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How Do Perceptions Differ When Reading CNN vs Fox News? An Experiment Provides Clues

Recommended Reading / January 27th, 2022 / By Leo Necheles

What if it’s not just our political views that might be controlled through biased news, but also our emotions and sense of trust?

Media Bias, CNN Bias, Fox News Bias, Media Literacy, Critical Thinking, Filter Bubbles

Fact-checking may be important, but it won’t help Americans learn to disagree better

Recommended Reading / January 25th, 2022 / By The Conversation

Entering the new year, Americans are increasingly divided. They clash not only over differing opinions on COVID-19 risk or abortion, but basic facts like election counts and whether vaccines work.

Fact Checking, Misinformation, COVID-19 Misinformation

Media Bias Alert: Supreme Court Justices Dispute NPR Story

News / January 25th, 2022 / By Joseph Ratliff

The Supreme Court stirred controversy last week by denying an NPR (Online News rated Center) report saying Chief Justice John Roberts had “in some form” asked his fellow justices to wear masks. A reporter from Fox News (Right) cited a source who also denied the report about Roberts.

Supreme Court, NPR, Media Industry, Media Bias, CNN, Fox News, Sonia Sotomayor, Neil Gorsuch, John Roberts

When Bipartisanship is A Long Way Away

Recommended Reading / January 24th, 2022 / By Dan Schnur

Presidential elections are fought in between the forty-yard lines. Midterms are won and lost on the goal lines.

Politics, Joe Biden, Voting Rights And Voter Fraud, Elections, Bipartisanship, Bridging Divides, 2022 Elections

How Did President Biden's First Year Go?

Story of the Week / January 20th, 2022 / By AllSides Staff

Several major polls reported this week that Biden's approval rating is at its lowest point of his presidency.

Story Of The Week, Joe Biden, White House, Coronavirus, Inflation, Afghanistan, Public Opinion

The One Thing We All Have In Common

Bias / January 19th, 2022 / By April Gardner

The one thing we all have in common can close our ability to reason and understand each other. But there is something we can do about it.

Bridging Divides, Coronavirus, COVID-19 Vaccine Divide

From Cholera to COVID: Using Narratives to Mark “Our Side” Safe

Bias / January 18th, 2022 / By Jessica Hardin

Our brains are working overtime to maintain our respective narratives on COVID-19.

Coronavirus, COVID-19 Vaccine Divide, Polarization, Political Polarization

Media Bias Alert: Incidental COVID-19 Hospitalizations Spark Confusion Across The Political Spectrum

Bias / January 18th, 2022 / By Antonio Ferme

Hospitals have recently began distinguishing between primary and incidental COVID-19 cases, resulting in criticism and confusion from news outlets and other voices across the spectrum.

Media Bias, Anthony Fauci, Bias By Omission, CDC, Children, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Vaccine, COVID-19 Misinformation, Hospitalizations, Omicron Variant, Polarization, Public Health, Rochelle Walensky, Sonia Sotomayor, Vaccine Mandates

Media Bias Alert: Fox News, NPR Frame Same Story Differently

Bias / January 18th, 2022 / By Julie Mastrine

Fox News (Right) and NPR (Center/Lean Left) recently framed the same story about police line-of-duty deaths very differently.

Media Bias, Fox News, NPR Bias, Fox News Bias, Bias

When Chuck Schumer Turns Into Wile E. Coyote

Recommended Reading / January 17th, 2022 / By Dan Schnur

Schumer has spent the last several months somehow expecting Manchin and Sinema to do something other than drop the political equivalent of an anvil on his head.

Chuck Schumer, Democratic Party, Politics, US Senate, Elections, Electoral Count Act, Voting Rights And Voter Fraud

Most Republicans Are Vaccinated

Recommended Reading / January 16th, 2022 / By Tania Israel

The focus on unvaccinated Republicans — instead of on facts that may serve to further narrow the gap — continues politicization .

