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Don’t Trust the News Media? That’s Good

Recommended Reading / March 24th, 2023 / By "The Conversation" Contributor

Everyone seems to hate what they call “the media.”

Misinformation, Media Bias, Journalism, Russia, Putin, Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, Lyndon Johnson

Ivan Provorov and the Ignorance of the North American Journalist

Recommended Reading / January 26th, 2023 / By Andy Gorel

Philadelphia Flyers star defenseman Ivan Provorov stoked media frenzy and bias by opting out of the team's Pride night celebrations last week.

LGBTQ Issues, Religion And Faith, Sports, Free Speech, Media Bias, Journalism, Russia, The Americas, World, Culture War

How AllSides Labels Content: News, Opinion, Analysis, Fact Check

Recommended Reading / August 2nd, 2022 / By AllSides Staff

For our balanced news curation AllSides analyze content more closely to confirm whether the publisher’s label is accurate, and will sometimes change it on our website to more precisely reflect the style of journalism in the article at hand

AllSides Standards, Media Bias, Journalism, Content, News, Media Industry, AllSides, News Literacy, Media Literacy

How College Students Can Help Save Local News

Recommended Reading / June 6th, 2022 / By "The Conversation" Contributor

Local news outlets across the U.S. are struggling to bring in advertising and subscription revenue, which pays for the reporting, editing and production of their articles. It’s not a new problem, but with fewer and fewer journalism jobs as a result, a growing number of local newsrooms have found a potential solution: college journalism students.

Journalism, News, Jobs, College, Students

New forms of advertising raise questions about journalism integrity

Recommended Reading / February 9th, 2022 / By "The Conversation" Contributor

Mainstream news media outlets have, in recent years, begun to create advertisements that look like news articles on their websites and on social media.

Journalism, Ethics, Misinformation

Inside AllSides: What is the Enemy of Trust in the Media?

Recommended Reading / September 15th, 2021 / By AllSides Staff

What's a bigger issue: not seeing enough information, or not trusting information when you see it?

Inside AllSides, Media Literacy, Media Bias, Journalism

How News Outlets Wrote About Elliot Page

Bias / December 4th, 2020 / By Joseph Ratliff

News publishers were faced with a test of their reporting standards on Tuesday when Elliot Page, the Oscar-nominated actor formerly known as Ellen Page, came out as transgender. The rights and identities of trans people are a politically polarizing issue for some in the United States,...

Transgender, LGBT Rights, Media Industry, Media Bias, Journalism, Hollywood, Entertainment, Movies, Netflix, LGBTQ Issues

Is Biden the “Projected Winner” or “President-Elect”?

Bias / November 10th, 2020 / By AllSides Staff

Updated 12/15/20 at 8:50 a.m. ET: The Electoral College voted 306-232 for Joe Biden on Dec. 14. We will now refer to Biden as President-elect. Many media outlets, such as CBS , The Hill , and Reuters , have been referring to projected 2020 presidential election winner Joe Biden as the "...

AllSides Standards, Media Bias, Journalism, 2020 Election, 2020 Presidential Election, Liberal Media, Conservative Media, AllSides

Sensationalist News is Everywhere. Here’s How AllSides Bucks the Trend

News / August 21st, 2020 / By Henry A. Brechter

Modern media business models encourage journalists to seek engagement. Clicks mean success, right? If everyone is reading and sharing my work, haven't I done a good job? Plus I earn ad revenue! My audience is commenting like crazy, so I must be doing something right. Plus these numbers...

Media Bias, Sensationalism, Media Industry, Journalism, AllSides

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 Watch: How Stories are Placed

Bias / December 16th, 2019 / By Henry A. Brechter

AllSides frequently provides case studies that illustrate how bias appears in the media. Read more about AllSides’ 11 Types of Media Bias here. Tuesday, December 10th was a busy day in the news media, with Democrats announcing two articles of impeachment and President Trump taking major...

