with every issue expressed in the news, there will be bias. Newspapers will take their side of the issue and will over promote it, trying to get people to side with them.
Let's Take a look at two contrasting, bias articles:
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In the ‘Blog’ section of this website, I have taken a look at the article “Taxpayers Have Been Overly Generous to First Nations” from the Huffington Post. This article expresses that Canadian taxpayers have provided too much money towards the First Nations. This article shows bias by using statistics and facts; many of these statistics show to prove that First Nations are receiving more than enough money. This article takes a look at percentages of funding for First Nations, and comparing it to non-native Canadians. An example of this is that funding for First Nations has rose 882% per person since 1950, while funding for all Canadians shows a contrast by rising only by 387% per person since 1950. The article is using statistics and facts in favour to show that their side of the issue is correct. Another way that this article is showing bias is by the title itself, as using the word “overly” is convincing readers that they should not care about this issue as they have helped way more than needed. What this article fails to do is express why that much funding is provided for First Nations and whether the money provided has actually helped?
This leads us to the opposite side of the issue.
This leads us to the opposite side of the issue.
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The article “First Nation's health crisis is a Canadian problem” from the Toronto Star expresses that why Canadians and the government need to care more about First Nations and provide more funding for their health. Although this article only focuses on the health crisis, it shows an opposite opinion from the article in the Huffington Post. This article is bias as it only focuses on providing more help and funding for First Nations. This article is bias by expressing a shameful tone towards Canadians and the government. An example of this is, “the federal campaigns are ignoring what is Canada’s most urgent issue: the health of our indigenous communities, families and individuals.”, which uses tone to prove that the federal government does not care. Also, this article uses tone to try to make the reader feel guilty, referring the issue to be “ the most shameful fact of Canada’s history” and that “no other group in Canada lives with the poverty, illness, social and cultural burdens that we impose on our indigenous peoples”. This article greatly believes that we should start to further help the First Nations expressing “We can make even more changes when we work together.”, however this is bias as there is no facts, statistics, or quotes as the writer is just talking about their view on the issue. Moreover, the title is trying to convince readers that they should care more about First Nations as it states that it is a Canadian problem, meaning that all Canadians should help to address this. What this article has failed to address is how much money is already given and what the government is doing to address this issue.
Overall, as both of these articles have their own questions that are left unanswered both viewpoint show how unfairly the issue has been reported as there was no mention or explanation of the opposing side. Most of all, none of these articles have included any quotes from the victims in this issue, the First Nations, which is a whole other reason to why both articles are bias.