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...some cases, it requires that researchers make some basic value judgments about what risks, to which people, are less serious than other risks. Such judgments, say critics of Graham and his center, are where the bias toward corporations arises and why they cast doubt on the scientific validity of his work...
Ironically, Palestinians and their supporters seem to see precisely the opposite bias in the media. They claim that the terms in which the news is presented are uneven, degrading to Arabs, not harsh enough for Israel's current hawkish leadership and representative of an implicit bias against Islam in the desire to paint the conflict as a religious war. They are certainly entitled to their interpretations. Yet to discern the world media's consistent and deliberate slander against Israel, one need not interpret terminology either way: It is evident simply in what the press chooses to report and to omit...
While the conflict itself may not soon be resolved, there is some hope for the revival of ethical journalism. By monitoring as wide a range of sources as possible, remaining alert for bias resulting from intimidation and prejudice and consistently asserting the importance of honest coverage, we can hope to persuade the media to live up to its crucial responsibility...
...from the papers. Both overt and subtle editorializing, prioritizing and slanted reporting are unjust to the people and the situation being described, and to the reader. But while we must all demand even-handed reporting by the media, we must understand, as some do not, that questions of media bias are rarely one-sided, simple and black-and-white...
...ironic that we find ourselves questioning the fairness and usefulness of the SATS at a time when state-required competency exams are popping up all over. In these state exams, I see the same test-prep problems, bias, racial gaps, memorization and the same testing mania that we fault the SATS for. State-required competency exams can cause even more pressure and greater consequences, since in many states these tests are a requirement for graduation, the hurdle students must pass before they find out what college they will get into based on their SATS. SARAH CHOU Los Altos, Calif...