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AP Stylebook Mocked, Accused of Bias for Deeming Term 'the French' as 'Dehumanizing'

Bias / January 27th, 2023 / By Julie Mastrine

Twitter users poked fun at AP — and some accused them of bias — for its guidance around using the article “the” for certain groups of people.

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Did the FBI “Raid” or “Search” Mar-a-Lago? Major News Sources Show Inconsistency

Bias / August 22nd, 2022 / By Henry A. Brechter

How someone feels personally about the FBI's trip to Mar-a-Lago may influence which words they choose to use to describe it.

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Media Bias Alert: AP Omits Other Side in Transgender Style Guidelines

Bias / July 27th, 2022 / By Julie Mastrine

The Associated Press' new Stylebook guidelines on transgender issues show numerous types of media bias.

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Media Bias Alert: NPR, AP, CBS Criticized for Description of Shinzo Abe

Bias / July 8th, 2022 / By Julie Mastrine

Using charged descriptors can signal bias and be fraught with disagreement on the left and right.

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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.

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AllSides Moves AP Politics to Lean Left

Bias / September 9th, 2020 / By Julie Mastrine

After months of research and analysis, including blind bias surveys conducted with nearly 4,000 people across the political spectrum as well as AllSides editorial reviews , AllSides found Associated Press news coverage of US politics has a Lean Left bias. AllSides now rates AP’s Politics...

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