News Literacy Blog Posts

How does balanced news get made? Learn the process behind AllSides balanced Headline Roundups.

A 2017 study from the American Press Institute says 32% of news readers struggle to differentiate between hard news and opinionated commentary.

The mental and psychological toll of news consumption remains largely unknown to the general news consumer.

Learn common logical fallacies that are used in political opinion pieces.

People are dying to get back outside and away from their screens as COVID-19 restrictions ease and society slowly returns to normal. With that in mind, it’s fine to take breaks from the often overwhel...

One of the most unbelievable things in the 21st century is that there was a period in time when the media actually seemed to care about its viewers. The reporting was comparatively more accurate and u...

Many media outlets do not properly label content. You can be easily deceived by media bias when you think you’re reading news, but are actually reading someone’s opinion or analysis. These guides can...

Here at AllSides, we do our best to curate news from diverse sources, which helps expose our readers (and us) to different perspectives. Not all news sources are equal, however; some outlets have much...

When an article is clearly labeled as “news” or “opinion,” do you read it with that in mind? People coming to a site or clicking on a link expecting hard news are sometimes met with subjective analyse...