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Feb 28 2023
Perspectives Blog
Update to the AllSides Media Bias Chart™: Version 7.2
We've made a small update to the AllSides Media Bias Chart™. Version 7.2 has Axios rated Lean Left; it was previously rated Center in Version 7.1. AllSides changed Axios' AllSides Media Bias Rating™ following an Editorial Review and the results of a Blind Bias Survey of Americans; both methodologies put Axios at Lean Left. We are currently reviewing numerous outlets on the
AllSides Staff
Mar 01 2023
Perspectives Blog
Media Bias Alert: Media Split on Significance of Energy Department's Lab Leak Theory
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™.
The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) conclusion that the COVID-19 pandemic was most likely the result of a lab leak in Wuhan, China adds to continued debate among scientists and intel
Andy Gorel
Mar 15 2023
Perspectives Blog
Media Bias Concerns Near All-Time High, New Report Finds
Freedom of the press is an essential part of our democracy in the U.S., allowing citizens to access information about the government, news, and more to make informed decisions. Unfortunately, according to a recent report published by Gallup (Center) and the Knight Foundation, there is growing distrust of news outlets and accusations of media bias in today’s climate.
This growing
Andrew Weinzierl
Mar 15 2023
Perspectives Blog
Media Bias Alert: Did Wokeness or Deregulation Cause Silicon Valley Bank's Collapse?
Following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), outlets across the spectrum sought to explain what caused the largest bank failure since 2008.
While financial explanations were mostly consistent across the political spectrum, some right-rated outlets linked SVB’s collapse to the bank’s purportedly “woke” policies. Left-rated sources, meanwhile, downplayed or ignored those
Isaiah Anthony
Feb 21 2023
Opinion
Is The Media Biased Against Plant-Based And Cell-Cultured Meat?
There’s never been a better time to cut back on meat. Over the last decade, we’ve seen alternative proteins transition from a niche product category to a whole industry in its own right. Since the much-hyped debuts of Impossible Foods’ and Beyond Meat’s flagship burgers in the mid-2010s, hyperrealistic plant-based meat has become ubiquitous. They’re sold in nearly every grocery store and they’
Forbes
Feb 21 2023
Perspectives Blog
Media Bias Alert: Right-Rated Media Ignores Fox News Election Lawsuit Claims
Last week, right-rated media almost entirely ignored a story that threw into question the journalistic integrity of hosts on the most-watched cable news network in the country— Fox News (Right Bias).
What Happened?A court filing from Dominion Voting Systems, the company currently suing Fox News for defamation, says that Fox News’s leading pundits— Tucker Carlson, Laura Ingraham, and
Isaiah Anthony
Mar 07 2023
Perspectives Blog
Media Bias Alert: Spotify’s COVID-19 Hub Includes No Sources From the Right
You should be on the lookout for bias and misinformation in all media — even when you're browsing music or listening to podcasts.
In January 2022, Spotify created a hub for COVID-19 information in response to controversy around Joe Rogan’s podcast. AllSides found that Spotify’s COVID-19 information hub shows media bias by omitting sources on the right.
(Note that the
Clare Ashcraft
Jan 03 2023
Perspectives Blog
Introducing the AllSides Media Bias Meter™
AllSides is excited to introduce the AllSides Media Bias Meter™!
In addition to our Left, Lean Left, Center, Lean Right, and Right media bias ratings, outlets are now assigned a number on a scale from left to right.
Media outlets are rated on a scale of -6 to +6, with 0.0 representing exact Center, and -6 representing farthest Left, and +6 representing farthest right.
AllSides Staff
Mar 08 2023
Perspectives Blog
Fox News’ Bias Rated Right in AllSides Blind Bias Survey
Fox News’ AllSides Media Bias Rating™ was confirmed as Right in our February 2023 Blind Bias Survey.
On a scale of -9 to +9 with 0 representing Center, respondents on average rated Fox News as 3.01, which is in the Right category.
Respondents who rated their own bias as being in the center or on the right
AllSides Staff
Feb 02 2023
Opinion
Media Liberals Aren’t Even Trying to Hide Their Bias Anymore
I’ve been saying for years that not only is journalism dead, but it died by suicide. In reality, it died from auto-erotic asphyxiation. Few professions love themselves as much as journalists do, and none but Hollywood give themselves more awards. If you are a journalist who doesn’t have a wall of plaques or shelves full of laser-etched glass blocks masquerading as accomplishments honoring some
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