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how and why do bias' arise in the media? The growth of technology since the 1950's has led to an explosion in media communications. Television is now available to 98% of the population although in recent years newspaper circulation has declined. The media report on news, selected by themselves and communicated to us second hand which does not allow for immediate feedback or debate. Television, including radio, has different rules and format to that of the press, newspapers, magazines etc. Each report the news in differing ways. The question of bias is more difficult to pigeon hole. During elections bias could be unequal reporting of parties, at other times it may be an unhealthy interest in attacking the Government or other parties, although because the Government is in power they often attract more attention than political debate which is perceived not to change or influence changes in society. If we look at...

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