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Deepfake: When You Can't Believe Your Eyes

Bias / October 15th, 2018 / By Eric W. Austin

Editor's Note: This article originally appeared on The Town Line newspaper . Fake news. Fake videos. Fake photos. The way things are heading, the 21st century is likely to be known as the Fake Century, and it’s only going to get worse from here. About a year ago, I came across a short BBC...

Media Bias, Media Industry, Polarization, Political Polarization, Partisanship

Contrarian or Jerk?

News / March 5th, 2018 / By Debilyn Molineaux

We all know them -- and we may be them. Who? People who seem to tear down every idea, project or dream we’ve been carefully crafting and protecting. Us dreamers are gonna dream -- and to make dreams a reality, we actually need the contrarians in our lives to help us. The challenge we have...

Polarization, Living Room Conversations, News

Government Shutdown Looms

Story of the Week / January 19th, 2018 / By John Gable, AllSides Co-founder

The government is potentially hours away from a shutdown if Democrats and Republicans are unable to compromise. The House passed a short-term spending bill that would keep the government open and continue funding the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), which expires today. But...

Polarization, Politics, Political Polarization, News, Story Of The Week

How do I have a non-partisan Thanksgiving?

Story of the Week / November 22nd, 2017 / By John Gable, AllSides Co-founder

Happy Thanksgiving from the whole team at AllSides! As much as we all enjoy the delicious food, w e know that Thanksgiving is a time when you might see relatives that you haven't seen in a while. As everyone is sitting around the table, the conversation might turn to politics, and often,...

AllSides, Thanksgiving, Holidays, Bipartisanship, Polarization, Living Room Conversations, Story Of The Week, News

An Analysis of Media Bias: September 11 and Onward

News / September 11th, 2017 / By Billy Binion

In times of utter devastation, humans rally together. At one point, this also applied to news organizations, with tragedy providing impetus for fair and humane reporting. In 2017, that sounds like a near impossible task for the media. However, on September 11, 2001, exactly 16 years ago,...

Polarization, Media Bias, News

AllSides Community Weighs in on Breitbart

News / September 8th, 2017 / By Billy Binion

In late-July, I penned a piece about Breitbart, the highly conservative news outlet whose far-right slant often riles controversy. The post, “ Breitbart: Right-wing Publication or Fake News? ”, gave people the chance to weigh in on how AllSides should employ their perspective when...

Media Bias, Polarization, News

Media Bias: Is it a Crime?

News / August 9th, 2017 / By Billy Binion

According to some, America is facing a new terrorist threat: the media. “CNN IS ISIS,” the sign reads. It’s a stunning accusation — particularly when considering that the media are expected to be a stronghold in American society, charged with holding government accountable. Is the nation’...

Media Bias, Polarization

Trump's War with the Media

Story of the Week / July 6th, 2017 / By John Gable, AllSides Co-founder

President Trump's war with the mainstream media reached new heights this week when he tweeted a controversial video of himself attacking the CNN logo. While his actions received condemnation from several news outlets, coverage of the tweet varied drastically across the partisan divide...

News, Story Of The Week, Media Bias, Donald Trump, Fake News, Polarization

Fight the Rage and Ignorance - That's What AllSides Is All About - Here Is What You Can Do

News / June 15th, 2017 / By Billy Binion

If you’ve tuned into the news within the last 24 hours, even if just for a cursory glance, you’ve most likely heard about the tragic shooting in Alexandria, VA – where a gunman opened fire on the GOP’s Congressional Baseball Game practice . But the most striking part of the recent press...

Bipartisanship, Polarization

Brigade: Civil Dialogue or More Tribalism

Bias / July 30th, 2015 / By John Gable, AllSides Co-founder

Brigade makes it easy to jump in the pool of political engagement, but the pool is full of muck. Let's clean it up! What is Brigade? It is a new mobile app from Napster co-founder Sean Parker "that’s meant to quickly get regular people engaged in articulating and debating political...

Media Bias, Polarization

Divided Opinion Isn't What's Hurting America

Bias / July 16th, 2015 / By Beth Ballentine

What do you think is the biggest obstacle facing Washington today? If you say it’s the ever- expanding ideological gulf between Democrats and Republicans, you’re not alone. Many Americans are disheartened, and see this issue escalating with no solution in sight. But is divided opinion...

