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    9 months ago

    Leaving out details is also bias. Especially when those details are pertinent to the subject being reported on.

    That he was talking about state policies could arguably be said to warrant including politics based details of the situation. Him being a failed presidential candidate and attending said event with a representatives of an anti-government extremist group would probably qualify for that.

    The difference between:

    Man speaks at length against restrictions to future meat-production quota’s

    vs

    Man known for previously running on a platform of meat-quota deregulation. speaks at length against restrictions to future meat-production quota’s, surrounded by meat industry lobbyists.

    Yes, the second one sounds more negative, but that’s not necessarily bias.