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Can Religion, Neuroscience, and Good Deeds Heal America?

News / February 10th, 2021 / By Max Karlin

Political polarization is a massive and complicated issue, one which can be explained, and combatted, through a number of different approaches. The One America Movement utilizes a unique approach to addressing polarization in the United States. It draws from psychology and social science...

United News Roundup, Polarization, Religion and Faith, Science, One America Movement, bridging divides

How Our Readers Rated the Media Bias of CNN, Fox News and Politico, and More

Bias / February 9th, 2021 / By Rick Wytmar

We recently released the findings of our November 2020 Blind Bias Survey , in which over 2,000 people across the political spectrum rated the media bias of five different news outlets blindly, seeing only their content and story choice but not the name of the news publication. Below are...

Bias, Media Bias, CNN, Fox News, New York Post, Politico, survey, Reuters

How to Spot Media Bias: Omission of Source

Bias / February 8th, 2021 / By Julie Mastrine

A common type of media bias seen in the press today is omission of source attribution. A recent Poynter article explored how reporters who used terms like “baseless” or “falsely claimed” often did not include a source to help the reader understand why something was false. Omission of...

Media Bias, types of media bias, types of bias, New York Times, Epoch Times, omission of source, poynter

When Both Parties Split in Half

Recommended Reading / February 5th, 2021 / By Dan Schnur

From the Center This viewpoint is from a writer rated Center. The nastiest argument in American politics will be center stage in the upcoming days when Donald Trump’s impeachment trial commences in the U.S. Senate. But while the outcome of that ongoing fight is pre-ordained, it will...

Polarization, Republican Party, Democratic Party

Story of the Week: The GameStop Saga: Wall Street Establishment vs. Everyday Traders

News / February 4th, 2021 / By AllSides Staff

Sign up here to receive the Story of the Week in your inbox every Thursday. Wall Street was shaken up last week when everyday investors banded together on social media to challenge major hedge funds in a trading frenzy centered around video game retailer GameStop. As a result, GameStop’s...

Story of the Week, banking and finance, Wall Street, Stock Market

Media Bias Alert: Snopes “Fact Checks” a Subjective Opinion on AOC

Bias / February 4th, 2021 / By Julie Mastrine

From the Right This piece is from a writer rated Lean Right. Snopes today offered a clear example of how fact check outlets can be biased when it attempted to “fact check" the opinion that Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez exaggerated the danger she was in during the Capitol Hill storming, which...

Media Bias, Snopes, liberal media bias, Fact Checkers, Fact Check, Facts and Fact Checking, Bias, AOC, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

The History of American Media Bias, Pt. 1: The 1700s

News / February 3rd, 2021 / By Micaela Ricaforte

Today, we hold journalists and media outlets accountable to journalistic code of ethics and a set of standards, which include truth, transparency, and objectivity. When journalism strays from objective fact, the result is biased news . And though it takes different forms in the digital...

Media Bias, History of Media Bias, Media industry, us history, Culture

Republicans and Democrats Actually Agree on These Gun Restriction Policies

Recommended Reading / February 3rd, 2021 / By Hyria Stuart

From the Left This article is from a writer rated Lean Left. Gun control and gun rights are issues many Americans see themselves as being divided on. But some recent surveys have found that many Republicans and Democrats share significant overlaps when it comes to gun restrictions. Check...

United News Roundup, Gun Control and Gun Rights, Second Amendment

Protest or Riot: Who Decides? A Data Analysis of Media Bias

Bias / February 2nd, 2021 / By Michael Tauberg

From the Center This piece is from a writer rated Center. Editor's Note: This piece originally appeared on Medium.com. Life, Liberty, and Hypocrisy for All The shocking events of Jan 6, 2021 make for fun media analysis. In one day, the conservatives media became sympathetic to rioters and...

Media Bias, Fox News, CNN, liberal media, conservative media, AllSides Media Bias Ratings

Will Breaking Up Big Tech Companies Reduce Polarization? This MIT Professor Argues a Different Approach

Recommended Reading / February 1st, 2021 / By Sukhayl Niyazov

From the Center This viewpoint is from a writer rated Center. In his 2020 book The Hype Machine: How Social Media Disrupts Our Elections, Our Economy, and Our Health — and How We Must Adapt , MIT Sloan School of Management professor Sinan Aral offers a comprehensive and insightful new...

United News Roundup, Big Tech, Social Media, Polarization, Technology, Education

When Biden Makes His First No-Win Decision

Recommended Reading / January 29th, 2021 / By Dan Schnur

From the Center This viewpoint is from a writer rated Center. Joe Biden was sworn into office less than two weeks ago and he is already facing the type of seminal decision that could define his presidency. Worse, it’s not clear if either option he is considering is a particularly good one...

