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Inside AllSides: What Counts as ‘Mainstream’ and ‘Alt’ Media?

Bias / May 8th, 2023 / By AllSides Staff

What does the term “mainstream media” actually mean? Which companies fall under the label? Why is some popular media labeled “alternative” instead? These questions sparked an interesting discussion among members of our AllSides team. Below are the team's main takeaways, as well as their...

Media Bias, Media Industry, Podcast

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, Coronavirus, Misinformation And Disinformation, Podcast, Media Bias

Check This Out: Using Jan. 6 as a Launching Point for Good

Recommended Reading / January 11th, 2022 / By Aidanne DePoy

It’s been just over a year since the January 6 Capitol riot took place, and to call it polarizing would be a massive understatement. Check out these podcasts that use Jan. 6 as launching point for good.

Podcast, January 6, Justice Department, Debates

Podcast: Decoding the News Media: Finding the Truth Through Media Bias

Bias / January 6th, 2022 / By Julie Mastrine

Julie Mastrine, AllSides Director of Marketing and Media Bias Ratings, appears on the It's Meseidy podcast to discuss how to inform yourself in a time of abundant media bias.

Podcast, Media Bias, Bias Ratings

Check This Out: A Look Back at 2021 Through Podcasts

Recommended Reading / December 28th, 2021 / By Aidanne DePoy

With 2021 coming to a close, it’s time to do some reflection on the news you saw, the discussions you had, and what you are looking for in the next year. Whether you are interested in the pitfalls and successes of the Biden presidency, or you're wondering what stories you glossed over,...

Podcast, Joe Biden, Free Speech

Check This Out: Coming Together Across Divides, Holiday Edition

Recommended Reading / December 21st, 2021 / By Aidanne DePoy

If you’re looking for insights on navigating tough holiday conversations, or you want to hear balanced breakdowns of America’s two-party system and ongoing culture war, you won’t want to miss these podcast episodes. The AllSides team spends a lot of time curating content from across the...

Podcast, Holidays, Libertarian, Culture War

Understanding the American Schism

Recommended Reading / November 18th, 2021 / By Braver Angels

Why do Americans hold such dissonant perspectives on the meaning of our core ideals?

Podcast, Polarization, Culture, American Heritage, Braver Angels

Wait, You’re Married?! How a Republican & Democrat Keep It Together

Recommended Reading / October 13th, 2021 / By Moníca Guzman, Braver Angels

Barbara is a lifelong liberal, and Rick is a committed conservative. As a married couple, how do they stand each other when they can’t stand each other’s politics?

Polarization, Culture, Family And Marriage, Odd Couples, Podcast

Cancel Culture, Communication, & the Quest for Humanism | Steven Pinker with John Wood, Jr.

Recommended Reading / June 9th, 2021 / By John R. Wood Jr.

Professor Steven Pinker is on a mission to spread the good news of human progress. He asserts that human life, for all its problems, has overwhelmingly improved in recent generations. But how is the progress of humanity threatened by our inability to appreciate it? And how is that...

Braver Angels, Podcast, Cancel Culture

Trust & the Election: Left, Right & Center | Wilfred Reilly, Shouvik Banerjee & Chris Paul with John Wood, Jr.

Recommended Reading / May 27th, 2021 / By John R. Wood Jr.

America is more than half a year removed from the 2020 election. Most Trump voters still suspect voter fraud determined the outcome. The vast majority of Biden voters think such ideas are off the wall. Many Americans, meanwhile, believe that media bias and the practices of Big Tech are...

Braver Angels, Podcast, 2020 Election

AllSides Live: Balanced News and Media Literacy

Bias / May 3rd, 2021 / By AllSides Staff

AllSides Live, our Instagram Live show , recently featured Henry A. Brechter, the managing editor of AllSides. Henry oversees the AllSides news operation, and leads strategy and development around news content. Tune in to hear him discuss balanced news and media literacy with our host,...

