Includes bibliographical references (p. 108-114) and index.

How the digital terrain is changing the way Americans get their news / Kristen Purcell, Lee Rainie, Amy Mitchell, Tom Rosenstiel, and Kenny Olmstead -- The media have always been biased / Jeremy D. Boreing -- Journalists must strive for objectivity / David Brooks -- Journalism's quest for objectivity has actually created a moral void / Chris Hedges -- It is naïve to think that journalists can avoid bias / Andrew R. Cline -- The transparency of the new social media erases the need for objectivity / Matthew Ingram -- Verification is more important than objectivity / Jack Shafer -- The mainstream media are biased in favor of the Democratic party / Dan Whitfield -- The mainstream media tilt toward the Republicans / Jonathan Weiler -- Bias in the business media contributed to the financial crisis / Dean Starkman -- Business media bias did not contribute to the financial crisis / Chris Roush -- Bias often distorts the reporting of science news / Charles W. Schmidt.