Joe Biden, coronavirus, bipartisanship, Polarization, coronavirus stimulus, US Senate

Story of the Week: President Biden's First Week

News / January 28th, 2021 / By AllSides Staff

Sign up here to receive the Story of the Week in your inbox every Thursday. Newly-elected President Joe Biden had a busy first week in office. He signed nearly 30 executive orders, taking action on criminal justice, climate change, racial equity, immigration and more. On Tuesday, he...

Story of the Week, Joe Biden, White House, coronavirus

Media Bias Alert: Left and Right Coverage on Minimum Wage Bump Differs

News / January 27th, 2021 / By Joseph Ratliff

“There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.” -Mark Twain On Tuesday, Democrats in Congress reintroduced a bill to gradually raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2025. Slanted coverage soon followed. View this post on Instagram A post shared by AllSides (@...

Media Bias, Media industry, The Guardian, Fox News, bias by omission, Minimum Wage, Democratic Party, Labor, Business, CBO, Economy and Jobs, Economic Policy

When Natural Disasters Strike Like They Did in 2020, Republicans and Democrats See Similar Role for Government

Recommended Reading / January 27th, 2021 / By Bella Jasper

From the Left Editor's Note: This viewpoint is from a writer rated Lean Left. In 2020, Americans experienced many natural disasters, including record-setting fires in California and Colorado, and some of the most tropical systems ever to make landfall. By September, the country already...

United News Roundup, Disaster, Role of Government, FEMA, bridging divides

New AllSides Media Bias Chart™: Announcing Version 4

Bias / January 26th, 2021 / By Julie Mastrine

The AllSides Media Bias Chart™ helps you to easily identify different perspectives. Now announcing Version 4, with updated ratings! We make media bias transparent so you can avoid manipulation, fake news, and misinformation. Check out Version 4 below: Here’s what’s new Version 4: Moved...

AllSides Media Bias Chart, Bias, AllSides Media Bias Ratings, media bias ratings, media bias chart, liberal media, conservative media

Updated Media Bias Ratings: CNN, Fox News, New York Post, Politico, Reuters

Bias / January 25th, 2021 / By Julie Mastrine

AllSides recently conducted our November 2020 Blind Bias Survey , in which 2,285 people across the political spectrum blindly reviewed the bias of 5 media outlets: CNN (online news only), Fox News (online news only), New York Post , Politico , and Reuters . In this blog, we’ll tell you a...

Media Bias, AllSides Media Bias Ratings, media bias ratings, CNN, Fox News, Reuters, Politico, New York Post, blind bias survey

Remember Those Heartwarming Campaign Ads for Utah Governor? Here’s What’s Needed to Make Them the Norm

Recommended Reading / January 25th, 2021 / By Jackson Lanzer

In a year when partisan rancor was rampant on the national political stage, glimmers of hope for positive campaigning still shone through. One case of this was the Utah gubernatorial election. Chris Peterson and Spencer J. Cox, opponents in the election, produced very popular shared ads...

United News Roundup, bridging divides, Politics, Campaign Rhetoric, Polarization

Calling Out or Calling In?

Recommended Reading / January 25th, 2021 / By John R. Wood Jr.

Editor's Note: This piece originally appeared as a Braver Angels newsletter. To subscribe to Braver Angels, sign up here . From the Center This piece is from a writer rated Center. "You can tell more than one story about what’s happening, but what’s undeniable is that something is broken...

Braver Angels, unity, Violence

Reuters: Survey Returns Lean Left Bias; AllSides Keeps Center Rating

Bias / January 22nd, 2021 / By Julie Mastrine

A recent Blind Bias Survey found that on average, people across the political spectrum rated Reuters as Lean Left . AllSides currently rates Reuters as Center. The results triggered an Editorial Review, in which AllSides opted to keep Reuters’ rating as Center. This is because Blind Bias...

Media Bias, media bias ratings, AllSides Media Bias Ratings, AllSides Media Bias Chart, Reuters, Reuters bias, liberal media

The Most Important Words in Biden’s Speech – “Enough of Us”

Recommended Reading / January 22nd, 2021 / By Dan Schnur

From the Center This viewpoint is from a writer rated Center. Now comes the hard part. Politicians always talk about unity, especially newly-elected presidents. As is so often the case, Donald Trump was the exception that proved the rule. But Obama, Bush, Clinton and Reagan all spoke...

Joe Biden, bridging divides, Polarization, White House