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This Group Invites Liberals and Conservatives to Discuss Across Divides

Bias / June 29th, 2021 / By AllSides Staff

Watch what happened when Trump voters and Clinton voters got together in the same room.

Bias, Polarization, Bridging Divides, The Reunited States, Braver Angels, Trump, Clinton

Media Bias and The Lab Leak Theory: A Comprehensive Look

Bias / May 28th, 2021 / By Julie Mastrine

The media sphere appears to have undergone a shift in narrative when it comes to the theory COVID-19 emerged from a Chinese laboratory.

Media Bias, Bias, Biased News, NPR, The New York Times, Washington Post, COVID-19, COVID-19 Misinformation, Wuhan Lab, Liberal Media Bias, Center Media Bias

AllSides Moves Fox News Bias Rating to Right Following Review

Bias / May 24th, 2021 / By Julie Mastrine

Here's why AllSides moved Fox News' media bias rating from Lean Right to Right.

Bias, Media Bias, Fox News, Fox News Bias, AllSides Media Bias Ratings, AllSides Media Bias Chart

Did The New York Times Spread Disinformation About a Capitol Officer’s Death?

Bias / April 22nd, 2021 / By Julie Mastrine

Earlier this week, it emerged that Capitol Police officer Brian D. Sicknick suffered two strokes and died of natural causes a day after the January 6 riot at the Capitol, according to a ruling by the District’s chief medical examiner. The ruling means federal prosecutors will likely be...

New York Times, Disinformation, Capitol Riot, Brian Sicknick, Media Bias, Bias, Analysis

Analysis: Was Media Biased In Coverage of Biden, Trump's Troop Removals from Afghanistan?

Bias / April 20th, 2021 / By Julie Mastrine

On April 14, President Biden announced his intention to end the war in Afghanistan . In 2019 and 2020 , President Trump also said he would withdraw troops . Was the media biased in its coverage of both stories? Drew Holden, a freelance commentary writer not yet rated by AllSides , says it...

Media Bias, Bias, CNN, New York Times, MSNBC, ABC News, Time Magazine, PBS, Washington Post, Analysis

Media Bias Alert: Headlines on Vaccine Passports Show Distortion

Bias / March 30th, 2021 / By Julie Mastrine

From the Right This piece is from a writer rated Lean Right. After the Biden White House announced it would develop “vaccine passports” — a proof-of-vaccination initiative — and New York state announced a digital vaccination/negative coronavirus test digital verification program , media...

Bias, Media Bias, Vaccines, Vaccine, Vaccine Passport, Mandatory Vaccination

Unpacking Media Bias and Narratives Around Asian-American Violence

Bias / March 23rd, 2021 / By Julie Mastrine

After eight people — six Asian women, one white man and one white woman – were killed in a shooting in Atlanta last week , there’s been debate as to whether or not the media has been correct to tie the incident to anti-Asian hatred and racism. Some have accused the media of bias in their...

Bias, Media Bias, Asian Americans, Asian-Americans, Atlanta Shooting, Liberal Media, Conservative Media, Racism, Race And Racism

The Rise of Plug-and-Play Journalism

Bias / March 12th, 2021 / By Julie Mastrine

From the Right This piece is from a writer rated Lean Right. On Thursday, some Twitter users pointed out a seemingly strange phenomenon: Googling “mass shooting surge” returned the exact same headline and article from seemingly different sources, with various locations plugged in to...

Media Bias, USA Today, Types Of Media Bias, Local Journalists, Local Journalism, Bias

How Our Readers Rated the Media Bias of CNN, Fox News and Politico, and More

Bias / February 9th, 2021 / By Rick Wytmar

We recently released the findings of our November 2020 Blind Bias Survey , in which over 2,000 people across the political spectrum rated the media bias of five different news outlets blindly, seeing only their content and story choice but not the name of the news publication. Below are...

