S8 E4: What About Us

About this episode

The episode explores journalistic biases through an independent analysis and examines the complexities of bias perception.

Scene on Radio requests and receives an independent analysis of its own journalistic biases. We then return the favor, examining the examiner. The exercise leads to fresh insights into the muddled ways people often think about bias. By John Biewen, with co-host Chenjerai Kumanyika. Interview with Vanessa Otero. Story editor: Diane Hodson. Assistant Producer, Arlene Arevalo. Fact-checking by Anna Pujol Mazzini. Music by Brian Blade and the Fellowship Band, Michelle Osis, Lili Haydn, Alex Weston, James Nathan Jones, and Jason Hill. Music consulting by Joe Augustine of Narrative Music. Link to the Ad Fontes Media Bias Chart Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

People in this episode

Hosts: John Biewen, Chenjerai Kumanyika

Guest: Vanessa Otero

Topics covered

• journalistic bias
• media analysis
• independent analysis
• bias examination
• insights
• cultural commentary

Keywords

• bias
• journalism
• media
• analysis
• insights
• interview
• cultural commentary

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ad Fontes Media, Narrative Music, Scene on Radio, Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University

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