AllSides Blog Posts
Is Biden the “Projected Winner” or “President-Elect”?
Bias / November 10th, 2020 / by AllSides Staff

Updated 12/15/20 at 8:50 a.m. ET: The Electoral College voted 306-232 for Joe Biden on Dec. 14. We will now refer to Biden as President-elect. Many media outlets, such as CBS, The Hill, and Reuters, h...
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News / August 21st, 2020 / by Henry A. Brechter

Modern media business models encourage journalists to seek engagement. Clicks mean success, right? If everyone is reading and sharing my work, haven't I done a good job? Plus I earn ad revenue! My aud...
See moreWhat Bari Weiss’ Resignation from the New York Times Says About Media Bias – and About AllSides
Bias / July 27th, 2020 / by AllSides Staff

Weiss’ concerns about media bias and intolerance of diverse views are worth highlighting, as this is essentially why AllSides exists. The high-profile resignation of writer Bari Weiss from the New Yor...
See moreMedia Outlets Should Be Transparent About Their Bias
Bias / May 31st, 2020 / by John Gable, AllSides Co-founder

From The Right This article is from an author rated Lean Right. It’s not a secret: the media is highly partisan. Whatever the news story happens to be, a cursory glance at most news outlets shows whet...
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News / May 5th, 2020 / by John Gable, AllSides Co-founder
5 Tools to Avoid Media Manipulation This Election Year
Bias / April 15th, 2020 / by Julie Mastrine

As the 2020 presidential election ramps up, you may find yourself overwhelmed. Political ads, viral memes, heated commentators, social media sparring — there’s plenty of noise in a nation that seems d...
See moreStudy of Media Bias Prompts Split Definitions, Partisan Debate
News / February 25th, 2020 / by Henry A. Brechter

An upcoming study slated to appear in Science Advances sought to examine if the political ideologies of journalists have any impact on their work. Its results — and what they mean beyond the title — h...
See moreMajor Shifts in American Attitudes on Unbiased News and Civility
Bias / October 30th, 2019 / by John Gable, AllSides Co-founder

Despite the overwhelming division and non-stop crisis apparent in the media — from impeachment to Syria to threats to our democratic institutions — it's not all doom and gloom. We've got some good new...
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News / August 28th, 2019 / by Julie Mastrine
New Podcast: AllSides Discusses Media Bias on The First Five
Bias / May 6th, 2019 / by Julie Mastrine

AllSides CEO and co-founder John Gable appeared on the Freedom Forum Institute's First Five podcast to discuss all things media bias. Gable joins Lata Nott, executive director of the Freedom Forum Ins...
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