Media Bias: How Your Choice of News Outlet Shapes Your Perception of AI
The integration of AI into society has raised questions about its implications, biases, and societal impact.
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JJ Shavit
- Jun 8
The real bias in news coverage is different than you might think, research finds
Researchers compared the two cable news networks using natural language analysis by quantifying key psychosocial and sociopolitical markers
JJ Shavit
- Apr 3
Breaking News: The surprising truth about news coverage bias
The language of these two networks was never more distinct, and never more volatile, than during coverage of political events.
JJ Shavit
- Mar 3
The real bias in news coverage is not what you think, research finds
The audiences of each of the networks is highly partisan: about 93 percent of those who identify Fox News as their main news source.
JJ Shavit
- Feb 3
The real bias in news coverage is not what you might think, study finds
Networks showed increases in words associated with communion and sharing; but language associated with positive emotion dropped dramatically
JJ Shavit
- Jan 3
The real bias in news coverage is different than you might think, study finds
Two of America's major cable news networks – Fox News and MSNBC – anchor opposing ends of the political spectrum.
JJ Shavit
- Dec 3, 2022
The real bias in news coverage is not what you might think, study finds
Researchers compared the two cable news networks using natural language analysis by quantifying key psychosocial and sociopolitical markers
JJ Shavit
- Oct 31, 2022
The real bias in news coverage is not what you might think
Researchers compared the two cable news networks using natural language analysis by quantifying key psychosocial and sociopolitical markers.
JJ Shavit
- Sep 15, 2022
The real bias in news coverage is different than you expect
Researchers compared the two cable news networks using natural language analysis by quantifying key psychosocial and sociopolitical markers
JJ Shavit
- May 22, 2022
Are Republicans and Democrats driven by hatred of one another? Less than you think
When it comes to attitudes and behaviors between American political parties, the conventional wisdom is that hate is stronger than love.
JJ Shavit
- May 21, 2022
The real bias in news coverage is different than you might think
Two of America's major cable news networks – Fox News and MSNBC – anchor opposing ends of the political spectrum and are a focus of a study.
JJ Shavit
- Apr 11, 2022
When Fox News viewers flip to CNN, their opinions shift too, study finds
Staunchly conservative Fox News viewers who spent a month tuning in to CNN instead reported a broad shift in their political opinions
JJ Shavit
- Mar 18, 2022
Artificial intelligence can help combat systemic racism
Facial recognition algorithms have repeatedly been demonstrated to be less accurate for people with darker skin.
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