Media Bias and Word Choice in Jan. 6 Committee Coverage

Bias / October 21st, 2022 / By Andrew Weinzierl

In 2022, the U.S. House Select Committee on the January 6 Capitol riot held nine public hearings in an effort to reveal evidence acquired in the investigation to tell the story of the storming of the U.S. Capitol. AllSides conducted an analysis of 50 news stories from prominent U.S. news outlets covering five of the most-prominent public hearings. Here’s what we uncovered.
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Media Bias, January 6 Committee, January 6th, Liz Cheney, Oath Keepers, Donald Trump, Secret Service, Justice Department

/Story of the Week: Derek Chauvin Found Guilty On All Charges In George Floyd's Death

Story of the Week / April 22nd, 2021 / By AllSides Staff

Sign up here to receive the Story of the Week in your inbox every Thursday. On Tuesday, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty on all counts in the May 2020 death of George Floyd, which sparked nationwide protests and riots against racism and police shootings...
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Story Of The Week, Derek Chauvin Trial, George Floyd, Derek Chauvin, George Floyd Protests, Police, Race And Racism, Minneapolis, Justice Department

Story of the Week: DOJ Says It Lacks Evidence of Decisive Voter Fraud

Story of the Week / December 3rd, 2020 / By AllSides Staff

Sign up here to receive the Story of the Week in your inbox every Thursday. U.S. Attorney General William Barr told the Associated Press Tuesday that the Department of Justice (DOJ) has not uncovered evidence of widespread voter fraud that "could have affected a different outcome" in the...
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Story Of The Week, Justice Department, 2020 Election, Voting Rights And Voter Fraud

Story of the Week: Attorney General William Barr Under Microscope

Story of the Week / February 22nd, 2020 / By Henry A. Brechter

Attorney General William Barr has recently been the center of controversy, following several disputed decisions by the Justice Department and a disagreement about social media between President Donald Trump and Barr, the nation's chief law enforcement official. Public controversy began...
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Story Of The Week, William Barr, Justice Department, Donald Trump, Roger Stone

Tech Companies May Be Stifling Conservative Speech. Can They Change?

Bias / September 26th, 2018 / By John Gable, AllSides Co-founder

Differences in the way liberals and conservatives view appropriate speech affects what we see online — and can lead to silencing. The Department of Justice and state attorneys general met Tuesday to discuss whether social media companies are “intentionally stifling the free exchange of...
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Bias, Media Bias, Bias Against Conservatives, Conservatives, Social Media, Technology Companies, Technology, Facebook, YouTube, Justice Department, Free Speech