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Nov 09 2016
Perspectives Blog
Online News Sites Announce Trump Victory - With Excitement or Horror
While there is some nice coverage about how print newspapers are covering the election results on their front pages - see Newspaper front pages cover Trump's victory – in pictures, we should also look at how it is being covered online. After all, these online sites are the primary news sources for many, many Americans.
News sites with a left bias:
Huffington Post:Nightmare:
John Gable, AllSides Co-founderJan 22 2024
Headline Roundup
Missing Navy SEALs Declared Deceased After 10-Day Search
The search for two missing Navy SEALs off the coast of Somalia was called off after 10 days on Sunday, and U.S. Central Command declared the SEALs deceased.
For Context: On Jan. 11, CENTCOM announced the seizure of a vessel transporting Iranian weapons to Yemen, where Houthi rebels continue to attack commercial and military shipping vessels in the Red Sea. While seizing the vessel, two
Washington Post Reuters Fox News DigitalJul 29 2020
Perspectives Blog
On Allegations of War Crimes, Right-Rated Media is Quiet
Protests surrounding policing and police brutality in America have recently escalated in Portland. According to President Donald Trump, the protesters are escalating violence, leading Trump and Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, Chad Wolf, to send federal police to the City of Roses. While some may say that federal officers de-escalated the situation, some of their
Hirsh JoshiAug 18 2016
Perspectives Blog
Trump’s Foreign Policy Speech
This week, presidential candidate Donald Trump gave a speech on his foreign policy plans.Emphasizing the threat of radical Islamic terrorism, he spoke of “extreme vetting” of immigrants and said, among other things, that the US needs to work with Russia to fight ISIS. Did he put forward insightful points and good ideas? Or did he mostly miss the mark and overlook the facts? Let’s see how this John Gable, AllSides Co-founderOct 03 2012
Perspectives Blog
15 Headlines from First Debate
It is always fun and revealing to see the different headlines for the same event, especially a big event loaded with politics like the first Presidential debate. I picked prominent headlines on the front pages:
From the Left:
Huffington Post: "Romney wins the night" or same story with a different title: "Obama-Romney Debate: Mitt Romney Stays Light On Detail" Washington Post: " John Gable, AllSides Co-founderOct 01 2020
Perspectives Blog
Slanted: How Partisan Media Use Data to Draw Wildly Different Conclusions
Does the data show the U.S. is seeing mostly peaceful protests, or widespread riots? Are we witnessing an epidemic of police brutality, or the spinning of a false media narrative? Are claims of voter fraud a farce, or is it an actual concern? Do economists believe school vouchers are a good idea or not? What you think may depend on what data you have been presented with lately — and how it’s
Julie MastrineAllSides
About AllSides Editorial Reviews
The purpose of the AllSides Editorial Review is to determine media bias as it reflects the subjective judgements of people across the political spectrum. Whenever possible, AllSides uses multiple methods to rate media bias, including blind bias surveys, third party data, and independent reviews; an editorial review is one of our most robust methodologies.
Dec 15 2020
Perspectives Blog
Daily Mail Photo of Proud Boys, Antifa Brawl Sparks Accusations of Bias
A photo The Daily Mail (Right bias) shared on social media appeared to give a distorted view of a stabbing incident that occurred during a brawl between Proud Boys and Antifa/Black Lives Matter (BLM) demonstrators in Washington, D.C. on Saturday. But was it an intentional case of media bias?
Below is the photo of the incident that the Daily Mail tweeted to accompany its article. It
Julie MastrineNov 24 2021
Headline Roundup
All 3 Men Found Guilty of Murder in Ahmaud Arbery Case
All three men charged with the killing of Ahmaud Arbery were found guilty of murder on Wednesday.
The men — Travis McMichael, his father Gregory McMichael and their neighbor William Bryan — were also all found guilty of aggravated assault, false imprisonment, and criminally attempting to commit false imprisonment. The news prompted reactions from demonstrators outside the courthouse, as
ABC News (Online) Washington Examiner The HillAug 22 2013
Perspectives Blog
Welcome Al Jazeera America - or Not?
In addition to this week's top news stories, there has been a bit of a shake up in the news media world.
Al Jazeera America, a new cable news channel whose parent company is based in Qatar, launched nationwide Tuesday on major cable networks like Comcast, DIRECTV and DISH Network, but not on others such as AT&T U-verse TV.
See complete coverage on our Media Watch/Media Bias
John Gable, AllSides Co-founder