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How can bias affect a news story?

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Media have tremendous power in setting cultural guidelines and in shaping political discourse. It is essential that news media, along with other institutions, are challenged to be fair and accurate. The first step in challenging biased news coverage is documenting bias. Please answer my now
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A bias in a news story can make the information less credible because it's someone's opinion. It can affect the news story because the emphasis would be changed by the caster's opinion on the story.
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