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Feb 17 2024
News
Harvard professor published study finding no racial bias in police shootings, then needed police protection as 'all hell broke loose'
A Harvard professor published a study that found no evidence of racial bias in police shootings – then "all hell broke loose," and he needed police protection. In 2016, Harvard Economics Professor Roland Fryer published a study to explore racial differences in the use of force by police. The study examined racial differences in non-lethal uses of force, such as "putting hands on civilians (
The BlazeMay 26 2023
Perspectives Blog
Is the Term “Anti-LGBTQ” Biased?
Does the term “anti-LGBTQ” show clear media bias?
As various state legislators introduce bills restricting transgender medical treatments, children at drag shows, and the teaching of gender and sexuality issues in elementary schools, we’ve seen journalists describe such legislation as “anti-LGBTQ legislation” or “anti-LGBTQ laws.” The term has also been used to describe criminalization
Julie MastrineFeb 17 2024
News
‘All Hell Broke Lose’: Harvard Economist Needed ‘Armed Guard’ After Study Found No Racial Bias In Police Shootings
Harvard economics Professor Roland Fryer needed armed security with him to go out in public after he published a study finding no evidence of racial bias in officer-involved shootings, he said in an interview with The Free Press founder Bari Weiss. Fryer, a top economist who became the youngest tenured black professor in Harvard’s history at just 30 years old, published a study in 2016 showing
The Daily CallerJan 17 2020
Perspectives Blog
Media Bias Watch: Bias by Photo
AllSides frequently provides case studies that illustrate how media bias appears. Read more about the 11 Types of Media Bias here.
Media bias manifests in many different ways — on this blog, we’ve shown you how it can appear as bias by omission, sensationalism, and bias by placement. We’ve identified 11 different types of media bias to watch out for. Another obvious way bias manifests
Julie MastrineJan 18 2024
Perspectives Blog
Media Bias Alert: Scant Coverage on NewsNation’s Democrat Panel, Previous Slant Against Candidates
On January 12, NewsNation (Center bias) hosted a “Democratic Presidential Candidate Forum” in which 2024 Democratic presidential candidates Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN), author Marianne Williamson, and Young Turks (Left bias) host Cenk Uygur sat down with host Dan Abrams to discuss issues facing Americans and their views on the nation.
Despite the reach of NewsNation as a major media
Andy GorelNov 16 2023
News
Trump moves for mistrial, claiming bias on part of judge, clerk
Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York in a $250 million civil lawsuit that could alter the personal fortune and real estate empire that helped propel Trump to the White House. Trump, his sons Eric Trump and and Donald Trump Jr., and other top Trump Organization executives are accused by New York Attorney General Letitia James of engaging in a decade-long scheme in which they
ABC News (Online)May 08 2024
News
GA reporter: Here’s what happens with Trump’s Fulton County trial after Fani Willis decision
Former President Donald Trump's election interference trial in Georgia hit a major roadblock on Wednesday, when his appeal of a decision allowing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to remain on the case was granted. The Georgia Court of Appeals decided recently to hear Trump's appeal, which will almost certainly mean that Willis' Fulton County RICO trial in which she indicted Trump
AlterNetDec 19 2023
News
North Carolina's 2024 election maps are racially biased, advocates say in lawsuit
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina voting-rights advocates sued Tuesday to overturn all of the redistricting plans drawn by Republicans for the 2024 elections, saying legislative leaders unlawfully weakened the electoral influence of Black voters. The North Carolina chapter of the NAACP, Common Cause and eight Black residents filed a lawsuit in federal court. They accused GOP legislative
The Middletown PressDec 19 2023
News
North Carolina's 2024 election maps are racially biased, advocates say in lawsuit
FILE - The North Carolina Senate reviews copies of a map proposal for the state's congressional districts starting in 2024 during a committee hearing at the Legislative Office Building, Oct. 19, 2023, in Raleigh, N.C. North Carolina Black and Latino voters sued in federal court on Monday, Dec. 4, seeking to strike down congressional districts drawn this fall by Republican state legislators
Houston ChronicleDec 19 2023
News
North Carolina's 2024 election maps are racially biased, advocates say in lawsuit
FILE - The North Carolina Senate reviews copies of a map proposal for the state’s congressional districts starting in 2024 during a committee hearing at the Legislative Office Building, Oct. 19, 2023, in Raleigh, N.C. North Carolina Black and Latino voters sued in federal court on Monday, Dec. 4, seeking to strike down congressional districts drawn this fall by Republican state legislators
San Diego Union-Tribune