Podcast, Media Literacy

AllSides Live: Media Bias & Filter Bubbles

Bias / March 30th, 2021 / By AllSides Staff

AllSides Live, our Instagram Live show , recently featured Julie Mastrine, AllSides Director of Marketing. Julie has worked in online media for years. Her work involves spreading the word about AllSides, running our marketing strategy, and writing about media bias and media literacy. Tune...

Podcast, Filter Bubbles, Media Bias

AllSides Live: How Polarization is Ruining Our Planet with Bill Shireman

Bias / March 26th, 2021 / By AllSides Staff

AllSides Live, our Instagram Live show , recently featured a chat with Bill Shireman, co-founder of In This Together America , an organization dedicated to reducing political polarization across the United States. Bill Shireman chatted with AllSides Live host and Brand Ambassador Yasmin...

Polarization, Political Polarization, Podcast

AllSides Live: Media Literacy and Nonpartisanship with Scriberr News

Bias / March 17th, 2021 / By AllSides Staff

AllSides Live, our Instagram Live show , recently featured a chat with Scriberr News , a nonpartisan multimedia news platform, about media literacy and nonpartisanship. Scriberr is dedicated to reporting the truth fully and giving all sides to controversial, political issues so that...

Podcast, Instagram

Podcast: AllSides Talks Media Bias, Fake News with Dr. Jade Teta

Bias / December 14th, 2020 / By Julie Mastrine

How is bias keeping you blinded? AllSides Director of Marketing Julie Mastrine appeared on the Next Level Human podcast with Dr. Jade Teta to discuss why AllSides was developed, how AllSides rates outlets for media bias, how to vet who to trust: elite media institutions vs. individual...

Media Bias, AllSides Media Bias Chart, Podcast

President Trump and Black America

News / September 2nd, 2020 / By John R. Wood Jr.

Editor's Note: This post originally appeared as a Braver Angels newsletter. In the last several days the United States of America has again witnessed a law enforcement shooting of a Black man that has again triggered, in turn, dramatic unrest in American cities. We have seen political...

Black Lives Matter, Podcast, Kenosha Shootings, Donald Trump, Braver Angels

Braver Angels Podcast: Conservative Leader Meets Black Lives Matter Leader

Bias / July 14th, 2020 / By John R. Wood Jr.

Braver Angels 2020 brings you a conversation like few others. Bob Woodson and Hawk Newsome are among the most important voices in black America today, but their politics couldn't be any more different on the surface. Hawk Newsome is the chairman and former president of Black Lives Matter...

Conservatives, Black Lives Matter, Leftism, Liberals, Podcast, Braver Angels

A Democrat, A Republican, and The Open Road

Bias / December 11th, 2019 / By AllSides Staff

Editor's Note: This blog post originally appeared on Better Angels . What happens when a liberal and a conservative decide to jump into an old Volvo and drive across the country? Jordan Blashek and Christopher Haugh share the story of their friendship, their travels, and how their journey...

Media Bias, Podcast

Popping the Filter Bubble

Bias / September 27th, 2019 / By AllSides Staff

AllSides CEO and co-founder John Gable recently joined Joan Blades, co-founder of AllSides for Schools and founder of MoveOn.org and Living Room Conversations, on The Bob Zadek Show to discuss filter bubbles : media echo chambers that expose us only to people and information that confirm...

Media Bias, Filter Bubbles, Living Room Conversations, Podcast

New Podcast: AllSides Discusses Media Bias on The First Five

Bias / May 6th, 2019 / By Julie Mastrine

AllSides CEO and co-founder John Gable appeared on the Freedom Forum Institute's First Five podcast to discuss all things media bias. Gable joins Lata Nott, executive director of the Freedom Forum Institute's First Amendment Center, to discuss whether media bias is a bad thing, if...

Podcast, AllSides, Media Bias, Fake News

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