Media bias: an analysis

http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2012/12/09/andi-holds-key-hambalang.html

The attached news is a reportage of a corruption case scandal involving Indonesia's former sport and youth Minister Andi Mallarangeng, who is going to cooperate with the law and give in some key names of people involved on the scandal. The media played the watchdog role here, and it keeps the public informed about the progress.

I believe the piece of news is an example of an Investigative Reporting bias . Just like The Watergate or recent news about a corrupt Taiwanese politician Lin Yi-Shih, Indonesian media zealously exposed and highlight the scandal which involved high-ranking officials, telling the people "Hello, there's a mole in our government! something is wrong here!"

Other than fulfilling their role as a public watchdog, these kind of stories also sells. So it's basically a constructive bias.