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Essay Outline Template

I.

INTRODUCTION
A. Background Information
1. General background information that grabs attention (reference)
a. From sports to elections, the news has become a major source
for information.
2. More specific background information to lead into the thesis
(reference)
a. Popular news stations like Fox, CNN, MNSBC, or BBC all
have evidence of bias.
B. Thesis statement
1. Topic
a. This bias can be shown in the airing coverage on certain
conflicts, and the favoring of sides (especially during
elections), and the potential danger that lurks behind media
bias.
2. Outline your key points-3
a. airing coverage, favoring of sides, potential danger

II.

BODY- Incorporate all articles in each paragraph

A. Support Paragraph 1
1. Topic Sentence
a. When people want to be educated on a certain subject, the
amount of airing coverage is extremely important.
2. Supporting Ideas
a. Reason/Detail/Fact and transition (reference)
i. Amount of commentary vs. real news.
b. More information and transition (reference)
i. Coverage on 2012 elections
c. Maybe even more information (reference)
i. Coverage in the war with Iraq
3. Summarizing/Concluding/Transition sentence
a. With manipulated coverage on certain stories, the media is
lacking truthful content for the viewer.
B. Possible Support Paragraph 2
1. Topic Sentence
a. Elections are one the most important aspects in the American
government. The media is a means to share the political ideas
and actions each candidate favors. The modern day media
however has come to favor particular political parties.
2. Supporting Ideas
a. Reason/Detail/Fact and transition (reference)
i. Media states negatives against Obama vs Romney 2012
elections.
b. More information and transition (reference)
i. Things media do not cover during 20012 elections

c. Maybe even more information (reference)

i. 2008 elections bias, Obama vs McCain
3. Summarizing/Concluding/Transition sentence
a. However, bias during any election is extremely unacceptable,
as news reporters try to guide the people into their preferred
choice.
a. Support Paragraph 3
i. Topic Sentence
1. Media bias can be a dangerous weapon that can spread more
evil than good, and can jeopardize the fairness between
important issues.
ii. Supporting Ideas
1. Reason/Detail/Fact and transition (reference)
a. 2001 anti-vaccine promotion through media
2. More information and transition (reference)
a. golden rice controversy
3. Maybe even more information (reference)
a. O.J Simpson trial
iii. Summarizing/Concluding/Transition sentence
1. The media has a powerful grasp on influence, such influence
can be exercised to cause injustice and misconceptions.
III.

CONCLUSION
A. Summarize/Review key points
1. Media bias in varies ways and places
B. Concluding thought
1. Media is good only for a light summary

IV. Works Cited (MLA format)

V.
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Clark, Charles S. "Courts and the Media Can Pretrial Publicity Jeopardize Justice?" CQ
Researcher Online [CQ Press]. Congressional Quarterly Inc, 23 Sept. 1994. Web. 19
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