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The One Thing We All Have In Common

Bias / January 19th, 2022 / By April Gardner

The one thing we all have in common can close our ability to reason and understand each other. But there is something we can do about it.

bridging divides, coronavirus, COVID-19 Vaccine Divide

From Cholera to COVID: Using Narratives to Mark “Our Side” Safe

Bias / January 18th, 2022 / By Jessica Hardin

Our brains are working overtime to maintain our respective narratives on COVID-19.

coronavirus, COVID-19 Vaccine Divide, Polarization, Political Polarization

Media Bias Alert: Incidental COVID-19 Hospitalizations Spark Confusion Across The Political Spectrum

Bias / January 18th, 2022 / By Antonio Ferme

Hospitals have recently began distinguishing between primary and incidental COVID-19 cases, resulting in criticism and confusion from news outlets and other voices across the spectrum.

Media Bias, Anthony Fauci, bias by omission, CDC, Children, coronavirus, coronavirus vaccine, COVID-19 misinformation, hospitalizations, Omicron Variant, Polarization, Public Health, Rochelle Walensky, Sonia Sotomayor, vaccine mandates

Media Bias Alert: Fox News, NPR Frame Same Story Differently

Bias / January 18th, 2022 / By Julie Mastrine

Fox News (Right) and NPR (Center/Lean Left) recently framed the same story about police line-of-duty deaths very differently.

Media Bias, Fox News, NPR bias, Fox News bias, Bias

When Chuck Schumer Turns Into Wile E. Coyote

Recommended Reading / January 17th, 2022 / By Dan Schnur

Schumer has spent the last several months somehow expecting Manchin and Sinema to do something other than drop the political equivalent of an anvil on his head.

Chuck Schumer, Democratic Party, Politics, US Senate, Elections, Electoral Count Act, voting rights and voter fraud

Most Republicans Are Vaccinated

Recommended Reading / January 16th, 2022 / By Tania Israel

The focus on unvaccinated Republicans — instead of on facts that may serve to further narrow the gap — continues politicization .

coronavirus, coronavirus vaccine, bridging divides, Polarization, Republican Party, Democratic Party

Confusion Abounds as COVID-19 Guidance Evolves, Data Changes

Story of the Week / January 13th, 2022 / By AllSides Staff

Recent public opinion polls suggest Americans are worn out by the pandemic and care far more about inflation than COVID-19, regardless of political ideology.

Story of the Week, CDC, Omicron Variant, coronavirus, hospitalizations, coronavirus vaccine, Media Bias, vaccine mandates

The Politics of Science: Why Are More Democrats Vaccinated Than Republicans?

Recommended Reading / January 13th, 2022 / By Paul Mulholland

The persistent gap primarily originates from a partisan gap in trust in scientific institutions.

Polarization, coronavirus, coronavirus vaccine, Science, Anthony Fauci

Why It's Important to Notice When Journalists Use Adjectives

Bias / January 13th, 2022 / By Julie Mastrine

"Disturbing rise," "serious accusations" — it's important to be aware when journalists use adjectives, so you can decide for yourself whether the descriptor is acceptable.

Media Bias, media bias ratings, types of media bias, Bias

AllSides Live: Evolving COVID-19 Mandates

Recommended Reading / January 13th, 2022 / By AllSides Staff

Managing Editor Henry Brechter speaks with Yasmin Tavakoli about evolving COVID-19 mandates.

AllSides Live, Vaccine Mandates, coronavirus, coronavirus vaccine, bridging divides

Media Bias Alert: AP and Reuters’ Fact Checks on “Mass Formation Psychosis”

Bias / January 12th, 2022 / By Julie Mastrine

Two recent fact checks by the Associated Press and Reuters about “mass formation psychosis” led to charges of bias.

Media Bias, fact checking, Fact Checkers, AP, AP bias, Reuters, Reuters bias

Not all polarization is bad, but the US could be in trouble

Recommended Reading / January 12th, 2022 / By The Conversation

Polarization looms large in many diagnoses of America’s current political struggles.

Polarization, Politics

Check This Out: Using Jan. 6 as a Launching Point for Good

Recommended Reading / January 11th, 2022 / By Aidanne DePoy

It’s been just over a year since the January 6 Capitol riot took place, and to call it polarizing would be a massive understatement. Check out these podcasts that use Jan. 6 as launching point for good.

Podcast, January 6, DOJ, bridging divides, Dialogue, Debate

To Mandate or Not to Mandate? Hear Americans Discuss the Most Pressing Vaccine Question

Recommended Reading / January 11th, 2022 / By Braver Angels

Explore arguments on both sides of the safety vs. freedom dilemma in the case of vaccine mandates.

coronavirus, coronavirus vaccine, vaccine mandates, bridging divides

Odd Couples: From Enemy to Eulogy

Recommended Reading / January 7th, 2022 / By Respect + Rebellion

Every couple of months, these two political rivals met for an hour at a time for coffee and pastries, with no agenda or talking points.

Odd Couples, bridging divides, Polarization, LGBT Rights, Culture

When Dick Cheney Becomes a Litmus Test

Recommended Reading / January 7th, 2022 / By Dan Schnur

A few hours after Biden concluded his Jan. 6 remarks, a potentially uncomfortable challenge to the Democrats’ anti-Trump commitment emerged at the Capitol.

Joe Biden, January 6 committee, Capitol Chaos, Dick Cheney, Donald Trump, Politics, White House, Polarization

One Year Later, Reflections on January 6 US Capitol Riot Differ

Story of the Week / January 6th, 2022 / By AllSides Staff

Left- and center-rated outlets have focused more than right-rated sources on the Jan. 6 committee's investigations, the trials of Jan. 6 rioters and who they are, and Trump's role and culpability.

Story of the Week, Capitol Chaos, January 6 committee, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Violence in America

Podcast: Decoding the News Media: Finding the Truth Through Media Bias

Bias / January 6th, 2022 / By Julie Mastrine

Julie Mastrine, AllSides Director of Marketing and Media Bias Ratings, appears on the It's Meseidy podcast to discuss how to inform yourself in a time of abundant media bias.

Podcast, Media Bias, AllSides Staff, Julie Mastrine, bias ratings, types of media bias

Media Bias Alert: Donald Trump Takes A Firm Stance On The COVID-19 Vaccine

Bias / January 4th, 2022 / By Antonio Ferme

Donald Trump praised the COVID-19 vaccine during an interview with Candace Owens, which briefly sparked a rare common ground between Trump and President Biden.

Media Bias, bridging divides, Candace Owens, coronavirus, coronavirus vaccine, COVID-19 Vaccine Divide, Donald Trump, Public Health

What’s The Political Bias of the Most Searched Media Outlets in Your State?

Facts & Data / January 4th, 2022 / By Andrew Weinzierl

Find out what news media outlets are most searched in your state, and see how they stack up against each other on the left-right spectrum!

Media Bias, Bias, media bias ratings, Polarization, research