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This week, center and left-rated media outlets showed story choice bias by omission in their lack of coverage on a GOP-led Congressional committee report that claims government agencies, think tanks, Big Tech companies, and academics worked together to suppress views on social media — mostly those coming from conservatives — during COVID and before the 2020 election.

In late 2022, the

Lawmakers have only days to pass legislation preventing a shutdown of the federal government on Sunday, October 1. In this blog, we’re tracking major updates, examples of media bias, and more.

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September 29, 2023

House lawmakers passed three appropriations bills

Black Americans say news coverage about Black people is often more negative than news about other residents, and few are optimistic that will change soon, a new survey finds.

Why it matters: Media outlets vowed to hire more diverse staff after the murder of George Floyd, but three years later, those commitments have done little to transform Black Americans' perceptions of news media.

In a matter of days more than 190 million Indonesians will head to the polls to pick their next president.

The race has been heating up between the two presidential candidates, Prabowo Subianto and Joko Widodo.

The contest has, understandably, generated immense media attention in Indonesia - but critics say the majority of Indonesian media is deeply biased and is influencing