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That as well as the words and tone that are used to describe things and the context surrounding those things. A headline that is neither negative nor positive is not strictly unbiased because it implies that the thing being reported is not very unusual. If it is unusual, then the neutral tone is communicating a bias that this unusual thing should not be regarded as such.


“... by definition, news is something that almost never happens.”

- Bruce Schneier


Except for the annual “health system in crisis” story.

Edit: substitute any issue you care to name for “health system”, there’s always a crisis that can be used to grab eyeballs.




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