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A Researcher Found That Voters Might Be Less Racist and Sexist Than We Think—But Journalists Weren’t Interested in the Story

Recommended Reading / August 8th, 2024 / By Zaid Jilani

We shouldn't be afraid of publishing good news, even if it goes against popular fatalistic narratives.

Media Bias, Negativity, Data, Minority Vote

Americans' Hidden Common Ground on Energy Policy

Common Ground / February 23rd, 2024 / By Multiple Writers - Mixed

Polls show that public sentiment across the political spectrum does not favor the political extremes on the issues of climate change, energy, and the environment.

Data, Energy, Environment, Bipartisanship, Common Ground, Polls, Politics

The Climate Change Debate is Changing. Here's the Data to Prove It.

Common Ground / September 6th, 2023 / By Multiple Writers - Mixed

New data shows Americans are overwhelming in agreement on climate change. Where does the conversation go from here?

Environment, Sustainability, Climate Change, Data, Polls, Bipartisanship, Common Ground

US Trust in Media at 32% in Reuters Digital News Report

Facts & Data / August 4th, 2023 / By Ian Rosenzweig

The 2023 Reuters Institute Digital News Report covers changes and challenges in the media industry. Media bias and polarization cause trust to decline, avoidance to rise, and news source choices to change.

Media Bias, Data, Social Media, Misinformation And Disinformation, Media Industry

What do we really think about Immigration?

Facts & Data / June 30th, 2023 / By Victor Allis

In June 2023, AllSides, CommonSense American and ActiVote collaborated on an Immigration Survey. Here are the results.

Immigration, Border Crisis, Asylum Seekers, Dreamers, Polls, Data

Compare Post-Election Homepages from the Left, Right and Center

Bias / November 9th, 2022 / By AllSides Staff

It’s a time-honored journalistic tradition to note the front pages of major newspapers the morning after a major election. This year, we note coverage following the 2022 midterm elections on online homepages — the front pages of our time.

2022 Elections, Politics, Media Bias, Media Industry, Data, Elections

How Polls Are Underplaying The Common Ground in the Abortion Debate

Common Ground / June 27th, 2022 / By AllSides Staff

The vast majority of people, both pro-choice and pro-life Americans, are not absolutists on abortion issues.

Abortion, Common Ground, Data, Media Bias, Pew Research

Media Bias by Word Choice: "Gender-Affirming Care" or "Gender Dysphoria Treatment"?

Facts & Data / June 13th, 2022 / By Andrew Weinzierl

AllSides conducted an analysis of media outlets across the political spectrum to see which words were used to describe transgender transition-related treatments in outlets on the left and right.

Transgender Issues, LGBTQ Issues, Data

How The Media Uses Data to Mislead You

Bias / January 12th, 2021 / By Avanti Giridharan

From the Center This piece is from a writer rated Center. We live in the age of information consumerism . Forms of knowledge and data that in the past would've taken months to discern and study are now ingestible at the click of a button. Considering the strides we've made in technology,...

Media Bias, Data

How Should We Address Differences in News Outlets’ Audience Sizes?

News / September 10th, 2020 / By Joseph Ratliff

Here at AllSides, we do our best to curate news from diverse sources, which helps expose our readers (and us) to different perspectives. Not all news sources are equal, however; some outlets have much larger audiences than others. This means their coverage, and therefore their bias,...

Media Industry, News Literacy, Internet, Technology, Data, Social Media, Polarization

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