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Oct 28 2022
Perspectives Blog
Media Bias Alert: The Fetterman/Oz Debate
On Tuesday, a debate between Pennsylvania Democrat John Fetterman and Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz, both running for a Senate seat, earned much media attention. It was the first and only debate between the two, and was widely anticipated, particularly following Fetterman’s stroke in May which has impacted his communication abilities and led his campaign to refuse more debates.
In news
Julie MastrineApr 11 2024
News
Kate Middleton's social media "fever dream"
The widespread social media controversy that surrounded Princess Kate's edited Mother's Day photo in March will be looked back on as a "fever dream," after the announcement that the royal is battling cancer sparked a boost in public support, according to a new episode of Newsweek's The Royal Report podcast. Kate was at the center of a social media storm after the photo was released by
NewsweekApr 13 2024
News
NPR’s new CEO Katherine Maher haunted by woke, anti-Trump tweets as veteran editor claims bias
The woke, anti-Trump tweets of NPR’s new CEO are coming back to haunt her after she struggled to refute bombshell charges of journalistic bias lodged this week by a veteran editor. Award-winning NPR business editor Uri Berliner’s lengthy essay in The Free Press was “profoundly disrespectful, hurtful, and demeaning,” Katherine Maher, the radio network’s 42-year-old president, complained in a
New York Post (News)Apr 18 2024
News
Mexican Government, Media Silent as Shootouts, Kidnappings Plague Border City
Mexico’s government continues to suppress information about the raging cartel violence that plagues one of its main border cities. The lack of information is further worsened by a gag order of sorts placed by organized crime on local news outlets in the city of Matamoros, Tamaulipas. Despite appearing to be peaceful on the surface, Matamoros has a long history of being controlled by the Gulf
Breitbart NewsApr 18 2024
Opinion
Free Speech Isn’t a Barrier to Regulating Social Media. Profits Are.
You can’t use a mega-sound system to hold a political rally in front of a hospital in the middle of the night. You can’t pack a theater so full of people that no one can reach the fire exits without being trampled. In the physical world, these kinds of noise control and fire safety regulations uneventfully coexist with our First Amendment free speech and free assembly rights. They’re accepted
PoliticoApr 12 2024
Opinion
The Media Did Not Make Up Trump’s Russia Scandal
NPR reporter Uri Berliner wrote an essay for The Free Press arguing that the network has lost chunks of its audience by growing too dogmatically progressive. Some of the evidence supports his claim. Unfortunately, he undermines his case by leading with an example that in no way vindicates the thesis, and actually undermines it: coverage of the Trump-Russia scandal.
Berliner presents the
New York MagazineApr 15 2024
News
Trump Media Falls 12% on Plans to Sell More Stock
Shares of Donald Trump's social media company slumped 12% Monday, extending their string of losses, after the company said in a regulatory filing that it could sell millions of additional shares in coming months. The filing showed a potential sale of 146.1 million shares including 114.8 million shares owned by Trump himself. It also listed an additional 21.5 million shares that could be sold
Newsmax (News)Apr 17 2024
News
For more open and equitable public discussions on social media, try “meronymity”
Have you ever felt reluctant to share ideas during a meeting because you feared judgment from senior colleagues? You’re not alone. Research has shown this pervasive issue can lead to a lack of diversity in public discourse, especially when junior members of a community don’t speak up because they feel intimidated. Anonymous communication can alleviate that fear and empower individuals to speak
MIT NewsFeb 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 chart. Check back
AllSides Staff