Coronavirus, Coronavirus Vaccine, Bridging Divides, Polarization, Republican Party, Democratic Party

Confusion Abounds as COVID-19 Guidance Evolves, Data Changes

Story of the Week / January 13th, 2022 / By AllSides Staff

Recent public opinion polls suggest Americans are worn out by the pandemic and care far more about inflation than COVID-19, regardless of political ideology.

Story Of The Week, CDC, Omicron Variant, Coronavirus, Hospitalizations, Coronavirus Vaccine, Media Bias, Vaccine Mandates

The Politics of Science: Why Are More Democrats Vaccinated Than Republicans?

Recommended Reading / January 13th, 2022 / By Paul Mulholland

The persistent gap primarily originates from a partisan gap in trust in scientific institutions.

Polarization, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Vaccine, Science, Anthony Fauci

Why It's Important to Notice When Journalists Use Adjectives

Bias / January 13th, 2022 / By Julie Mastrine

"Disturbing rise," "serious accusations" — it's important to be aware when journalists use adjectives, so you can decide for yourself whether the descriptor is acceptable.

Media Bias, Media Bias Ratings, Types Of Media Bias, Bias, Media Literacy

AllSides Live: Evolving COVID-19 Mandates

Recommended Reading / January 13th, 2022 / By AllSides Staff

Managing Editor Henry Brechter speaks with Yasmin Tavakoli about evolving COVID-19 mandates.

AllSides Live, Vaccine Mandates, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Vaccine, Bridging Divides

Media Bias Alert: AP and Reuters’ Fact Checks on “Mass Formation Psychosis”

Bias / January 12th, 2022 / By Julie Mastrine

Two recent fact checks by the Associated Press and Reuters about “mass formation psychosis” led to charges of bias.

Media Bias, Fact Checking, Fact Checkers, AP, AP Bias, Reuters, Reuters Bias

Not all polarization is bad, but the US could be in trouble

Recommended Reading / January 12th, 2022 / By The Conversation

Polarization looms large in many diagnoses of America’s current political struggles.

Polarization, Politics

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, DOJ, Bridging Divides, Dialogue, Debate

To Mandate or Not to Mandate? Hear Americans Discuss the Most Pressing Vaccine Question

Recommended Reading / January 11th, 2022 / By Braver Angels

Explore arguments on both sides of the safety vs. freedom dilemma in the case of vaccine mandates.

Coronavirus, Coronavirus Vaccine, Vaccine Mandates, Bridging Divides

Odd Couples: From Enemy to Eulogy

Recommended Reading / January 7th, 2022 / By Respect + Rebellion

Every couple of months, these two political rivals met for an hour at a time for coffee and pastries, with no agenda or talking points.

Odd Couples, Bridging Divides, Polarization, LGBT Rights, Culture

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How Do Perceptions Differ When Reading CNN vs Fox News? An Experiment Provides Clues

Fact-checking may be important, but it won’t help Americans learn to disagree better

Media Bias Alert: Supreme Court Justices Dispute NPR Story

When Bipartisanship is A Long Way Away

How Did President Biden's First Year Go?

The One Thing We All Have In Common

From Cholera to COVID: Using Narratives to Mark “Our Side” Safe

Media Bias Alert: Incidental COVID-19 Hospitalizations Spark Confusion Across The Political Spectrum

Media Bias Alert: Fox News, NPR Frame Same Story Differently

When Chuck Schumer Turns Into Wile E. Coyote

Most Republicans Are Vaccinated

Confusion Abounds as COVID-19 Guidance Evolves, Data Changes

The Politics of Science: Why Are More Democrats Vaccinated Than Republicans?

Why It's Important to Notice When Journalists Use Adjectives

AllSides Live: Evolving COVID-19 Mandates

Media Bias Alert: AP and Reuters’ Fact Checks on “Mass Formation Psychosis”

Not all polarization is bad, but the US could be in trouble

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

To Mandate or Not to Mandate? Hear Americans Discuss the Most Pressing Vaccine Question

Odd Couples: From Enemy to Eulogy

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