Question

Tyler told a local journalist about an upcoming astrological event, and the reporter printed the information in the newspaper the next day. A local college professor who specializes in astrophysics said the newspaper story had numerous inaccuracies and was "penned by an amateur." In this case, Tyler and the journalist created a situation in which reporting bias has occurred.
A) True
B) False

Answer 1

Answer: B) False

Explanation:

Reporting bias happens when a reporter leaves a subjective mark on the news report, choosing to reveal only the information which would serve his/her purpose.

In this case, the local college professor was simply dissatisfied with the way the newspaper story was written and how the journalist put the information together. Tyler just told the journalist about the astrological event and they didn't create a story with reporting bias by eliminating information or trying to give a different meaning to certain events.