of own newspaper • Contact with readers
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