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Cupcake123456:

Why are the media biased? A. Humans write the stories, and their opinions are shaped by background and experiences. B. Journalists have no rules or standards with regard to bias. C. News personnel care only about making money, not about the truth. D. The US government controls the media, and it therefore supports the opinions of the people in power.

AP:

B.) can be eliminated, as journalistis have a code of ethic by which most are driven. C.) can also be eliminated in that that is a broad, general and false claim for a number of reasons. and D.) can easily be eliminated in that the US government ensures freedom of speech as well as freedom of the press in the First Amendment. A.) is correct and the most logical response. -Good luck (:

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