Is the media biased?

Question

When people are on trial and the media is covering the procedings...
Do they tend to give both the prosecution AND the defense equal attention? Or do they simply make the person look guilty from the start?

I'm not on trial for anything, but thank you for your concern.

Answer 1

Yes, the media is biased. I don't think they always have a "favorite," but they do slant things to add to any controversy or concern (even the weather is reported as better/worse/less predictable than it really is). Why? Because it sells papers, advertising space, or whatever it is that pays to present the "news."

Answer 2

Of course the media is biased. Not necessarily for people to look guilty from the start. The media tends to lean toward the liberal and what makes the story more interesting and sensational.

Answer 3

The media often paints a picture of the worst possible scenario so I would say they are biased. They are also obsessed with political correctness.

Answer 4

Of course the media has always been biased.

Answer 5

It varies from case to case- Scott Petersen seemed guilty from the start, but did OJ?

Answer 6

wow, you've asked this question before, you must really be up sh!t creek without a paddle, good luck to you! and yes the media will bias your whole trial.

Answer 7

All information serves to affect one's opinion.

Answer 8

yeah, they are. they always try to tell what people want to hear, so they also stay on the one side so that the majority of people stand by them

Answer 9

THE MEDIA ONLY GIVES THE INFO THEY WANT TO GIVE

Answer 10

Always,never left or right or black or white.