Story of the Week: Federal Police Called on to Curb Portland Unrest, Alleged Violence

Sign up here to receive the Story of the Week in your inbox every Thursday. Since the death of George Floyd, protests in Portland, Oregon have reportedly caused damage to federal property, prompting the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to send federal officers to the city. Those...
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Media Bias Alert: NPR Comes Clean About Fake News — Almost

An AllSides reader recently wrote in to point out an apparent case of media bias by NPR online news , which AllSides gives a media bias rating of Center (though close to Lean Left ). In a now-deleted tweet, NPR ran the headline: “Right-wing extremists are turning cars into weapons, with...
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Story of the Week: Talk of Police Reform, Defunding Takes Center Stage

Sign up here to receive the Story of the Week in your inbox every Thursday. Calls to defund the police have rung out nationwide after George Floyd's death at the hands of law enforcement last month. Prominent Democrats recently introduced a bill aimed at significant police reform . Many...
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Story of the Week: George Floyd's Death in Police Custody Sparks Protests, Riots

Sign up here to receive the Story of the Week in your inbox every Thursday. George Floyd's death after a police officer knelt on his neck for more than eight minutes last week has sparked massive civil unrest and outcry against police brutality, racism and criminal justice failures. The...
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Story of the Week: Mass Shootings Prompt Debates on Guns, Underlying Causes

Two tragic mass shootings in Dayton and El Paso last weekend prompted a resurgence of debates on gun control, gun rights and underlying causes, both on Capitol Hill and throughout the country. Media coverage was largely split in the aftermath. Many left-leaning outlets focused on white...
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Media Bias Fuels Political Violence in America. Can We Change?

A string of violent incidents in October further illuminated political polarization in America, raising serious concerns about how media bias contributes to hateful division — and how we must change this to heal our divide. In just the last two weeks, multiple incidents of political...
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