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Oct 06 2022
Analysis
STUDY: Fox prime time is covering key Senate races more than CNN and MSNBC — combined
As the 2022 midterm elections approach, Fox News is providing dramatically more coverage of competitive U.S. Senate races in weekday prime time than either CNN or MSNBC.
In the four weeks following Labor Day, Fox’s weekday prime-time broadcasts mentioned the Democratic nominees in seven competitive Senate races more than twice as many times as CNN and MSNBC's broadcasts did combined,
Media MattersApr 10 2018
Perspectives Blog
Does Unbiased News Really Exist?
Sinclair Broadcast Group caused an uproar after they required local news anchors across the country to recite an identical script condemning “one-sided” stories in the national media. But does unbiased news actually exist?
One of our core beliefs at AllSides is that it does not. Everyone is biased, so finding completely objective news is a near impossible task. In our recent article
Billy BinionJan 09 2023
News
Brazil police arrest 300 after Bolsonaro supporters storm Congress, other buildings
Supporters of Brazil's right-wing former President Jair Bolsonaro stormed the National Congress and other government buildings in the capital Brasilia on Sunday in an attack that echoed the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot by supporters of former President Donald Trump.
The latest: President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who took office less than a week ago and was in São Paulo at the time
AxiosFeb 13 2023
News
Twitter’s plan to charge for crucial tool prompts outcry
In the aftermath of the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria, thousands of volunteer software developers have been using a crucial Twitter tool to comb the platform for calls for help — including from people trapped in collapsed buildings — and connect people with rescue organizations.
They could soon lose access unless they pay Twitter a monthly fee of at least $100 — prohibitive
Associated PressSep 22 2022
News
South Korea President Caught on Hot Mic Insulting US Congress
South Korean leader Yoon Suk Yeol was overheard insulting American lawmakers, after briefly meeting President Joe Biden to discuss issues including US electric-vehicle subsidies that South Korea wants to change.
“What an embarrassment for Biden, if these idiots refuse to grant it in Congress,” video broadcast on South Korean television showed Yoon telling Foreign Minster Park Jin in New
BloombergSep 17 2022
News
Biden warns Putin over nuclear, chemical weapons
U.S. President Joe Biden warned Russian President Vladimir Putin not to use chemical or tactical nuclear weapons in his invasion of Ukraine, saying there would be a “consequential” response.
“Don’t. Don’t. Don’t,” Biden said in a televised interview with U.S. broadcaster CBS that is due to air on Sunday night. “It would change the face of war unlike anything since World War II.”
PoliticoMar 22 2023
Analysis
Why the news is so negative — and what we can do about it
In Broadcast News, the movie that made me want to be a journalist, the protagonist Jane Craig (Holly Hunter) has a routine every morning. At an appointed time, she sits and weeps profusely for a minute. When the minute’s done, she wipes her face and goes about her day without showing outward signs of sadness.
Journalists have always been a fairly morose bunch, and the news they produce
VoxOct 25 2022
News
Fetterman and Oz meet for their only debate in high-stakes Senate race
Pennsylvania Senate candidates John Fetterman and Mehmet Oz will debate Tuesday night in Harrisburg, a highly anticipated clash in a race that has seen health challenges and personal attacks, with control of Congress' evenly divided top chamber on the line.
The debate will be hosted by Nexstar and broadcast across Pennsylvania starting at 8 p.m. ET. It follows a months-long effort by Oz
ABC News (Online)May 09 2022
News
US sanctions target Russian media
The United States announced new sanctions this weekend, cutting off Western advertising from Russia’s three biggest TV stations as Russian President Vladimir Putin used a major patriotic holiday Monday to again justify his war in Ukraine.
The majority of Russia’s broadcast TV are controlled by the state. These latest sanctions target the three most popular channels: Channel One Russia,
NewsNationOct 13 2022
Analysis
US midterm elections: Does Finland have the answer to fake news?
As the midterm elections approach in the US, the wave of false claims surrounding the vote is a reminder of how hard it is to combat fake news. Does Finland have the answer?
A few hours after Vladimir Putin called up 300,000 military reservists in September, a video showing long queues of cars at the Finnish-Russian border started circulating on social media.
The Finnish Border
BBC News