Perspectives Blog

You stroll into work on Monday, fresh off another much-too-short weekend. As you toss your jacket on the chair, your cubicle neighbor pitches their routine small-talk: “Read the news this weekend?” Of course you did. But which news? If you’re like many Americans, you may get your news...

Fresh off a rejuvenating primary win in South Carolina on Saturday, former Vice President Joe Biden won 10 of 14 states on Super Tuesday 2020, cementing himself as an apparent frontrunner for the Democratic nomination alongside Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT). Biden's surge was coupled with...

Editor's Note: See John Gable's take on this event here . Over the past decade I’ve been a regular attendee at the Wisdom 2.0 Conference in San Francisco. It’s an annual gathering that brings together thousands of like-minded and like-hearted people, and features a marvelous array of...

The spread of a new coronavirus has sparked fears of a global pandemic, as stock markets suffer and new cases of the disease emerge both in the United States and abroad. The Center for Disease Control confirmed the first U.S. case of "unknown origin" Wednesday following days of...

An upcoming study slated to appear in Science Advances sought to examine if the political ideologies of journalists have any impact on their work. Its results — and what they mean beyond the title — have added fuel to the ongoing and often misinformed debate over how ideological biases...

A recent height comparison of U.S. politicians spurred the latest example of media bias, differing narratives on either side of the party line, and a journalistic laziness that, when sanctioned, can cater to misinformation. Minnesota Senator and 2020 presidential hopeful Amy Klobuchar (D...

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) won Tuesday's Democratic primary in New Hampshire with 26% of the vote, building momentum as the party's apparent 2020 front runner. Sanders was followed closely by former South Bend, Indiana, mayor Pete Buttigieg (24%) after the two emerged neck-and-neck from...

House impeachment managers and President Donald Trump's defense team each concluded opening arguments before the Senate over the past week, setting the stage for a final questioning period Thursday before starting debates on calling witnesses and documents. Democrats and many on the...

AllSides frequently provides case studies that illustrate how media bias appears. Read more about the 11 Types of Media Bias here. Media bias manifests in many different ways — on this blog, we’ve shown you how it can appear as bias by omission , sensationalism , and bias by placement ...