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Unpacking Media Bias and Narratives Around Asian-American Violence

Bias / March 23rd, 2021 / By Julie Mastrine

After eight people — six Asian women, one white man and one white woman – were killed in a shooting in Atlanta last week , there’s been debate as to whether or not the media has been correct to tie the incident to anti-Asian hatred and racism. Some have accused the media of bias in their...

Media Bias, Asian Americans, Atlanta Spa Shootings, Liberal Media Bias, Conservatives, Race And Racism

The Rise of Plug-and-Play Journalism

Bias / March 12th, 2021 / By Julie Mastrine

From the Right This piece is from a writer rated Lean Right. On Thursday, some Twitter users pointed out a seemingly strange phenomenon: Googling “mass shooting surge” returned the exact same headline and article from seemingly different sources, with various locations plugged in to...

Media Bias, USA Today, Journalism

The History of American Media Bias, Pt. 2: The 1800s

News / March 2nd, 2021 / By Micaela Ricaforte

Click here for Part 1 of this Perspectives series: The Press in Colonial America and Creation of the 1st Amendment . Today, we hold journalists and media outlets accountable to journalistic codes of ethics and a set of standards, which include truth, transparency, and objectivity. When...

History, Culture, Media Bias, Media Industry

How AllSides Handles Media Bias in Fact Checking

Bias / March 2nd, 2021 / By AllSides Staff

Fact checking is a critical part of today’s media landscape. But just because something is called a fact check obviously doesn’t mean it’s balanced, fair or even really a fact check at all. AllSides curates fact check articles daily as part of our balanced newsfeed . Our readers...

Facts And Fact Checking, Media Literacy, AllSides Standards, Media Bias

Unpacking Media Bias in Coverage of Rand Paul, Rachel Levine Exchange Over Treatments for Transgender Youth

Bias / March 2nd, 2021 / By Julie Mastrine

Media bias was on full display following an exchange during Dr. Rachel Levine’s confirmation hearing last Thursday in front of the U.S. Senate. Dr. Levine is President Joe Biden’s nominee for Assistant Secretary of Health and is transgender. During the hearing, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), who...

Media Bias, Rand Paul, Transgender Issues

Minneapolis Just Voted to Fund the Police. Why Isn’t That Getting More Coverage?

Recommended Reading / February 24th, 2021 / By Henry A. Brechter

From the Center This viewpoint is from a writer rated Center. Minneapolis, the city where a worldwide movement began last summer after the death of George Floyd, is back in the news again. Well, not really. There are undoubtedly newsworthy things happening in Minnesota. The Minneapolis...

Media Bias, Criminal Justice, Police Reform, Police Brutality, George Floyd Protests

How Our Readers Rated the Media Bias of CNN, Fox News and Politico, and More

Bias / February 9th, 2021 / By Rick Wytmar

We recently released the findings of our November 2020 Blind Bias Survey , in which over 2,000 people across the political spectrum rated the media bias of five different news outlets blindly, seeing only their content and story choice but not the name of the news publication. Below are...

Media Bias, CNN, Fox News, New York Post, Politico

How to Spot Media Bias: Omission of Source

Bias / February 8th, 2021 / By Julie Mastrine

A common type of media bias seen in the press today is omission of source attribution. A recent Poynter article explored how reporters who used terms like “baseless” or “falsely claimed” often did not include a source to help the reader understand why something was false. Omission of...

Media Bias, New York Times, Omission Of Source

Media Bias Alert: Snopes “Fact Checks” a Subjective Opinion on AOC

Bias / February 4th, 2021 / By Julie Mastrine

From the Right This piece is from a writer rated Lean Right. Snopes today offered a clear example of how fact check outlets can be biased when it attempted to “fact check" the opinion that Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez exaggerated the danger she was in during the Capitol Hill storming, which...

Media Bias, Snopes, Liberal Media Bias, Facts And Fact Checking, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

The History of American Media Bias, Pt. 1: The 1700s

News / February 3rd, 2021 / By Micaela Ricaforte

Today, we hold journalists and media outlets accountable to journalistic code of ethics and a set of standards, which include truth, transparency, and objectivity. When journalism strays from objective fact, the result is biased news . And though it takes different forms in the digital...

Media Bias, Media Industry, History, Culture

Protest or Riot: Who Decides? A Data Analysis of Media Bias

Bias / February 2nd, 2021 / By Michael Tauberg

From the Center This piece is from a writer rated Center. Editor's Note: This piece originally appeared on Medium.com. Life, Liberty, and Hypocrisy for All The shocking events of Jan 6, 2021 make for fun media analysis. In one day, the conservatives media became sympathetic to rioters and...

