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Confirmation bias - The tendency to seek and interpret information that confirms existing beliefs. 

Reber, A., Allen, R., & Reber, E. (2009). Confirmation bias. In The Penguin Dictionary of Psychology. Penguin. Retrieved September 5, 2023,

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Triangulation - Triangulation in social research is the combination of different methods, methodological perspectives or theoretical viewpoints. Taking the metaphors of the stability of a tripod or the need for navigators to take bearings on at least three points in order to locate themselves accurately on a map reference, proponents of ‘triangulated’ approaches to research assert that the result of combining varied approaches is a net gain.

Miller, R., Miller, R., & Brewer, J. (2003). Triangulation. In The A-Z of Social Research. Sage UK. Retrieved September 5, 2023,

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Media Bias - media bias refers to the media exhibiting unjustifiable favoritism as they cover the news. When the media transmit biased news reports, those reports present viewers with an inaccurate, unbalanced, and/or unfair view of the world around them.

Political communication scholars have identified and examined two main types of bias in media reporting. The first type, commonly referred to as “partisan bias,” involves media reports that are slanted in favor of a particular political party. The second type of media bias is known as “structural bias.” This type of bias stems from certain “structures” (customs, reporting routines, commercial pressures, etc.) that operate within the news industry. As a result of the highly commercial and purportedly nonpartisan nature of the mainstream U.S. media, the issue of media bias surfaces in a unique way in American democracy.

Levasseur, D. G., & Kaid, L. (2008). Media Bias. In Encyclopedia of Political Communication. Sage Publications.

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