An exercise on how to gauge bias in your daily newspaper.

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Permalink Reply by Xavier on February 11, 2016 at 12:42

I would not need a South American civil rights website to gauge this, I generally find the more emotive the language the more left-wing it is.

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Permalink Reply by John McMullan on February 11, 2016 at 12:43

I agree with this. The right seem to own the subtle and polite language of oppression.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Wilkins on February 11, 2016 at 13:30

Excellent point.....


How about "Migrants : How Many more can we take ?"
"Foreign Workers get 3 in 4 new jobs "
"Now Green Spies to Snoop on your home,"

Taken from those bastions of rabid communism the Daily Mail and the Daily Express.

I hadn't realised that this Forum had become such a totem of political satire .

Top work everyone !

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Permalink Reply by Xavier on February 11, 2016 at 14:10

I take your point Steve, I rather see such headlines as dramatic rather than emotive, but that could be a moot point. Luckily I read neither.

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