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Mar 13 2024
Perspectives Blog
Media Bias Alert: Laken Riley’s Murder, Biden’s SOTU Comments Spark Divided Coverage
On February 22, Laken Riley, a 22-year-old nursing student at the University of Georgia, was murdered while out for a morning run. The next day, police charged Jose Antonio Ibarra, an unauthorized immigrant, with murder.
The story elicited remarks from many U.S. officials, including President Biden, who referred to Ibarra as an “illegal” during his State of the Union Address. (Biden
AllSides StaffMar 17 2024
News
Titus 6 Media highlights Mansfield 'emerging tech professionals' during Black History Month Titus 6 Media highlights Mansfield 'emerging tech professionals'
MANSFIELD — Sebastian Holt never envisioned he would be able to travel the world when he was growing up in Mansfield. “I knew that I wanted to travel the world, but I didn’t have the vision,” he said. “ I didn’t know it was possible. Once I saw more, I wanted more and I worked toward that. “You can’t see yourself somewhere if you don’t have an example to look to. When young people look at me,
Richland SourceFeb 14 2024
Perspectives Blog
Media Bias Alert: Is the EU Sanctioning Tucker Carlson for His Putin Interview?
Last week, Tucker Carlson’s (Right bias) interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin prompted widespread coverage across the media spectrum. Many mainstream outlets framed coverage around topics Carlson and Putin discussed, including the history of Russia and Ukraine, NATO, the bombing of the Nord Stream pipelines, and imprisoned Wall Street Journal (Center bias) reporter Evan Gershkovich
Andy GorelMar 01 2024
Perspectives Blog
Trump & Biden’s Dueling Border Visits Draw Bias from Left & Right Media Outlets
Both President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump visited the U.S. southern border on Thursday to discuss the border crisis and immigration, after a surge of border encounters with unauthorized migrants over the past few months.
To see how left and right media outlets covered the story differently, AllSides looked at a sample of 12 news stories spanning the political spectrum
Andrew WeinzierlFeb 29 2024
Perspectives Blog
Our Google News Bias Analysis Blew Up on X, Here’s How The Media Reacted
Last week, AllSides published its new Google News bias analysis which found the bias of the news aggregator skews significantly in favor of sources on the left, particularly those with a Lean Left rating. AllSides found 63% of the articles that appeared on Google News in 2023 were from the left, a 2% increase from AllSides’ 2022 analysis. Just 6% of outlets curated were on the right.
Andy GorelFeb 19 2024
Perspectives Blog
Media Bias Alert: New Report Says Obama CIA Illegally Spied on Trump
A new media report from independent journalists Michael Shellenberger (Center bias) and Matt Taibbi (Center bias) claims the CIA asked foreign allies to illegally spy on 26 aides of former President Donald Trump in the run-up to the 2016 election, and used this to stage the “Russia collusion” allegation.
Despite being covered by many sources from the Right, no sources from the Center
Andy GorelMar 14 2024
Perspectives Blog
Tangle's Center Bias Rating Confirmed
Tangle’s AllSides Media Bias Rating™ was confirmed as Center in our Feb. 2024 Blind Bias Survey.
On a scale of -9 to +9 with 0 representing Center, 609 respondents across the political spectrum on average rated Tangle as -0.44, which is in the Center category.
Respondents who rated their own bias as Left, Lean Left, Center, or Lean Right,
AllSides StaffMar 14 2024
Perspectives Blog
Slate Retains Left Bias Rating
Slate’s AllSides Media Bias Rating™ was confirmed as Left in our Feb. 2024 Blind Bias Survey.
On a scale of -9 to +9 with 0 representing Center, 656 respondents across the political spectrum on average rated Slate as -5.23, which is in the Left category.
Respondents who rated their own bias as Left, Lean Left, Center, Lean Right, or Right,
AllSides StaffDec 29 2023
Perspectives Blog
Media Bias Alert: Media and Federal Gov’t Quiet on Kremlin’s December 20 Trip to DC
Early on Wednesday, December 20, a Russian plane with the callsign RA-96023 touched down at Dulles Airport in Washington D.C. The plane, which serves as one of the Kremlin’s private aircraft, remained in D.C. for over 54 hours before beginning its trek back to Russia, leaving several unanswered questions in its wake.
Despite a change in political and media sentiments toward the grim
Andy GorelAllSides
Media Bias
Everyone is biased — and that's okay. Unbiased news doesn't exist. But hidden media bias misleads, manipulates and divides us. AllSides Media Bias Ratings™ make media bias transparent, helping you to easily identify different perspectives so you can get the full picture and think for yourself.