The Influencing Machine by Brooke Gladstone
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The document summarizes Brooke Gladstone's book "The Influencing Machine: A Visionary and Opinionated Work of Graphic Nonfiction on the Media and Its Discontents." It discusses various types of media biases such as commercial, bad news, status quo, access, and visual biases. It argues that objectivity is impossible and transparency is the new objectivity. Reporters should link to their sources, disclose their voting records, and produce reliable, quality journalism. The document encourages analyzing one's own media diet to identify trusted and untrusted sources as well as potential biases.
The Influencing Machine by Brooke Gladstone
- 1. The Influencing Machine: A Visionary and Opinionated Work of Graphic Nonfiction on the Media and Its Discontents.
- 2. Brooke Gladstone Cartoon Version In Real Life Host of
- 3. About The Book Illustrated by Josh Neufeld
- 4. Types of Media Biases Commercial Bias-News has to be new to sell Bad News Bias-Bad news also sells news Status Quo Bias- dont rock the boat, baby Access Bias-Gatekeepers pay a price Visual Bias-pictures over words Narrative Bias-fitting facts into standard plots Fairness Bias- bending over backwards
- 5. What kind of bias is this?
- 6. What kind of bias is this?
- 8. Objectivity is Impossible! Transparency is the new objectivity! Bias is Inevitable!!! Which means Reporters should link to their sources Disclose their voting records Then make kick- ass, reliable, quality journalism
- 9. Your Media Diet: Fun Exercise In two minutes, write down what you eat for media, from breakfast, lunch, and dinner. How much do you trust these sources? Where can you identify bias in these sources? Whats healthy and whats junk? Does it nourish you? How?
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