Imagine that a news outlet or reporter favors a particular candidate or political party. In the process of reporting political coverage, the news gives more than 75 percent of its coverage to Party A, while Party B receives less than 25 percent
At the same time, news stories that cover Party A lean toward the positive, while negative stories are ignored. What types of bias are being committed on behalf of Party A, respectively?
a. statement and coverage
b. coverage and gatekeeping
c. coverage and statement
d. statement and gatekeeping
e. gatekeeping and statement
b
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