Bias, Media Bias, CNN, Fox News, New York Post, Politico, Survey, Reuters

Media Bias Alert: Snopes “Fact Checks” a Subjective Opinion on AOC

Bias / February 4th, 2021 / By Julie Mastrine

From the Right This piece is from a writer rated Lean Right. Snopes today offered a clear example of how fact check outlets can be biased when it attempted to “fact check" the opinion that Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez exaggerated the danger she was in during the Capitol Hill storming, which...

Media Bias, Snopes, Liberal Media Bias, Facts And Fact Checking, Bias, AOC, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

New AllSides Media Bias Chart™: Announcing Version 4

Bias / January 26th, 2021 / By Julie Mastrine

The AllSides Media Bias Chart™ helps you to easily identify different perspectives. Now announcing Version 4, with updated ratings! We make media bias transparent so you can avoid manipulation, fake news, and misinformation. Check out Version 4 below: Here’s what’s new Version 4: Moved...

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Survey: Where the Left and Right Agree/Disagree on Media Bias

Bias / December 17th, 2020 / By Rick Wytmar

In a year of increased political polarization , those on opposite sides of the aisle might think that they have very little in common. However, every time we survey our readers for a Blind Bias Survey , we often find that they agree on a lot more than they realize. In September, we...

Political Polarization, Bias, BBC, The Epoch Times, Media Bias, Survey, Blind Bias Survey

The New York Times and The Epoch Times Accuse Each Other of Media Bias

Bias / October 29th, 2020 / By Julie Mastrine

The New York Times and The Epoch Times are in a bit of a public fight. It started on Oct. 24 when the New York Times published an article about The Epoch Times titled, " How the Epoch Times Created a Giant Influence Machine ." The New York Times’ story may bring up some points and...

Media Bias, The Epoch Times, The New York Times, Bias, Liberal Bias, Conservative Bias

Slanted: How Partisan Media Use Data to Draw Wildly Different Conclusions

Bias / October 1st, 2020 / By Julie Mastrine

Does the data show the U.S. is seeing mostly peaceful protests, or widespread riots? Are we witnessing an epidemic of police brutality, or the spinning of a false media narrative? Are claims of voter fraud a farce, or is it an actual concern? Do economists believe school vouchers are a...

Media Bias, Bias, Liberal Bias, Conservative Bias

New Data Solidifies New York Times Bias Rating

Bias / September 21st, 2020 / By Julie Mastrine

Our recent Blind Bias Survey , in which over 2,000 people across the political spectrum blindly rated content from numerous media outlets, confirmed our Lean Left bias rating for the New York Times' news section. (AllSides separately rates The New York Times Opinion page as Left.) The...

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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

Media Bias by Omission: 5-Year-Old Cannon Hinnant Shot and Killed in His Front Yard

Bias / August 13th, 2020 / By Julie Mastrine

Numerous conservative commentators took to Twitter this week accusing the national press of media bias by omission when it comes to the death of Cannon Hinnant, a 5-year-old boy who was shot in the head by a man in North Carolina. The boy is white, the alleged killer is black. Local news...

Media Bias, Liberal Media Bias, Race And Racism, Black Lives Matter, Bias, Systemic Racism

What 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 York Times two weeks ago underscores the dire need for tools like AllSides, which exists to...

Bari Weiss, New York Times, Free Speech, Media Bias, Bias, AllSides

Civil Discourse, Media Bias, And Admitting When We're Wrong

Bias / July 21st, 2020 / By Julie Mastrine

At AllSides, we talk a lot about how bias is natural. Everyone has one — if you’ve got a pulse, you’ve got a bias. We support getting a variety of different perspectives because we believe freeing people from one-sided, biased filter bubbles helps us to better understand the world — and...

Bias, Media Bias, Civil Discourse, Civil Dialogue

AllSides Media Bias Chart: Version 2 | Updated Media Bias Ratings

Bias / July 13th, 2020 / By Julie Mastrine

It's here! Version 2 of The AllSides Media Bias Chart features even more outlets than Versions 1 and 1.1 , and we've changed the bias ratings for a number of outlets. The AllSides Media Bias Chart helps you to easily identify different perspectives so you can get the full picture and...

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