Cognitive biases in contemporary journalistic media content

amid the rapid evolution of the media landscape and an unprecedented flow of information, cognitive biases have become an integral part of both the production and consumption of media content. This article provides an overview of current scholarly perspectives on the nature of biases in journalism, their genre-specific features, and social consequences. Based on an analysis of theoretical and empirical studies, the study formulates a research question enabling a comprehensive assessment of the contributions of editorial, technological, and psychological factors to the emergence and spread of biases in media texts. The article considers interdisciplinary approaches to studying cognitive biases and identifies key causes of their occurrence at various stages of creating and perceiving media content. It proposes a novel classification of cognitive biases relevant to journalism, which can be used for editorial checklists and the training of journalists.

cognitive biases, journalistic media texts, framing, confirmation bias, fact-checking, infodemic