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Dec 27 2020
Opinion
Facebook Is a Doomsday Machine
The doomsday machine was never supposed to exist. It was meant to be a thought experiment that went like this: Imagine a device built with the sole purpose of destroying all human life. Now suppose that machine is buried deep underground, but connected to a computer, which is in turn hooked up to sensors in cities and towns across the United States.
The sensors are designed to sniff out
The Atlantic
Jan 25 2021
Perspectives Blog
Updated Media Bias Ratings: CNN, Fox News, New York Post, Politico, Reuters
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 bit about how the survey was conducted, and give a summary of the results for each outlet.
Julie Mastrine
Dec 22 2023
Headline Roundup
Supreme Court Declines to Rule on Trump Immunity Argument
The Supreme Court declined the request from Special Counsel Jack Smith to issue a judgment on former President Donald Trump’s claim that he is immune from prosecution over his actions in the aftermath of the 2020 election.
For Context: In August, the Department of Justice charged Trump with four crimes in connection with the 2020 election and the January 6 Capitol riot. Trump’s legal
CNN (Online News)
Wall Street Journal (News) 
Fox News (Online News) 
Jul 12 2019
Perspectives Blog
Social Media Summit Draws Praise, Criticism
The 'Social Media Summit' hosted by President Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday made headlines throughout the country, prompting a wide variation of coverage and reactions.
The summit hosted nearly 200 guests, many from conservative or right-leaning websites. Most outlets covering the event acknowledged that Trump invited these pundits while excluding notable social media
Henry A. Brechter
Apr 15 2020
Perspectives Blog
5 Tools to Avoid Media Manipulation This Election Year
As the 2020 presidential election ramps up, you may find yourself overwhelmed. Political ads, viral memes, heated commentators, social media sparring — there’s plenty of noise in a nation that seems deeply divided about the direction of our country, and everyone seems to be trying to sway you one way or the other. Avoiding manipulation can seem like a monumental task.
A good rule of
Julie Mastrine
Jul 30 2020
Perspectives Blog
The Roles and Responsibilities of Op-Ed Sections and of the Public
Recent conversations and controversies surrounding the venerable op-ed pages at the New York Times and Wall Street Journal have been framed in various ways, with commentators using phrases such as cancel culture, an attack on freedom of speech, an example of poor fact checking, and other buzzwords of the moment.
But instead of helping us have a nuanced conversation, this discourse
Gina Baleria
News Media
Wired
View the AllSides Media Bias Rating for Wired.com. AllSides rates the bias of hundreds of news outlets, writers and sources.
Mar 19 2020
Headline Roundup
Tulsi Gabbard Drops Presidential Campaign
Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) suspended her 2020 bid for the White House Thursday. Gabbard's campaign leaned on anti-establishment and anti-war views; she was the last woman and last war veteran running in the 2020 race, and the last person of color running for the Democratic nomination. Rep. Gabbard, who is not seeking re-election for her seat in Congress this cycle, is endorsing former
Daily Beast
Axios
Washington Examiner
Apr 30 2024
Headline Roundup
Trump Fined $9,000 For Gag Order Violations in Hush Money Trial
Former President Donald Trump was fined $9,000 and threatened with jail time by Judge Juan Merchan for violating a gag order in his hush-money trial.
For Context: Trump is facing criminal charges over alleged hush-money payments to porn actress Stormy Daniels. Trump has been accused of paying Daniels over $130,000 in 2016, but continues to deny the allegations. The former president had
Daily Beast
The Hill
The Daily Wire
May 10 2024
Headline Roundup
Appeals Court Upholds Bannon’s Contempt Conviction
A federal appeals court on Friday rejected former Trump adviser Steve Bannon’s attempt to overturn his 2022 contempt of Congress conviction.
For Context: Bannon was convicted of refusing a subpoena to testify and turn over documents to the House January 6th committee. While he was sentenced to four months in prison, he has remained out on bond while appealing his conviction.
Washington Examiner
Washington Post
The Hill