Media Bias and Ideology Rewrite - President Won't Talk

' President Won't Talk' is the headline of the article I have chosen to discuss. The main issue at hand that is discussed within this article is about how the current Yemeni president, Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi is denying to take part in the United nations negotiation discussions. Hence portraying Hadi in a negative light, I aim to present him in a positive light where I display the article through a more unbiased perspective.

Bias by headline:

'President needs more time to consider ongoing events in Yemen', through the use of this headline the public will be able to view the situation in a more understanding manner as opposed to straight away bashing the president for not fulfilling his presidential duties and obliging to the rules of being a president to a country.

Word choice and tone:

The article's word choice is not one that would portray Hadi has being an ideal leader for his country, rather it presents him in a negative light where he is frowned down upon by the world and most importantly his own people. Rather than using such poor words like “Won't talk, refuses, not participate, etc...” various other words could be used such as “Need's more time, accepts, meeting” could be used to get across a more positive message where the president is a man who is taking various factors into consideration prior to presenting his final decision.

Bias by source control:

In terms of this particular article certain information could have been withheld in order to ensure that Hadi was depicted in a negative light rather than a positive one. Regardless of whatever reasons majority of the time things are bias due to the fact that as humans we know what we like and what we do not like. In general everyone depicts things in their own manner, their perspective may not be something that everyone agrees with but that is how that  certain person has viewed a particular situation.

Bias by photos, captions and camera angles:

The following photograph was placed alongside the article. This photograph makes Hadi seem cold, arrogant, calculated and unlikeable. Due it being taken from a certain angle all of these negative traits are automatically associated towards him. For all we know Hadi could be warm hearted, thoughtful, kind and likeable.