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How Do Perceptions Differ When Reading CNN vs Fox News? An Experiment Provides Clues

Recommended Reading / January 27th, 2022 / By Leo Necheles

What if it’s not just our political views that might be controlled through biased news, but also our emotions and sense of trust?

Media Bias, CNN Bias, Fox News Bias, Media Literacy, Critical Thinking, Filter Bubbles

How Algorithms Can Manipulate You

Recommended Reading / September 24th, 2021 / By "The Conversation" Contributor

Social media platforms rely heavily on people’s behavior to decide on the content that you see. In particular, they watch for content that people respond to or “engage” with by liking, commenting and sharing.

Social Media, Media Bias, Filter Bubbles, 2020 Election

One Simple Image Shows How on Twitter, Polarization is Built In

Bias / July 13th, 2021 / By Julie Mastrine

What you see on social media versus what other people see is very different. Tech algorithms keep us locked inside filter bubbles, reinforcing our own worldview and beliefs.

Filter Bubbles, Media Bias, Political Polarization, Twitter, Social Media, Candace Owens

Media Bias Alert: Divided Coverage of Harris Fuels Filter Bubbles

Bias / June 17th, 2021 / By Henry A. Brechter

There are — as there almost always are —more than two sides to Vice President Kamala Harris’ management of her immigration assignment from President Joe Biden. But for the dedicated followers of biased media, it’s likely only one “reality” prevails. As you’ll see from the headlines shown...

Media Bias, Kamala Harris, Filter Bubbles, Immigration, Border Crisis, Mexico

AllSides Live: Media Bias & Filter Bubbles

Bias / March 30th, 2021 / By AllSides Staff

AllSides Live, our Instagram Live show , recently featured Julie Mastrine, AllSides Director of Marketing. Julie has worked in online media for years. Her work involves spreading the word about AllSides, running our marketing strategy, and writing about media bias and media literacy. Tune...

Podcast, Filter Bubbles, Media Bias

The Economist’s Analysis of Facebook Media Bias Misses the Mark

News / September 17th, 2020 / By AllSides Staff

A recent examination of media bias on Facebook caught our eye here at AllSides. It is an important topic and we found the report to be interesting, but we also found some problems with it that lead to invalid conclusions. We’ve identified a number of flaws in the methodology used in a...

Media Bias, Facebook, Technology, Social Media, Filter Bubbles, Media Industry, Polarization

Coverage of Harris as VP Pick Creates Partisan Filter Bubbles

News / August 13th, 2020 / By Henry A. Brechter

For much of the past week, the media has largely set aside the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic to go all in on coverage of Joe Biden picking Kamala Harris as his running mate . To the surprise of few, the way any given news outlet covered the decision likely hinted at its editorial bias...

Media Bias, 2020 Election, Elections, Media Industry, Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, Filter Bubbles, Polarization

Media Bias Alert: Left, Right Coverage Differs on Obama-Era Transgender Rule Reversal

News / June 24th, 2020 / By Hirsh Joshi

On June 12, the Department of Health and Human Services reversed an Obama-era rule regarding religious freedom and healthcare access for transgender individuals under the Affordable Care Act. Sources rated as being on either side of the AllSides media bias spectrum reported on the news...

Media Bias, LGBTQ Issues, Religion And Faith, Polarization, Filter Bubbles

Popping the Filter Bubble

Bias / September 27th, 2019 / By AllSides Staff

AllSides CEO and co-founder John Gable recently joined Joan Blades, co-founder of AllSides for Schools and founder of MoveOn.org and Living Room Conversations, on The Bob Zadek Show to discuss filter bubbles : media echo chambers that expose us only to people and information that confirm...

Media Bias, Filter Bubbles, Living Room Conversations, Podcast

American Airlines CEO Sounds Warning About Political Polarization and Technology That Divides Us

News / June 17th, 2019 / By Julie Mastrine

“Polarization stifles healthy debate, free thinking and compromise, and replaces them with rhetoric, groupthinking, and anger.” Doug Parker, chairman and CEO of American Airlines, recently gave the graduation keynote speech for Southern Methodist University’s class of 2019 — and his...

Polarization, Political Polarization, Media Bias, Technology, Filter Bubbles

Some Researchers Say Digital Echo Chambers Don't Exist. Is It True?

Bias / March 7th, 2019 / By Samantha Shireman

BBC News, which AllSides gives a Center media bias rating, recently published an article claiming that online echo chambers — or filter bubbles , the idea that people tend to encounter only ideas that align with their current beliefs online — may be a myth. The study the article...

Media Bias, Polarization, Political Polarization, Filter Bubbles, Media Industry

Introducing the AllSides Media Bias Chart

Bias / February 1st, 2019 / By Julie Mastrine

Editor's Note: Some information may be outdated. View the latest version of the AllSides Media Bias Chart here . Introducing the 2019 AllSides Media Bias Chart, an easy way for you to identify political bias in the news so you can be better equipped to navigate our increasingly polarized...

Media Bias, AllSides Media Bias Ratings, Conservatives, Liberal Media Bias, Bias Ratings, Journalism, Media Literacy, Filter Bubbles, Polarization, Political Polarization

News Posts With Moral and Emotional Language Spread Quickly, But Deepen Polarization

News / January 7th, 2019 / By Billy Binion

Social media sites are chock full of political discussions, disagreements, and debates. That holds especially true for Twitter, the popularity of which stems from a user’s ability to distill news and opinion into 280-character digestible bites. A team at New York University found that...

Media Bias, Filter Bubbles, Polarization, Twitter, Technology, Social Media, News

Growing Up in School for Democracy: Fighting Media Bias from Day One

News / September 1st, 2017 / By John Kesler

Maturity is one important lens for assessing progress in developing a healthier American democracy both in terms of competent citizenship and effective leadership. This post will comment on the importance of educating students through high school with this perspective in mind, referencing...

News, Media Bias, Education, Filter Bubbles, Schools

Twitter’s New Safety Tools: What do you think?

Recommended Reading / June 5th, 2017 / By Jaymee Copenhaver

Yesterday, I opened the Twitter app on my phone and noticed a message at the top of the screen encouraging me to check out Twitter’s new “safety tools.” When I clicked on the link, it took me to a page headlined, “You’re in control with our new safety tools,” outlining new ways for users...

Twitter, Filter Bubbles, Media Bias

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