Glossary
Media bias
The pattern of editorial choices that consistently tilt a news outlet's coverage toward one worldview, even when the underlying facts are accurate.
Media bias rarely takes the form of outright lies. It shows up in *selection* (which stories run), *framing* (which adjectives appear next to which proper nouns), *sourcing* (which expert speaks first and longest), and *omission* (which counter-arguments don't appear at all). Every outlet has bias because every selection is a worldview; the honest goal isn't elimination but transparency. See also: framing, blindspot, loaded language. Run Prism Lens on any article to see its bias lean in 5 seconds.
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