Media Scrutinized for Coverage of Shooting at Trump Rally

Media outlets were scrutinized for their initial coverage of the Trump shooting at his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on July 13, as outlets rated Lean Left by AllSides did not initially use words such as “gunfire,” “shots,” or “shooting,” and media outlets rated Right or Lean Right were quicker to report that there was possible gunfire/shots, or to use the term “assassination attempt.”
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Georgia’s Foreign Agents Law: How Media Bias Transcends Borders

One of the biggest international stories in Western media over the past two months has been the proposed “Foreign Agents” law in the Republic of Georgia. Differently framed coverage of the controversial law from American and international news outlets provides an important lesson in global media bias.
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ZeroHedge Has Millions of Readers. But Who Are Its Writers?

ZeroHedge is quietly one of the most-read conservative news sites, but it’s hardly considered a mainstream outlet. Enjoying a readership well ahead of other conservative mainstays, the outlet has become considerably influential largely off the back of one key device — anonymity. While millions worldwide read articles from ZeroHedge regularly, one thing isn’t clear: who’s writing them?
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‘Christian Nationalism,’ ‘Never-Trumpers’ and Other Biased Terms This Election Season

Ahead of the 2024 Presidential Election, political polarization is surging with catchy phrases and clever terms that may fall furtively under the radar of voters and subject them to pernicious filter bubbles.
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‘Anti-Israel Agitators’: Fox News Uses Unique Language to Describe Gaza Protesters

In recent weeks, Fox News (Right bias) has adopted a unique name for those publicly protesting Israel’s military activities in Gaza — “ anti-Israel agitators .” Headlines including this language were frequently featured at the top of the foxnews.com homepage, signaling that Fox News...
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