Politics.

The most widely discussed, yet dreaded topic that no one can seem to avoid. "Ignorance is bliss" or whatever, but if you want to know how your future or someone else's future may play out; you're more than likely inclined to pay attention to what is happening in the political world.

I couldn't say this more times than President Trump has tweeted, but "fake news" is a reoccurring dilemma that has been apparent during the entire election process; and everyday since then. I'm not saying that Mr. Trump is the only president in history to have the media surrounding his every move; I just personally feel as if his entire administration has been under a bright spotlight for some time now. BUT, that's a completely different topic.

The way we get and process political updates from the President is simple in the 21st century. Trump tweets something he probably shouldn't, the twitter community reacts (more or less; overreacts), and then a headline begins trending that is usually a swing and a miss about why Trump tweeted it in the first place; resulting in this thing he numerously announces as "fake news" or as I like to think of it, media bias.

Media bias is everywhere. Other college students, including myself, are finding it hard to get correct information that doesn't downplay or leave out the entire story. I see it in almost every headline and it's ultimately one of the main reasons I feel the way I do about our President. I don't support Trump in everything that he does, but why is it so hard to find news articles that aren't extremely evident with bias?

There are many different types of bias that can be seen in the media. The specific type of bias that I am the most familiar with, and is the most common is: placement bias. Stories and news updates are strategically set up so that the "important" information is towards the top/front of the paper, and the information that isn't deemed as extremely imperative or if it disagrees with the top section, it's most likely going to be at the bottom/back of the paper. This method is usually used to deemphasize conservative views. I wouldn't consider myself a conservative, so when there's bias towards them I find that I agree with it more solely because it reflects what I believe. It seems odd to be complaining about articles that support what I believe in, but I think that the media should go ahead and leave the bias part up to us; the readers. It should be the new norm to get factual information and the full story, without a news reporter throwing in their opinion and essentially making up our minds for us.

If I want to dislike Donald Trump for his annoying amount of tweets, outrageous hair, and weird passes at his daughter, then I will. I just don't want to hate him because a headline told me to.