May 6, 2009 12:48
15 yrs ago
English term
media bias
GBK
English to Danish
Social Sciences
Journalism
Definition from
thisnation.com:
Occurs when the media (individually or collectively) reports something that is inaccurate or one-sided because of ideology, political favoritism, reliance on limited (not treating both sides equally), or other factors. Bias can show up in coverage (or lack thereof) or in the content and analysis of stories.
Example sentences:
It is almost impossible for any network or journalistic publication not to be accused of some media bias. Subtle things like word choice, time limits on programming, needs to have sponsors in order to run a business, and choice of sponsors may all be examples of media bias. (wiseGEEK)
Research into studies of media bias in the United States shows that Liberal experimenters tend to get results that say the media has a conservative bias, while conservatives experimenters tend to get results that say the media has a liberal bias, and those who do not identify themselves as either liberal or conservative get results indicating little bias, or mixed bias. (Wikipedia)
Nothing ratchets up the perennial debate over media bias like a presidential election. But as Tim Groeling, a political scientist at the University of California, Los Angeles, observes, public discussions about media bias are often just “food fights,” with pundits and partisans throwing around anecdotes. (Scientific American)
Proposed translations
(Danish)
5 | medievinkling, medievinkel | Marianne Ajana |
4 | medie partiskhed | Steffen Pope Altenburg |
4 | mediefarvet | Susanne Hemdorff |
Change log
May 6, 2009 12:37: changed "Kudoz queue" from "In queue" to "Public"
May 6, 2009 12:48: Enrique Cavalitto changed "Stage" from "Preparation" to "Submission"
May 9, 2009 12:54: changed "Stage" from "Submission" to "Selection"
Proposed translations
10 days
medievinkling, medievinkel
Definition from
Kristeligt Dagblad:
"Selvhad", kaldte forfatteren Ole Hyltoft det med ét ord i Politiken forleden, og han har ret, der ædes her store lunser ud af den danske helhedskultur -- men selvom subkultur og særstandpunkt er blevet fremherskende, håber og tror man, at vinklingen blot er en medievinkling og ikke er dækkende for den almindelige holdning. Der er bare det aber dabei, at jo længere væk vi kommer fra besættelsen, desto mere undrende end just vidende bliver publikum.
Example sentences:
Meget af det beror på medievinkling. (http://www.information.dk)
Forstaden på nettet - en medievinkel på forstadens udvikling (www.kommunikationsforum.dk)
Bogen hævder, at vi ikke blot kan forstå erhvervsjournalistikkens udvikling ud fra en ren medievinkel eller en ren virksomhedsvinkel. (Copenhagen Business School)
80 days
medie partiskhed
Definition from
own experience or research:
Forekommer når medier (individuelt eller kollektivt) rapporterer noget, med en forudindtaget indstilling til emnet, og/eller ikke behandler alle parter involveret objektivt.
Example sentences:
Er mediernes Tibetdækning partisk? (radio86.dk)
301 days
mediefarvet
I don't know why this system will not accept my spelling "people's" - it inserts an \ !
Definition from
own experience or research:
"Mediefarvet" is an adjective expressing that a specific topic or description is biased.<br />Example from a Google search: "de fleste folks modstand mod et ungdomshus er aldeles fordomsfuld og mediefarvet" - meaning that "most people's dislike against xxx is very much prejudiced and media biased".
Example sentences:
de fleste folks modstand mod et ungdomshus er aldeles fordomsfuld og mediefarvet (Google)
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