Question

How might a news company’s political alignment alter its presentation of crime in America?

Answer 1

It seems to me that would depend on the point of view. A real news company is not supposed to have a political alignment in reporting news, though. It may have an editorial bias in opinion pieces or interpretation of the news, but should report without bias. To bias the reporting they might overplay news that makes their point of view look good, and vice versa, even to the point of failing to report a drop in the crime rate, for example, if it makes their less favored point of view look good.

Answer 2

I need to find facts on this so I am able to cite it in a paper

Answer 3

Google bias in news reporting. There is a web site called FACTCHECK that catches media biases as well as politicians telling untruths. Let me look around some more.

Answer 4

I just typed in "bias in news" and my search engine gave me eight suggestions of searches such as "bias in newspapers", etc. Go for it. You'll find lots of material.