Perspectives Blog

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...

Looking at the Presidential endorsements of the top 100 newspapers , we see that they generally stuck with their reputation, but there were a few changes and surprises. Update : Since originally writing this blog, 13 more endorsements have been made. I've updated the numbers below, but...

In the last presidential debate before the election, “the candidates again contradicted each other, while each offered incorrect or twisted factual claims,” according to FactCheck.org. And, once again, headlines from different sources made each candidate look like a winner or loser,...

Energy policy, gas prices, women, Libya, taxes, and jobs: these are tricky topics from last night’s presidential debate that continue to be debated by all sides of the media today. In fact, there is even a bit of debate over who won. See what you think. We'll start with news from the Left...

There is a constant onslaught of polling data every day from the 24 hours news cycle. It is overwhelming. And ridiculous. Poll results are very different depending on the source . Above is an overview of how the electoral maps look now, showing the AllSides Bias Rating (ABR) by each. Not...

We frequently expose bias just by showing how two different news organizations cover the same story. What is perhaps even more important, particularly when you consider how it impacts public discourse and how well we are informed before Election Day, is when news is not covered at all or...

Bias Pick of the Week: New Healthcare Study . This week we saw a great contrast in coverage of new reports by two major research groups on U.S. health insurance. And we saw the left and the right both leave out key information that the others thought were important. From the Left, the New...

After watching every night of both party conventions, what do I feel? Mostly exhaustion. No wonder we all need someone to sort through all of this chatter for us - there is no way average people with busy lives can spend all of this time listening and evaluating both major parties and...

After many late nights watching the Republican National Convention (RNC), I don't know if I should thank Tivo for letting me easily watch it later, along with the US Open, or curse it for keeping me up late night after night. Why did I do that? To see what actually happened BEFORE the...