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Media Bias Alert: The UK's Only Youth Gender Clinic Announces Plan to Shut Down

Bias / August 3rd, 2022 / By Clare Ashcraft

Media in the UK, the US, and elsewhere responded with news coverage that showed signs of biases in favor of and against gender transition treatments.

Media Bias Alert, Transgender Issues, LGBTQ Issues, New York Times Bias, The Daily Caller

Inside AllSides: Is it Fair to Compare the Jan. 6 Capitol Riot and the Summer 2020 Riots?

Recommended Reading / August 2nd, 2022 / By AllSides Staff

The divide over which riots mattered more was evidenced by a recent discussion between two AllSides team members.

January 6 Committee, Capitol Chaos, Black Lives Matter, Violence In America, Hypocrisy, George Floyd Protests, Race And Racism, Justice, Culture War, Inside AllSides

How AllSides Labels Content: News, Opinion, Analysis, Fact Check

Recommended Reading / August 2nd, 2022 / By AllSides Staff

For our balanced news curation AllSides analyze content more closely to confirm whether the publisher’s label is accurate, and will sometimes change it on our website to more precisely reflect the style of journalism in the article at hand

AllSides Standards, Media Bias, Journalism, Content, News, Media Industry, AllSides, News Literacy, Media Literacy

When the Democrats Try to Get Tough On Crime

Recommended Reading / August 1st, 2022 / By Dan Schnur

Vulnerable Democrats would benefit greatly from the chance to win over decisive 2022 swing voters by touting a police funding package.

Justice, Crime, Police Reform, Defund The Police, Politics, 2022 Elections

Here's Where Democrats and Republicans Agree on Foreign Policy

Common Ground / August 1st, 2022 / By Clare Ashcraft

With the United States consistently oscillating between isolationist and interventionist periods depending on the political climate, views about foreign policy tend to shift with the times. Even so, party divisions exist on this issue, as does common ground.

Common Ground, Foreign Policy, World, Bipartisan, Bipartisanship

Can Open Primaries Reduce Polarization?

Recommended Reading / August 1st, 2022 / By Divided We Fall (author)

Our systems of elections are a partisan construct where incentives to seek advantage can often conflict with fundamental democratic principles.

Polarization, Elections, 2022 Elections, Voting Rights And Voter Fraud

What Polling Shows About the State of Political Polarization

Facts & Data / July 29th, 2022 / By Clare Ashcraft

The University of Chicago Institute of Politics recently released data that shines light on the state of political polarization and discourse in the nation.

Polarization, Culture, Misinformation And Disinformation

Which News Outlets Mislead? Democrats and Republicans Disagree

Facts & Data / July 28th, 2022 / By Andrew Weinzierl

With more people distrusting the fairness of news media than ever before, it may be no surprise to some that the American public has become increasingly skeptical of news media as misinformation.

Media Bias, Polarization, Misinformation

Is the US Economy in a Recession?

Story of the Week / July 28th, 2022 / By AllSides Staff

The U.S. economy shrank for the second consecutive quarter in 2022 after posting a strong final quarter of 2021.

Story Of The Week, Economy And Jobs, Recession, Inflation, Interest Rates

Media Bias Alert: How Heat Wave Coverage Shows Bias on Climate Change

Bias / July 27th, 2022 / By Antonio Ferme

The U.S. and countries across the globe are currently experiencing record-breaking droughts and heat waves. News outlets on both sides of the spectrum have shown media bias in their coverage.

Media Bias, Media Bias Alert, Climate Change, Environment, Climate Policy, Heat Waves, CNN Bias, Washington Post Bias, Fox News Bias, New York Post Bias

Media Bias Alert: AP Omits Other Side in Transgender Style Guidelines

Bias / July 27th, 2022 / By Julie Mastrine

The Associated Press' new Stylebook guidelines on transgender issues show numerous types of media bias.

Media Bias, Media Bias Alert, AP Bias, Associated Press, Associated Press Bias, Transgender, Transgender Issues, LGBTQ, Biased News

When China Matters Even More Than Usual

Recommended Reading / July 25th, 2022 / By Dan Schnur

China never went away, of course, but it will soon be much harder to ignore for a number of reasons.

China, Taiwan, Democracy, World, Asia, Foreign Policy, Ukraine War

Modernization Committee Advances 29 More Proposals for Fixing Congress

Recommended Reading / July 25th, 2022 / By Kristin Shiuey

The bipartisan committee tasked with recommending how to make Congress more efficient, effective and collegial issued its latest round of unanimous recommendations Tuesday, focusing on oversight, facilities, the legislative process and continuity in times of crisis.

