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AllSides Live: The Kyle Rittenhouse Trial

Recommended Reading / December 1st, 2021 / By AllSides Staff

AllSides staff discussed the result of the Kyle Rittenhouse trial, and how the media portrayed it, in our Instagram Live show.

Kyle Rittenhouse, Media Bias, Criminal Justice, Violence In America, Kenosha

When Kyle Rittenhouse Drives Us Even Further Apart

Recommended Reading / November 22nd, 2021 / By Dan Schnur

The trial is another reminder of how polarized and deeply divided a nation we have become.

Polarization, Kyle Rittenhouse, Kenosha, Criminal Justice, Violence In America

Story of the Week: Rittenhouse Trial Takes Precedence Over Major Infrastructure Bill

Story of the Week / November 18th, 2021 / By AllSides Staff

Biased news media often highlight stories that evoke negative emotion and disdain for the other side over other subjects.

Story Of The Week, Infrastructure, Economic Policy, Criminal Justice, Kyle Rittenhouse, Kenosha, Violence In America

How News Outlets Chose Words in Rittenhouse Trial Coverage

Bias / November 15th, 2021 / By Andrew Weinzierl

Right- and Left-rated outlets are covering the Kyle Rittenhouse trial and how the incident unfolded differently. Here's how word choice varied between outlets.

Media Bias, Kyle Rittenhouse

Story of the Week: Trump, Rittenhouse at Center of Crime Drama Media Coverage

Story of the Week / November 11th, 2021 / By AllSides Staff

Left- and right-rated media offered extensive coverage of former President Donald Trump and the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse this week, but the framing often differed greatly.

Story Of The Week, Donald Trump, Kyle Rittenhouse, Media Bias, January 6 Committee, Steele Dossier

Media Bias Alert: How Left and Right Media are Covering the Rittenhouse Trial

Bias / November 11th, 2021 / By Henry A. Brechter

The emotional trial has been covered heavily by media across the spectrum, but the narratives often differ.

Media Bias, Kenosha, Kyle Rittenhouse, Violence In America, Justice, Black Lives Matter, Gun Control And Gun Rights

Story of the Week: Candidates Visit Kenosha in Wake of Violence

Story of the Week / September 3rd, 2020 / By Micaela Ricaforte

Sign up here to receive the Story of the Week in your inbox every Thursday. Kenosha, Wisconsin became the newest site of anti-police brutality protests and violent rioting after Jacob Blake was shot by police on Aug. 23 . In the days following Blake's shooting, 17-year-old Kyle...

Story Of The Week, Kenosha, George Floyd Protests, Violence In America, Police Brutality, Jacob Blake, Kyle Rittenhouse, Media Bias

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, Kenosha, Kenosha Shootings, Kyle Rittenhouse

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