Word: bias
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...grape referendum has shown the tremendous impact and presence that The Crimson can have on campus, especially now that the paper is free to all undergraduates. The Crimson has shown its sensitivity to presenting a range of opinions and avoiding bias in its coverage. However, diversity alone does not ensure responsible journalism. The Crimson staff should be conscious that it is running a newspaper, not a public access channel. The shortcomings in Crimson coverage probably did not bias voting toward either side of the debate. The only losers were the voters, who lost the chance to get beyond the poster...
...Bias crimes, however, one of the most obvious expressions of racism, are still a fact of teen life. According to Justice Department statistics, the number of hate crimes reported nationwide rose 10% from 1995 to 1996 (the jump could be due to better reporting). In Chicago black youngster Lenard Clark, 13, was beaten into a coma in March, allegedly by a group of white teens. "This is not about race," argues Tommy, 23, a white resident of Bridgeport, the neighborhood where Clark's beating took place. "A lot of times it's about territory. If we fight with black guys...
...results? "Despite an overall bias in favor of French over German wine sales," they soberly reported last week in the prestigious science journal Nature, "French wine outsold German wine when French music was being played, whereas German wine outsold French wine when German music was played." What may be even more significant is that only six of the 44 customers who consented to fill out a questionnaire admitted that they had been influenced by the music...
...book. Dyson includes the names of regulatory agencies already active in private households and, to a lesser extent, in the public arena. Names like CYBERsitter, Net Shepherd, and TRUSTe provide evidence of the viability of the Internet as a secure environment for children and adults alike. Unfortunately, the main bias of Release 2.0 reveals itself in these chapters. Dyson, who previously urged the reader to remember when "[you had] just turned thirteen" and "you tried to get around the school's blocking software to look at the Playboy site," extends the male-oriented focus of her book with questions like...
...best they can; but when he depicts Bureau snipers blowing away a wax statue of a Native American in a botched attempt to nail Baily, one starts to suspect a hidden agenda. The writers cite Waco as their inspiration for the story, and a definite anti-FBI bias comes through loud and clear...