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Mar 27 2018
Perspectives Blog
Yes, CNN's Media Bias Has Shifted Left
Data driven and bi-partisan analysis reveals CNN's news media bias has shifted Left in the last three years
In the past, AllSides rated CNN Web News (which does not include Opinion/Editorial pieces or cable TV broadcasts) as Center media bias — yet, it was barely Center, and fell close to our “Lean Left” rating, according to numerous blind media bias surveys we ran. Yet as of
Julie MastrineJan 14 2020
Opinion
Elizabeth Warren - Senator from Massachusetts
Elizabeth Warren, in her interview with the Times editorial board on Dec. 4, largely stuck to her polished script — which the senior senator from Massachusetts said she has delivered 175 times — calling for “big structural change” to right the imbalances in the current American economy and end what she sees as endemic corruption in business and politics. She famously has “a plan for that” and
New York Times (Opinion)Oct 21 2022
Perspectives Blog
Media Bias and Word Choice in Jan. 6 Committee Coverage
In 2022, the U.S. House Select Committee on the January 6 Capitol riot held nine public hearings in an effort to reveal evidence acquired in the investigation to tell the story of the storming of the U.S. Capitol.
The hearings dominated news headlines – and outlets on the left and right have been covering the incident very differently, revealing media bias.
To help paint a
Andrew WeinzierlAuthor
Ruth Marcus
Ruth Marcus is a columnist and editorial writer for The Post, specializing in American politics and domestic policy. Marcus has been with The Post since 1984. She joined the national staff in 1986, covering campaign finance, the Justice Department, the Supreme Court and the White House. From 1999 through 2002, she served as deputy national editor, supervising reporters who covered money and politics, Congress, the Supreme Court, and other national issues. She joined the editorial board in 2003 and began writing a regular column in 2006.
Oct 24 2022
Perspectives Blog
Media Bias Alert: Left-Right Divide on Hunter Biden Continues as Feds Weigh Charges
Each week, AllSides Media Bias Alerts examine media bias in coverage of a major or important story using the AllSides Media Bias Ratings™ and our AllSides Media Bias Chart™.
On October 6, multiple outlets reported that federal investigators believed they had accumulated enough evidence to charge Hunter Biden, President Joe Biden’s son, with lying on a 2018 gun purchase form and
Joseph RatliffAug 03 2020
Opinion
National Popular Vote Is Good for All Americans
This post was written with my colleague Andrea Levien. Rather than take a point-by-point rebuttal to the two commentaries discussed in this piece, we discuss thematic issues with several opponents’ portrayals of the National Popular Vote plan. Our corrections to Seth Lipsky’s commentary are far more modest (that is, to the role of the 2000 election in the National Popular Vote effort and to
HuffPostMay 21 2020
Analysis
The New York Times Recoils at the Predictable Consequences of the Mandatory COVID-19 Precautions It Supports
"Of the 125 people arrested over offenses that law enforcement officials described as related to the coronavirus pandemic, 113 were black or Hispanic. Of the 374 summonses from March 16 to May 5, a vast majority—300—were given to black and Hispanic New Yorkers."
So begins a New York Times editorial that recoils at the predictable consequences of a policy that The New York Times supports
ReasonJun 06 2022
Perspectives Blog
How College Students Can Help Save Local News
This piece originally appeared on The Conversation, which AllSides rates as Lean Left. It was written by Lara Salahi, an Assistant Professor of Broadcast and Digital Journalism at Endicott College, and Christina Smith, an Associate Professor of Mass Communication at Georgia College and State University. The writers' bias has not been rated.
Local news outlets across the
"The Conversation" ContributorAug 03 2019
Opinion
Debates Show How Much Obama’s Presidency Has Shrunk
What ever happened to Barack Obama?
For a while there, no modern figure was supposed to be as consequential. It’s difficult to describe the hype in the early days of the Obama era. Time, Newsweek, and countless deep thinkers cast him as a 21st-century Lincoln or FDR. Some literally saw a messianic figure — “The One,” in Oprah Winfrey’s words. Self-help guru Deepak Chopra said Obama
National Review (News)Nov 01 2012
Perspectives Blog
Newspaper endorsements from around the country
Looking at the Presidential endorsements of the top 100 newspapers, we see that they generally stuck with their reputation, but there were a few changes and surprises.
Update: Since originally writing this blog, 13 more endorsements have been made. I've updated the numbers below, but should also point out 2 more switches (papers who endorsed the candidate from one party 4 years ago that John Gable, AllSides Co-founder