Why are the media biased?

People create and report the news, and their backgrounds and experiences can influence which stories they emphasize and how they present them. That makes A, “Humans write the stories, and their opinions are shaped by background and experiences,” the best answer. Journalists do have professional standards, and the choices claiming that they care only about money or that the government controls all media are overgeneralizations.

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