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Disclosing Bias in News SourcesAs we report on the news we consume, one thing I'd like to see our site do is assist news consumers in the analysis of the people quoted in stories as sources. If one is to analyze reporting for fairness, one needs to track undisclosed bias. For instance if a source or interviewee is from a think tank, I'd like to know more about the politics of that think tank, and where its money comes from. If an expert is quoted, I think it important to know the person's political party and background. That kind of information puts the person's statements in context. And if a news organization quotes primarily those on either side of the political spectrum, then we'll have a better understanding about the quality of its so-called objectivity. Also helpful would be information about a person's credentials. If a person is quoted in a story about the economy and they don't have any kind of financial background, we should know that. Perhaps stories could link names to profiles on the individuals -- and perhaps they could be color-coded links: red for the right, blue for the left and a combination color purple for in-between. Submitted by Krista Bradford on Mon, 2005-01-31 12:14.
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