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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.

Liberal Media Bias, Media Bias, AP Bias, Associated Press, Associated Press Bias

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.

Media Bias, Media Bias Alert, AP Bias, Associated Press, Associated Press Bias, Transgender, Transgender Issues, LGBTQ, Biased News

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.

Media Bias, Facts And Fact Checking, AP, AP Bias, Reuters, Reuters Bias, Associated Press, Associated Press Bias

Why News Outlets Differ on Calling Arizona for Biden

News / November 6th, 2020 / By Joseph Ratliff

A peculiar feature of Wednesday’s post-election protests was some Trump supporters’ chants of “shame on Fox!,” in reference to Fox News , the right-leaning news media giant. While data shows Republicans trust Fox more than any other outlet, President Trump has publicly criticized the...

2020 Election, Elections, Arizona, Media Industry, Fox News, Associated Press, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Polls

Media Bias Alert: Details Omitted in Reports of Kenosha Shooting

Bias / August 27th, 2020 / By Julie Mastrine

Seventeen-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse has been charged with fatally shooting two people during nighttime civil unrest on Tuesday following the officer-involved shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Videos of the incident circulated online almost immediately after it occurred, and...

Media Bias, Associated Press, Breitbart, Bias, Kenosha, Kenosha Shootings, Kyle Rittenhouse

Perspectives: Newsrooms Capitalizing Black and White

News / August 6th, 2020 / By AllSides Staff

Newsrooms are evolving their standards when it comes to mentioning race.

AllSides Standards, Media Bias, Liberal Media, Conservative Media, Perspectives, Pro Con, Debate, Journalism, Associated Press

Media Bias Alert: Texas Paper Levels With Readers After Reprinting Biased AP Story

News / July 15th, 2020 / By Henry A. Brechter

AllSides is proud of the work we do to promote information literacy and awareness of media bias. And when other media companies share that goal, we’re happy to acknowledge it — even when it comes as an unfortunate consequence of bias from major media outlets. The Lufkin Daily News is a...

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Updated Media Bias Ratings: Associated Press and AP Fact Check

Bias / April 24th, 2020 / By Julie Mastrine

The Associated Press media bias remains one of the trickiest for AllSides to determine. We have long rated AP media bias as Center ; however, the results of our February 2020 blind bias survey showed participants from across the political spectrum on average believe AP bias is Lean Left...

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