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Media Bias Alert: Did Wokeness or Deregulation Cause Silicon Valley Bank's Collapse?

Bias / March 15th, 2023 / By Isaiah Anthony

Various sides of the media presented different conclusions on what caused SVB's failure. When that happens, misinformation can spread.

Media Bias Alert, Media Bias, Silicon Valley Bank, Woke Capital, ESG, Deregulations, Banking And Finance, Woke, Culture War

Media Bias Concerns Near All-Time High, New Report Finds

Facts & Data / March 15th, 2023 / By Andrew Weinzierl

There is growing distrust of news outlets and accusations of media bias in today’s climate. This growing distrust may have serious implications.

Media Bias, Polarization

Was Jan. 6 an Insurrection? Where the Left and Right Disagree

Recommended Reading / March 8th, 2023 / By AllSides Staff

Was the event widely referred to as the Jan. 6 Capitol riot truly an “insurrection,” or just a riot? Media outlets on the left and right reveal political bias in how they describe the events of Jan. 6.

Capitol Chaos, January 6 Committee, Polarization, Media Bias, Biased News, Capitol Riot, January 6, Poliitcal Polarization

Media Bias Alert: Spotify’s COVID-19 Hub Includes No Sources From the Right

Bias / March 7th, 2023 / By Clare Ashcraft

In January 2022, Spotify created a hub for COVID-19 information in response to controversy around Joe Rogan’s podcast. AllSides found that Spotify’s COVID-19 information hub omits sources on the right.

Spotify, Joe Rogan, COVID-19, Misinformation And Disinformation, Podcasts, Media Bias

Media Bias Alert: Media Split on Significance of Energy Department's Lab Leak Theory

Bias / March 1st, 2023 / By Andy Gorel

The Department of Energy believes with "low confidence" that the most likely origin of COVID-19 was a lab leak in China.

COVID-19, Wuhan Lab, Polarization, Media Bias, Department Of Energy, Intelligence Agencies

Media Bias Alert: Hunter Biden Investigation Gains Key Witness, Left-Rated Outlets Disregard

Bias / March 1st, 2023 / By Clare Ashcraft

The divide on Hunter Biden coverage continues.

Joe Biden, Hunter Biden, Hunter Biden Laptop, Hunter Biden Emails, House Conservatives, Media Bias

Update to the AllSides Media Bias Chart™: Version 7.2

Bias / February 28th, 2023 / By AllSides Staff

Version 7.2 of the AllSides Media Bias Chart™ includes an updated rating for Axios.

Bias, AllSides Media Bias Chart, AllSides Media Bias Ratings, Media Bias, Axios Bias, Axios

Google News Shows Strong Political Bias: AllSides Analysis

Bias / February 28th, 2023 / By AllSides Staff

The 2022 AllSides Google News Bias Analysis found 61% of media outlets presented on Google News’ homepage over a 5-day period were from sources AllSides rates as on the left, with just 3% from outlets on the right.

Google News Bias, Google, Media Bias, Big Tech, Analysis, Lean Left Rating

Axios Bias Rating Moved to Lean Left Following AllSides Survey and Review

Bias / February 27th, 2023 / By AllSides Staff

New data has led to a change in Axios' media bias rating.

Axios Bias, Bias, Axios, AllSides Media Bias Ratings, AllSides Media Bias Chart, Media Bias

Misinformation Watch: 'Disinformation Risk Assessment' Lacks Transparency, Shows Bias Against the Right

Misinformation Watch / February 20th, 2023 / By Henry A. Brechter

The Global Disinformation Index's methodology lacks transparency about the reviews and the biases of individual reviewers, and evaluates media bias and information quality together in a confusing fashion.

Misinformation Watch, Media Bias

When Cable News Hastens Its Own Demise

Recommended Reading / February 20th, 2023 / By Dan Schnur

If cable news giants continue on their race to the bottom, they will get there sooner than they expect.

Media Industry, Fox News Bias, CNN Bias, Cable News, Media Bias, Don Lemon, Sean Hannity, Tucker Carlson, 2020 Election, Nikki Haley, Sidney Powell

Misinformation Watch: Biden, GOP Trade Misleading Claims on Social Security, Medicare

Misinformation Watch / February 14th, 2023 / By Henry A. Brechter

The president and a Republican senator exchanged misleading claims on cuts to government programs.

Misinformation And Disinformation, Facts And Fact Checking, Joe Biden, Rick Scott, Medicare, Healthcare, Social Security, Media Bias

Media Bias Alert: Was the US Response to the Chinese Spy Balloon too Weak?

Bias / February 8th, 2023 / By Clare Ashcraft

The latest addition to tensions between the U.S. and China led to biased media coverage on the Biden administration’s response.

Chinese Spy Balloons, World, China, Defense And Security, Foreign Affairs, Asia, Military, Media Bias, Media Bias Alert

Biased AI? ChatGPT Will Write Poem Admiring Biden, but Not Trump

Bias / February 1st, 2023 / By Henry A. Brechter

Time will tell the true capabilities of AI tech, but for now, it has a long way to go to providing balanced responses.

ChatGPT, AI, Technology, Media Bias, Big Tech, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Facts And Fact Checking

Media Bias Alert: Elon Musk Apologizes for Sharing Paul Pelosi Attack Theory

Bias / January 31st, 2023 / By Andy Gorel

Elon Musk has Tweeted an apology for the sharing of misinformation regarding the attack on Paul Pelosi. The Tweet has garnered media coverage from primarily left-rated sources, and has been widely ignored by right-rated sources.

Media Bias, Paul Pelosi, Elon Musk, Twitter, Attacks, Conspiracy Theories, Political Violence

AP Stylebook Mocked, Accused of Bias for Deeming Term 'the French' as 'Dehumanizing'

Bias / January 27th, 2023 / By Julie Mastrine

Twitter users poked fun at AP — and some accused them of bias — for its guidance around using the article “the” for certain groups of people.

Liberal Media Bias, Media Bias, AP Bias, Associated Press, Associated Press Bias

Media Bias Alert: Coverage of Riots, Police Violence Shows Emotionalism and Sensationalism

Bias / January 27th, 2023 / By Henry A. Brechter

The two major media outlets displayed clear bias in their coverage of public violence.

Media Bias, Media Bias Alert, Tyre Nichols, Protests, Violence In America, Police Brutality, Polarization

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

MEDIA BIAS ALERT: Journalists Pit Biden, Trump Document Scandals Against Each Other

Bias / January 26th, 2023 / By Isaiah Anthony

Both the left and right sides of the political media spectrum showed media bias in their coverage of the Biden classified information scandal.

Media Bias, Joe Biden, Biden Administration, Classified Information, Classified Documents, Donald Trump, Bias, Politics

How AllSides Chooses Which News to Cover

Recommended Reading / January 16th, 2023 / By AllSides Staff

One question we get often is a fundamental one: how do we choose which stories to cover?

AllSides Standards, Media Literacy, Media Bias

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