I discovered a recent article that discusses the current travel ban Presiden Biden has placed due to the new COVID variant. The Omicron variant is the newest variant in the virus. There is not much research on it yet but the World Health Organization is conducting research currently to see if it is more transmissible and severe when compared to the Delta virus. Due to this and our uncertainty about the new variant, many new travel restrictions are being put into place. Joe Biden placed travel restrictions from South Africa and seven other countries as news of the virus spreads. It is important to note that the President did not place any bans, only restrictions. The Fox News article I have included shows them ripping into Biden. They claim he is a hypocrite because he did not agree with Trump's travel bans in 2020 and even called them a disgrace. The article focuses on bashing Biden and claiming hypocrisy. This shows the difference of news outlets for which audience they are trying to reach and the bias in it. Fox News is focusing on those against Biden's decision, therefore they focused on an article discussing their distaste with his decision. However, articles from CNN and the World Health Organization focus on delivering the news and do not offer any bias to the situation. It shows how much mass media and politics have evolved over the years. Many news articles now have a biased approach and no longer truly cover the news. The Fox article did not offer any information on the new variant, further showing the difference between a biased article and an informative article.
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