Congress, Bipartisan, Bridging Divides

Here's Where Democrats and Republicans Agree on Family and Childcare Policy

Common Ground / July 25th, 2022 / By Clare Ashcraft

Debates pertaining to family matters can be some of the most contentious in politics because they are so personal. Despite these disputes, there is still a lot of common ground on family and childcare policy.

Common Ground, Democrat, Republican, Bipartisanship, Family, Family And Marriage, Childcare, Children

Media Bias Alert: Fox News Uses Photos and Headlines to Turn News About Portland Into Opinion About Democrats

News / July 21st, 2022 / By Joseph Ratliff

From the Left Stories like the U.K. heat wave and President Joe Biden’s poll numbers have been top news across the political spectrum for the past week. On Monday, however, Fox News (Right bias) used the top spot on its homepage to tie gun violence in Portland, Oregon to Democrats, “...

Media Bias Alert, Media Bias, Media Industry, Fox News, Media Bias By Photo, Portland, Violence In America

What's Up With This Heat Wave?

Story of the Week / July 21st, 2022 / By AllSides Staff

Over 100 million Americans are under heat-related advisories this week, and high temperatures are sweeping Europe. Why?

Story Of The Week, Heat Waves, Environment, Climate Change, World

Was Jan. 6 an Insurrection? Where the Left and Right Disagree

Recommended Reading / July 21st, 2022 / By Antonio Ferme

Was the event widely referred to as the Jan. 6 Capitol riot truly an “insurrection,” or just a riot? Media outlets on the left and right reveal political bias in how they describe the events of Jan. 6.

Capitol Chaos, January 6 Committee, Polarization, Media Bias, Biased News, Capitol Riot, January 6, Poliitcal Polarization

Media Bias Alert: Left, Right Media Differ in Coverage of Democrats Arrested at Abortion Protest

Bias / July 20th, 2022 / By Henry A. Brechter

After more than a dozen House Democrats were arrested at a pro-choice protest on Tuesday, left and right media highlighted or minimized very different aspects of the story based on their own biases.

Abortion, Abortion Rights, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ayanna Pressley, Capitol Police, Media Bias, Nationwide Protests

Here's Where Democrats and Republicans Agree on Social Media Issues

Common Ground / July 18th, 2022 / By Clare Ashcraft

Clear majorities of Republicans, Democrats, and Independents "sometimes or never trust Facebook to do the right thing."

Common Ground, Social Media, Bridging Divides, Big Tech

When Elections Are More Important Than a Ten Year Old Girl

Recommended Reading / July 18th, 2022 / By Dan Schnur

From the Center Two important developments roiled the debate over reproductive rights last week: one that happened in the real world that you almost certainly heard about, and the other, which took place in Congress, that you might have missed. Both are critically important, albeit for...

Abortion, 2022 Elections, Roe V Wade, Politics

Perspectives Blog

ACROSS THE DIVIDE: Perspectives on President Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness

Media Bias Alert: The UK's Only Youth Gender Clinic Announces Plan to Shut Down

Inside AllSides: Is it Fair to Compare the Jan. 6 Capitol Riot and the Summer 2020 Riots?

How AllSides Labels Content: News, Opinion, Analysis, Fact Check

When the Democrats Try to Get Tough On Crime

Here's Where Democrats and Republicans Agree on Foreign Policy

Can Open Primaries Reduce Polarization?

What Polling Shows About the State of Political Polarization

Which News Outlets Mislead? Democrats and Republicans Disagree

Is the US Economy in a Recession?

Media Bias Alert: How Heat Wave Coverage Shows Bias on Climate Change

Media Bias Alert: AP Omits Other Side in Transgender Style Guidelines

When China Matters Even More Than Usual

Modernization Committee Advances 29 More Proposals for Fixing Congress

Here's Where Democrats and Republicans Agree on Family and Childcare Policy

Media Bias Alert: Fox News Uses Photos and Headlines to Turn News About Portland Into Opinion About Democrats

What's Up With This Heat Wave?

Was Jan. 6 an Insurrection? Where the Left and Right Disagree

Media Bias Alert: Left, Right Media Differ in Coverage of Democrats Arrested at Abortion Protest

Here's Where Democrats and Republicans Agree on Social Media Issues

When Elections Are More Important Than a Ten Year Old Girl

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