by BlastRoom
Find the side or fact a news report left unheard, and judge when equal treatment is itself unfair.
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20 questions
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The city banned tricycles on Main Street. The story quotes the mayor, the traffic office, and two shop owners who back the ban. Which side is left unheard?
A health page reports a study of 2,000 patients finding the vaccine safe, then gives the same space to one parent's online post calling it dangerous. What is the fairness problem?
A fire destroyed eight houses in Barangay Malaya. The report quotes the barangay captain, the fire marshal, and a police officer. Which side is left unheard?
Sunrise High beat Northview 3-0. The game story quotes the Sunrise coach, two Sunrise players, and the referee. Which side is left unheard?
A report says the new footbridge cost PHP 12 million, opened in June, and was built by Vista Builders. It quotes the city engineer. Which fact is still missing?
Ten years of rainfall records show floods worsening in the town. The science page gives the same space to a blogger who says nothing has changed. What is wrong here?
The school canteen raised prices by PHP 5. The story quotes the canteen owner, the principal, and the supplier of the rice. Which side is left unheard?
Workers at a canning plant went on strike. The report quotes the plant manager, the company lawyer, and the mayor. Which side is left unheard?
Two engineering teams surveyed the same slope with the same method and signed opposite conclusions. What should the report do?
A report can be unfair even when every quoted fact in it is accurate, if it leaves out the side most affected by the decision.
A story reports that thefts in Barangay Malaya rose from 12 last year to 18 this year and calls it an alarming wave. Which fact is missing?
The water district's lab found bacteria in the supply. A resident says the water tastes fine. Why is her comment weak evidence against the lab result?
A school banned phones in class. The report quotes the principal, two teachers, and three students. Which side is left unheard?
A reporter wrote, 'Residents oppose the landfill.' Only four of the barangay's 300 residents were asked. Which version is fairest?
A campaign story prints Candidate Reyes's claim that he built 40 classrooms, with no other source. Which fact is missing?
Two engineers disagree about the bridge, and each signed a survey of equal quality. The editor gives one engineer three paragraphs and the other one sentence. What is wrong?
A story reports that a student accused her teacher of hitting her. It quotes the student, her mother, and the school head. Which side is left unheard?
A report says 70 percent of townspeople support the night curfew, based on a survey taken in July. Which fact is missing?
Nine of ten barangay officials signed the resolution; one refused. The report gives the nine one paragraph and the one who refused one paragraph. What is the problem?
A factory failed the river water test. The story quotes the environment office and a neighbor who lives downstream. Which addition would most improve fairness?
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