Political Polarization, Polarization

Thanksgiving, Family, Politics

News / November 25th, 2014 / By John Gable, AllSides Co-founder

Polarization can destroy more than our government – it can also destroy families and friendships. At AllSides, we're well aware that holiday gatherings can be filled with bitter disputes, rather than lively debates, about political matters. And because we're dedicated to the idea that we...

Polarization

Polarization Between a Left-wing Son and his Right-wing Father

News / August 11th, 2014 / By John Gable, AllSides Co-founder

Polarization can destroy more than our government – it can also destroy families. So super kudos to Andrew W.K. (Twitter AndrewWK ), the singer-songwriter and “real-life party god” who responded with fantastic advice to a fan writing him on The Village Voice . The fan can’t deal with his...

Polarization

Reform the media + Internet

News / May 28th, 2014 / By John Gable, AllSides Co-founder

Last week I heard Dan Schnur , California candidate (independent, non-partisan) for Secretary of State, say that to change California, we must first reform California politics. His comments made me realize more clearly than ever that AllSides is a reform movement. In order for us to...

AllSides, Polarization

Talking Politics at Your Holiday Table? 3 Tips

News / November 27th, 2013 / By Liz Lehman Teal

We love dialog. It’s a healthy part of a great democracy. But, arguments are rarely healthy for digestion or holiday enjoyment. Since many Americans will break bread with someone holding opposing political views this season, I spoke with Heather Sutherland, licensed Marriage and Family...

Polarization, Thanksgiving, Media Bias, Holidays, AllSides

Do Political Beliefs Affect Math?

Bias / October 24th, 2013 / By Liz Lehman Teal

According to a recent study by Dan Kahan at Yale, even the brightest among us can get a math problem wrong if the right answer goes against our politics. It turns out that both liberals and conservatives let political bias affect their calculations - and it appears to be unconscious...

Media Bias, Polarization, Journalism

The Washington Post, Bezos, and Solving Today's Media Problems

News / August 15th, 2013 / By John Gable, AllSides Co-founder

As you've probably heard, Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon, is buying The Washington Post. This news caught our attention at AllSides because Bezos is a known innovator and we are interested in innovating to promote and preserve journalistic integrity in a world where many feel the...

News, Media Bias, Polarization, Journalism, Media Industry

Multipartisan Moments in Spite of DC Dramas

News / May 23rd, 2013 / By Liz Lehman Teal

This week, even in the midst of scandalous Washington dramas, we saw rays of multi-partisan cooperation. A bipartisan Immigration Reform bill passed in the Senate week . It even involved the unprecedented occurrence of President Obama supportively retweeting Jeb Bush. Are there people on...

Polarization

You're Right: That Person's Opinion is Not Rational

Bias / January 11th, 2013 / By Liz Lehman Teal

AllSides tends to attract some of the most rational thinkers around: people who want to see all sides of something before drawing a conclusion about it. Does that sound like you? If so, you might get pretty annoyed at people who take a strong view that seems ill-informed. The next time...

Media Bias, Polarization

How the Internet Trains our Brains to Polarize and Despise

News / November 27th, 2012 / By John Gable, AllSides Co-founder

The political polarization of Americans is reaching new heights, and the Internet is making it worse. How did we end up so divided and is there anything we can do about it? Polarization has been exacerbated by what I call the “Internet brain”. It goes beyond a mere fad--it's more...

Polarization, Media Bias, AllSides

Tag: Polarization

Deepfake: When You Can't Believe Your Eyes

Contrarian or Jerk?

Government Shutdown Looms

How do I have a non-partisan Thanksgiving?

An Analysis of Media Bias: September 11 and Onward

AllSides Community Weighs in on Breitbart

Media Bias: Is it a Crime?

Trump's War with the Media

Fight the Rage and Ignorance - That's What AllSides Is All About - Here Is What You Can Do

Brigade: Civil Dialogue or More Tribalism

Divided Opinion Isn't What's Hurting America

Thanksgiving, Family, Politics

Polarization Between a Left-wing Son and his Right-wing Father

Reform the media + Internet

Talking Politics at Your Holiday Table? 3 Tips

Do Political Beliefs Affect Math?

The Washington Post, Bezos, and Solving Today's Media Problems

Multipartisan Moments in Spite of DC Dramas

You're Right: That Person's Opinion is Not Rational

How the Internet Trains our Brains to Polarize and Despise

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