When Climate Change Shows Up On the Campaign Trail — And Then Goes Away

News / September 15th, 2020 / By Dan Schnur

Remember when climate change was an issue in the presidential campaign? Admittedly, it’s been awhile. For most of the primary season, Democratic candidates jockeyed to demonstrate the depth of their commitment and the scope of their proposals on the campaign trail. But then the nomination...
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West Coast Fires, Climate Change, Environment, 2020 Election, Elections, Campaign Rhetoric

Media Bias Alert: Spin and Slant Skew News Reports on Trump-Woodward Interviews

News / September 11th, 2020 / By Henry A. Brechter

Journalist Bob Woodward’s revelation this week that President Donald Trump privately conveyed his intent to “play [COVID-19] down” in February has commandeered mainstream news, reframing election chatter around Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Outlets on all sides are zooming...
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Bob Woodward, Coronavirus, Donald Trump, Media Bias, Media Industry

How Should We Address Differences in News Outlets’ Audience Sizes?

News / September 10th, 2020 / By Joseph Ratliff

Here at AllSides, we do our best to curate news from diverse sources, which helps expose our readers (and us) to different perspectives. Not all news sources are equal, however; some outlets have much larger audiences than others. This means their coverage, and therefore their bias,...
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Media Industry, News Literacy, Internet, Technology, Data, Social Media, Polarization

Bloomberg Moved to Lean Left Media Bias Rating Following Review

Bias / September 8th, 2020 / By Julie Mastrine

AllSides conducted a blind bias survey of Bloomberg News in August 2020. AllSides previously rated Bloomberg as Center ; after assessing the survey results, we have moved Bloomberg News to Lean Left . The blind bias survey is one of our most robust media bias rating methodologies , in...
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Bloomberg, Media Bias, Liberal Media Bias, AllSides Media Bias Ratings, Blind Bias Survey

Story of the Week: Candidates Visit Kenosha in Wake of Violence

Story of the Week / September 3rd, 2020 / By Micaela Ricaforte

Sign up here to receive the Story of the Week in your inbox every Thursday. Kenosha, Wisconsin became the newest site of anti-police brutality protests and violent rioting after Jacob Blake was shot by police on Aug. 23 . In the days following Blake's shooting, 17-year-old Kyle...
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Story Of The Week, Kenosha, George Floyd Protests, Violence In America, Police Brutality, Jacob Blake, Kyle Rittenhouse, Media Bias

4 Remote Learning Tools for Students

News / September 2nd, 2020 / By AllSides Staff

Whether your students are learning in the classroom or remotely this fall, AllSides for Schools has compiled a number of tools and resources to help you engage them in media literacy, critical thinking, and constructive dialogue. Check them out below: AllSides for Schools Free educational...
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Media Literacy

Story of the Week: RNC 2020: Speakers Try to Inspire Base, Engage Undecided Voters

Story of the Week / August 27th, 2020 / By Henry A. Brechter

Sign up here to receive the Story of the Week in your inbox every Thursday. The Republican Party opened its 2020 election convention on Monday, featuring multiple prominent speakers aligned with the party and portraying President Donald Trump as America's best choice at the ballot box...
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Story Of The Week, RNC, Elections, 2020 Election, Donald Trump

When Republicans and Democrats Live in Alternate Universes

News / August 25th, 2020 / By Dan Schnur

Donald Trump and Joe Biden lead two different political parties with two vastly different ideologies and two dramatically different sets of policy, cultural and societal goals. But the biggest contrast between their respective political conventions has not been about COVID-19, or taxes or...
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Polarization, 2020 Election, Elections, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Republican Party, Democratic Party

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