Media Bias, Fox News, CNN, Liberal Media Bias, Conservatives, AllSides Media Bias Ratings

Media Bias Alert: Left and Right Coverage on Minimum Wage Bump Differs

News / January 27th, 2021 / By Joseph Ratliff

“There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.” -Mark Twain On Tuesday, Democrats in Congress reintroduced a bill to gradually raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2025. Slanted coverage soon followed. View this post on Instagram A post shared by AllSides (@...

Media Bias, Media Industry, The Guardian, Fox News, Bias By Omission, Minimum Wage, Democratic Party, Labor, Business, CBO, Economy And Jobs, Economic Policy

New AllSides Media Bias Chart™: Announcing Version 4

Bias / January 26th, 2021 / By Julie Mastrine

The AllSides Media Bias Chart™ helps you to easily identify different perspectives. Now announcing Version 4, with updated ratings! We make media bias transparent so you can avoid manipulation, fake news, and misinformation. Check out Version 4 below: Here’s what’s new Version 4: Moved...

AllSides Media Bias Chart, Media Bias, AllSides Media Bias Ratings, Liberal Media Bias, Conservatives

Updated Media Bias Ratings: CNN, Fox News, New York Post, Politico, Reuters

Bias / January 25th, 2021 / By Julie Mastrine

AllSides recently conducted our November 2020 Blind Bias Survey , in which 2,285 people across the political spectrum blindly reviewed the bias of 5 media outlets: CNN (online news only), Fox News (online news only), New York Post , Politico , and Reuters . In this blog, we’ll tell you a...

Media Bias, AllSides Media Bias Ratings, CNN, Fox News, Politico, New York Post, Blind Bias Survey

Reuters: Survey Returns Lean Left Bias; AllSides Keeps Center Rating

Bias / January 22nd, 2021 / By Julie Mastrine

A recent Blind Bias Survey found that on average, people across the political spectrum rated Reuters as Lean Left . AllSides currently rates Reuters as Center. The results triggered an Editorial Review, in which AllSides opted to keep Reuters’ rating as Center. This is because Blind Bias...

Media Bias, AllSides Media Bias Ratings, AllSides Media Bias Chart, Reuters Bias, Liberal Media Bias

Politico: Blind Bias Survey Affirms Lean Left Rating

Bias / January 21st, 2021 / By Julie Mastrine

After analyzing the results of our November 2020 Blind Bias Survey , in which 2,285 people across the political spectrum blindly rated Politico’s content, AllSides found our Media Bias Rating™ of Lean Left for Politico was affirmed. The results signified near universal agreement of...

Media Bias, Blind Bias Survey, Politico Bias

Survey: New York Post’s Bias Between Center and Lean Right; AllSides Keeps Lean Right Rating

Bias / January 21st, 2021 / By Julie Mastrine

After analyzing the results of our November 2020 Blind Bias Survey , in which 2,285 people across the political spectrum blindly rated the New York Post’s political news content , we found people on the left, center, and right on average rated The New York Post’s bias as between Center...

New York Post, New York Post Bias, Media Bias, AllSides Media Bias Ratings, AllSides Media Bias Chart

Fox News: Blind Bias Survey Affirms Lean Right Bias Rating

Bias / January 20th, 2021 / By Julie Mastrine

After analyzing the results of our November 2020 Blind Bias Survey , in which 2,285 people across the political spectrum blindly rated Fox News’ content, AllSides found our media bias rating of Lean Right for Fox News was affirmed. In the survey, the average rating from people across the...

AllSides Media Bias Chart, Media Bias, Conservatives, Fox News Bias

AllSides Moves CNN’s Bias Rating to Left

Recommended Reading / January 20th, 2021 / By Julie Mastrine

CNN’s AllSides Media Bias Rating™ has shifted from Lean Left to Left. After analyzing the results of our November 2020 Blind Bias Survey, in which 2,285 people across the political spectrum blindly rated CNN's content, AllSides moved CNN's Media Bias Rating™ from Lean Left to Left on Jan...

AllSides Media Bias Chart, Liberal Media Bias, Media Bias, CNN, CNN Bias

Media Bias Alert: Politifact “Fact Check” Is Actually Analysis

Bias / January 13th, 2021 / By Julie Mastrine

From the Right This piece is from a writer rated Lean Right. America is politically volatile and has been for some time , and in recent weeks things have only escalated . Amid the turmoil, people are clamoring for cold, hard facts. Fact checking sites like Politifact (Lean Left bias)...

Media Bias, Facts And Fact Checking, Democratic Party, Kamala Harris, Ayanna Pressley, Nancy Pelosi

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