Types Of Media Bias, Media Bias, Journalism, Fox News, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Donald Trump

Twitter Suspends Journalist, Because Defining “Hate Speech” is Harder Than You’d Think

Bias / November 27th, 2019 / By Julie Mastrine

On Nov. 25, Twitter temporarily suspended Andy Ngo , a journalist known for documenting political violence, due to a tweet he sent to Chelsea Clinton. The suspension is a case study in differing definitions of “ hate speech ” on the left and right. Last week, Clinton retweeted the Human...

Journalism, Hate Speech, Twitter, Social Media, Censorship

As News Grows on Social Media, Trust Shrinks

News / November 26th, 2019 / By Henry A. Brechter

Social media has become an epicenter for up-to-the-minute news on just about everything. Predictably, like many of the speed and convenience driven habits society has recently adopted, it’s not very healthy. And while people seem to see that, it’s not enough to stop them from scrolling...

Social Media, Technology, Twitter, Facebook, Big Tech, Journalism

Project Veritas, CNN and the Ethics of Undercover Reporting

Bias / October 17th, 2019 / By Henry A. Brechter

On Monday, Project Veritas, a right-wing activist group that seeks to uncover media bias, began releasing videos that claim to reveal a paramount anti-Donald Trump bias within CNN. Videos present undercover recordings of CNN president Jeff Zucker telling employees to “stay focused” on...

Media Bias, CNN, Project Veritas, Jeff Zucker, James O'Keefe, Donald Trump, Journalism, First Amendment, ABC News

Updated Media Bias Chart: Version 1.1

News / February 21st, 2019 / By Julie Mastrine

Editor's Note: Some information may be outdated. View the latest version of the AllSides Media Bias Chart here . Earlier this month, we released Version 1 of the AllSides Media Bias Chart, which is based on over 600 AllSides media bias ratings. The media bias chart offers an easy way for...

Media Bias, Media Bias Ratings, Media Bias Chart, Media Watch - Media Bias, AllSides Media Bias Chart, Bias, Journalism, AllSides, Bias Ratings

Taking A Closer Look at the NPR News Media Bias Rating

Bias / February 20th, 2019 / By Julie Mastrine

After releasing version 1 of the AllSides media bias chart (stay tuned for Version 1.1, to be released soon), we received a lot of feedback from people who disagreed with the NPR online news Center media bias rating. Some readers said the outlet has a Left bias. On February 19, 2019, our...

Media Bias, NPR, Media Watch - Media Bias, Media Bias Ratings, AllSides, Journalism

A "Center" Media Bias Rating Doesn't Mean Neutral

News / February 11th, 2019 / By Julie Mastrine

Here's the skinny: A " Center " media bias rating from AllSides doesn't necessarily mean a source is neutral, unbiased, perfectly reasonable or credible. A Center media bias rating simply means a source or writer does not predictably publish content tilted toward either end of the...

Media Bias, Media Bias Ratings, Media, Media Literacy, AllSides, Media Watch - Media Bias, Journalism

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, Media Bias Ratings, Conservative Media, Liberal Media, Bias, Bias Ratings, Biased News, Unbiased News, Journalism, Media Watch - Media Bias, Media Literacy, Corporate Media, Media Watch/Media Bias, Filter Bubbles, Polarization, Political Polarization, Social Polarization, Transparency

VIDEO: How AllSides Spots Media Bias

Bias / January 23rd, 2019 / By Julie Mastrine

AllSides has rated the media bias of nearly 600 media outlets and writers, from The New York Times to The Blaze to BuzzFeed and everything between and beyond. We assess media outlets using a patented and transparent media bias rating methodology . Learn more about how we do it in the...

Media Bias, Media Bias Ratings, Media Watch - Media Bias, Media Watch / Media Bias, Media Watch/Media Bias, Media Watchdogs, Media Watch, Bias, Bias Ratings, News Bias, Political Bias, Journalism, Media, Liberal Media, Conservative Media

VIDEO: What is AllSides?

Bias / January 16th, 2019 / By Julie Mastrine

Each day, it seems there's another intense partisan fight heating up Congress or sparking ire on our social media feeds. How have we become so polarized? As described in our new video above, media bias — and the technology that enables it — is a huge factor. News, social media feeds and...

Bias, Media Bias, Biased News, News, Fake News, New York Times, CNN, Media Bias Ratings, BuzzFeed, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Journalism, Free Speech

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