Bias, Censorship, and the Mass Media (Thinking Things Through)

Critical Thinking for Critical Times.  The host for this show is Michael Sukhov.  The guest is Andy Lee Roth.   We discuss popular notions of news bias; how 'bias' is different from news 'slant'; which kinds of people are treated as newsworthy (and which kinds are not), and why; what the view or 'framing' of an issue means; what is included in the framing of an issue, and what is excluded or missing.  We discuss other topics including adopting a more global perspective, avoiding a U.S.-centric view of the world, or assuming U.S. 'exceptionalism.' Finally, we discuss thinking beyond the either/or logic that frames almost all 'mainstream' corporate news in terms of red/blue, Republican/Democratic, liberal/conservative opposition, as well as explain what 'digital literacy' is. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6mfbvbH9PaDqTKng_XaNdhs Please visit our ThinkTech website at https://thinktechhawaii.com and see our Think Tech Advisories at https://thinktechadvisories.blogspot.com.