Media Bias

Unbelievable headlines.  Strange news stories. Can't-possibly-be-true Facebook posts. How do you know what to believe?
You've all probably heard cautions like: "If it sounds totally unbelievable, it probably is," or "It's too good to be true," or "consider the source."  Those are all good tips and I'd encourage you to NEVER respond to something that seems questionable.

I'd also encourage you to consider the source before responding, sharing, or reposting something you read online.  Recently, a previous student of mine shared a resource he uses when trying to decide if news is being accurately represented.  The chart is created by a group that regularly analyzes published content and then categorizes those media sources.

The Media Bias Chart can be found here; it can be enlarged by clicking on the chart. For those of you who know much more about this than me, I'd be interested in your thoughts about this chart.