The Village Square

AllSides Media Bias Rating™: Mixed
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The Village Square
Bias Rating Mixed
Type Dialogue & Debate
Region National
Community Bridging
Website villagesquare.us
Twitter @VillageSquareUS
Facebook thevillagesquare
What a Mixed Bias Rating Means

The source aggregates news or content from sources with biases on the left, center, and right to transparently provide multiple perspectives.

This rating is given to sources that curate journalistic articles. This does not mean the source never misses or omits a perspective, or that it perfectly shows all possible perspectives.

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Contents
  1. About The Village Square's Bias Rating
  2. What a "Mixed" Rating Means
  3. Details
  4. Community Feedback
  5. Confidence Level

About The Village Square's Bias Rating

The Village Square is a dialogue & debate source with an AllSides Media Bias Rating™ of Mixed.

What a "Mixed" Rating Means

Sources with an AllSides Media Bias Rating of Mixed aggregate news or content from sources with biases on the left, center, and right to transparently provide multiple perspectives. This rating is given to sources that curate journalistic articles. This does not mean the source never misses or omits a perspective, or that it perfectly shows all possible perspectives.

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Details

The Village Square is a non-partisan public educational forum on matters of local, state and national importance. They are dedicated to maintaining factual accuracy in civic and political debate by growing civil dialog on divisive issues, and recalling the history and principles at the foundation of our democracy. They also define themselves as "a nervy bunch of liberals and conservatives who 
believe that dialogue and disagreement make for a good conversation, a good country and a good time."

The Village Square hosts a variety of events across the country such as dinners, movies, and "our town" series to help bring communities together and bridge partisan divides.

They also offer great resources on how to "do-it-yourself":

Have a Lunch Across the Aisle 
http://villagesquare.us/blog/lunch/
 
Host a Jefferson Dinner
http://jeffersondinner.org/
 
Host a Book Club on Race
http://bookclubonrace.com/
 
Host a Ben Franklin Circle (92Y)
http://benfranklincircle.org/
 
Start a God Squad 
http://tlh.villagesquare.us/events/faith-food-friday/
 
Start an Asteroids Club 
http://asteroidsclub.org/
 
Start a Local Color project
http://villagesquare.us/event/local-color/
 

More on The Village Square

For more about how The Village Square got started, check out their "Our Story" page.

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Community Feedback

Feedback does not determine ratings, but may trigger deeper review.

As of May 2024, people have voted on the AllSides Media Bias Rating for The Village Square. On average, those who disagree with our rating think this source has a Lean Left bias.

Confidence Level

Confidence is determined by how many reviews have been applied and consistency of data.

As of May 2024, AllSides has low or initial confidence in our Mixed rating for The Village Square. If we perform more bias reviews and gather consistent data, this confidence level will increase.