Fox News Media Bias Update

News / January 11th, 2018 / By Lucy Pinto

Previously: We split our evaluation of NPR into a media bias rating for NPR News (Center) and for NPR Editorial (Lean Left). We took the same approach for our analysis of CNN , splitting into a media bias rating for CNN Web News (Center) and CNN Opinion (Far Left). The Fox News media bias...
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Media Bias, Fox News, News

Daily Caller Media Bias Update

News / January 10th, 2018 / By Billy Binion

Note: Based on user feedback, we changed The Daily Caller media bias to Far Right. We recently received a comment that expressed concern over the use of one of our right-wing news sources. The knee-jerk reaction might be to pin the blame on Breitbart, which we previously detailed our...
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Media Bias, News

CNN Media Bias Update

News / December 21st, 2017 / By Lucy Pinto

CNN is, without a doubt, our most highly contested source. Based on past data, the current CNN media bias rating is Center, but many users argue that it should be labeled Lean Left, if not altogether Left. (Reminder: We only rate the media bias of sources as they appear on the Web and use...
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News, Media Bias, CNN

NPR Media Bias Update

News / December 13th, 2017 / By Lucy Pinto

Thanks to your feedback, we recently updated several media bias ratings , and first on the list is NPR (reminder: we only rate the articles found on the web, not the broadcast radio programs). Up until now, the AllSides NPR media bias rating has been Center, but data collected in recent...
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Media Bias, News

Resignations, Elections and Time Magazine: Sexual Harassment in the News

Story of the Week / December 7th, 2017 / By John Gable, AllSides Co-founder

It's been another full week of sexual harassment being in the news. Today Sen. Al Franken (D) announced that he was resigning and yesterday Rep. John Conyers (D) retired from his seat early. Neither have official replacements yet. The upcoming Senate election in Alabama between Trump-...
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News, Story Of The Week, Sexual Harassment, Sexual Misconduct

Give Media Literacy on this #GivingTuesday

Announcement / November 27th, 2017 / By Lucy Pinto

Donate Now! Revitalize democracy! Support media literacy and civil discourse. Democracy requires its citizens to be informed, and to have free open conversations across divides. AllSides for Schools helps students navigate the increasingly biased, misleading and confusing media landscape...
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Schools

How do I have a non-partisan Thanksgiving?

Story of the Week / November 22nd, 2017 / By John Gable, AllSides Co-founder

Happy Thanksgiving from the whole team at AllSides! As much as we all enjoy the delicious food, w e know that Thanksgiving is a time when you might see relatives that you haven't seen in a while. As everyone is sitting around the table, the conversation might turn to politics, and often,...
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AllSides, Thanksgiving, Holidays, Bipartisanship, Polarization, Living Room Conversations, Story Of The Week, News

Popping Filter Bubbles in Higher Education

News / November 10th, 2017 / By John Kesler

Editor's Note: At AllSides, we have several educational programs that expose students to different ideas because we view diversity of thought as an integral part of the educational experience. This blog post explores the pros and cons of the current higher ed system and how, overall,...
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Education, Schools, News

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