biased reporting
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- noun
- Literature
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reportaje sesgado
- As usual, the mainstream media's biased reporting only covers humans.
- accuse them of biased reporting
As usual, the mainstream media's biased reporting only covers humans.
- As usual, the mainstream media's biased reporting only covers humans.
Examples
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That has to do in large measure with the biased reporting, or lack thereof, by the mainstream media.
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I am an independent, and I am getting extremely tired of the biased reporting.
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Over the years, workers' strikes, colonial struggles, and Northern Ireland have all experienced biased reporting by the BBC.
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She called the local television station regularly to demand they correct stories or to accuse them of biased reporting; she often got results.
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By the way, I was talking about the success rate of the MSM on their biased reporting, and it is a mixed bag, at least in terms of presidential elections.
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What follows pretty well sums up the media's coverage of climate issues, and this site is also included in attempting to heavily cloud the issue with its own biased reporting.
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He decided that biased reporting and editorializing on every page was his mission, and he was unashamed in his use of the newspaper to further his own political agenda.
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Many viewers have criticized the news channel for its biased reporting of the election results.
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The journalist was accused of biased reporting after favoring one candidate over others in her articles.
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To ensure fair coverage, the editor warned against biased reporting that could mislead the audience.
Synonyms
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9.7
A way of showing a strong one-sided point of view
Adding personal opinions to news reports instead of giving facts
A practice of reporting false or biased news to get attention
How Biased
- Literature
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8.3
- Literature
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5.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'biased' (not neutral; favoring one side) with 'reporting' (presentation of news), so a learner who knows both words can infer it refers to news coverage with a particular slant. This adjective+noun composition is straightforward and cross-linguistically common, so it should be immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Biased reporting comes from the image of biased meaning 'tilted' or leaning to one side, so imagine a news story that leans toward one view. That's why reporting that is biased 'shows a strong opinion' instead of being fair.