User:Willispanzarello/Media bias in the United States/Bibliography

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Bibliography

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Bibliography

Carmichael, S. G. (2017b, January 12). The U.S. media’s problems are much bigger than fake news and filter bubbles. Harvard Business Review. https://hbr.org/2017/01/the-u-s-medias-problems-are-much-bigger-than-fake-news-and-filter-bubbles

- This article provides a thought-provoking analysis of the media's role in shaping public perceptions and the impact of the digital age on information dissemination, offering a valuable perspective on the complex dynamics of news coverage and audience engagement.

Bauder, D., & Press, T. A. (2023, February 15). Trust in media is so low that half of Americans now believe that news organizations deliberately mislead them. Fortune. https://fortune.com/2023/02/15/trust-in-media-low-misinform-mislead-biased-republicans-democrats-poll-gallup/?itm_source=parsely-api

- This study presents a comprehensive and concerning portrait of public distrust in national news organizations, highlighting the deep skepticism and the need for journalists to go beyond transparency and accuracy to demonstrate the societal impact of their reporting, while noting a relatively higher level of trust in local news.

Foundation, K. (2020). Gallup/Knight Poll: Americans’ concerns about media bias deepen, even as they see it as vital for democracy. Knight Foundation. https://knightfoundation.org/press/releases/gallup-knight-poll-americans-concerns-about-media-bias-deepen-even-as-they-see-it-as-vital-for-democracy/

- The report from Gallup and the Knight Foundation, titled "American Views 2020: Trust, Media, and Democracy," is a reliable source for understanding the widening gap between public expectations of the news media and their perceived biases and lack of objectivity, particularly along partisan lines.

Examples:

Luke, Learie. 2007. Identity and secession in the Caribbean: Tobago versus Trinidad, 1889–1980 Kingston, Jamaica: University of the West Indies Press.
- This is a book published by a university press, so it should be a reliable source. It also covers the topic in some depth, so it's helpful in establishing notability.
Galeano, Gloria; Bernal, Rodrigo (2013-11-08). "Sabinaria , a new genus of palms (Cryosophileae, Coryphoideae, Arecaceae) from the Colombia-Panama border". Phytotaxa.
- This is a peer-reviewed scientific journal, so it should be a reliable source. It covers the topic in some depth, so it's helpful in establishing notability.
Baker, William J.; Dransfield, John (2016). "Beyond Genera Palmarum: progress and prospects in palm systematics". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society.
- This is a peer-reviewed scientific journal, so it should be a reliable source for a specific fact. Since it only dedicates a few sentences to the topic, it can't be used to establish notability.

Reference

Forman-Katz, Naomi. “U.S. Journalists Differ from the Public in Their Views of ‘bothsidesism’ in Journalism.” Pew Research Center, Pew Research Center, 13 July 2022, www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2022/07/13/u-s-journalists-differ-from-the-public-in-their-views-of-bothsidesism-in-journalism/.

- This article details how media outlets navigate the difficulties of reporting unbiased news towards their audience.

Carmichael, Sarah Green. “The U.S. Media’s Problems Are Much Bigger than Fake News and Filter Bubbles.” Harvard Business Review, 12 Jan. 2017, hbr.org/2017/01/the-u-s-medias-problems-are-much-bigger-than-fake-news-and-filter-bubbles.

- This news source from the Harvard Business School dives into how incentives for news outlets create deep-running issues for trust between the media and viewers.

Brenan, Megan. “Americans Remain Distrustful of Mass Media.” Gallup.Com, Gallup, 20 May 2022, news.gallup.com/poll/321116/americans-remain-distrustful-mass-media.aspx.

-This online articles describes and involves statistics revolving around the uptick in distrust in media due to the variation of political belief severity.

Outline of proposed changes

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Now that you have compiled a bibliography, it's time to plan out how you'll improve your assigned article.

In this section, write up a concise outline of how the sources you've identified will add relevant information to your chosen article. Be sure to discuss what content gap your additions tackle and how these additions will improve the article's quality.

Consider other changes you'll make to the article, including possible deletions of irrelevant, outdated, or incorrect information, restructuring of the article to improve its readability or any other change you plan on making. This is your chance to really think about how your proposed additions will improve your chosen article and to vet your sources even further.

Note: This is not a draft. This is an outline/plan where you can think about how the sources you've identified will fill in a content gap.

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