Unbiased : Editing in a Diverse Society

by Wissner-Gross, Elizabeth

• ISBN13: 9780813823966
• ISBN10: 081382396X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-11-30
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Summary

This reference helps identify and eliminate prejudices that often inadvertently appear in print and electronic media; examines issues and policies regarding bias and style; explores various style recommendations; and offers examples of biased statements, with options.

Author Biography

Elizabeth Wissner-Gross, whose journalism career spans more than 20 years, has edited and written for Newsday, the Associated Press and the Daily News (Los Angeles). Her articles also have appeared in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post and more than 30 domestic and foreign newspapers and magazines. She has taught journalism at Hofstra University, Fairleigh Dickinson University and Iona College and has guest-lectured at New York University, the New School University and Barnard College. Having spent many years studying bias in journalism, she has led workshops and participated in panel discussions on media bias for college groups, civic clubs, religious organizations and public schools. Wissner-Gross is a graduate of Barnard and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.

Table of Contents

Preface	viii	(1)
Acknowledgments	ix	(2)
Introduction	xi
Overview	3	(4)
1 / Political Bias	7	(14)
2 / Racial Bias	21	(36)
3 / Ethnic Bias	57	(20)
4 / Nationality Bias	77	(16)
5 / Gender Bias	93	(42)
6 / Religious Bias	135	(24)
7 / Age Bias	159	(12)
8 / Bias Based on Appearances and Disabilities	171	(18)
9 / Bias by Economic/Social Class	189	(10)
10 / Lifestyle Bias	199	(18)
11 / Bias and Education	217	(10)
12 / Bias and Values	227	(4)
13 / Appeals to "Positive Bias"	231	(6)
14 / Editing Art for Bias	237	(12)
Conclusion	249	(2)
References	251	(4)
Index	255