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Apr 22 2021
Perspectives Blog
Did The New York Times Spread Misinformation About a Capitol Officer’s Death?
Earlier this week, it emerged that Capitol Police officer Brian D. Sicknick suffered two strokes and died of natural causes a day after the January 6 riot at the Capitol, according to a ruling by the District’s chief medical examiner.
The ruling means federal prosecutors will likely be unable to bring homicide charges in connection with his death. Two men have already been charged
Julie MastrineApr 18 2023
Headline Roundup
New Construction Favors Single-family Homes as States Move To Allow More Multifamily Housing
A decline in multifamily housing construction offset a rise in single-family homes in March, leading to an overall slowdown in housing construction.
The Details: According to a U.S. Census Bureau report, the seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing starts — when construction begins on a project — fell 0.8% from February and 17.2% from 12 months prior. While single-family housing
Reuters Washington Examiner BloombergFeb 09 2021
Perspectives Blog
How Our Readers Rated the Media Bias of CNN, Fox News and Politico, and More
We recently released the findings of our November 2020 Blind Bias Survey, in which over 2,000 people across the political spectrum rated the media bias of five different news outlets blindly, seeing only their content and story choice but not the name of the news publication. Below are visualizations of the data we collected.
In a Blind Bias Survey, we ask people to self-report their
Rick WytmarSep 24 2021
Headline Roundup
Bitcoin Prices Fall After China Bans Cryptocurrency Transactions
Prices of popular cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum dropped on Friday after China’s central bank banned all cryptocurrency transactions. In addition to a joint statement by 11 Chinese government agencies against “illegal” cryptocurrency mining, the People’s Bank of China said virtual currency services like trading, order matching, token issuance, derivatives and overseas currency
New York Times (News) CNBC Washington ExaminerOct 25 2020
Perspectives Blog
How Fact Checkers Are Biased in the 2020 Election
Generally, you shouldn’t be able to tell who journalists are voting for in the 2020 presidential election when you read their news story or look at their website. But sometimes it can be more than obvious, even when it comes to the almighty fact checkers.
We went around to six fact-checking operations on websites for which we have AllSides Media Bias Ratings — CNN (Lean Left), USA
Henry A. BrechterApr 01 2022
Headline Roundup
Economists Warn of Potential Housing Bubble as Home Prices and Mortgages Rise
On Tuesday, the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas warned of a potential housing bubble fueled by investor speculation on top of pre-existing inflation.
Bubble or not, finding a place to live is getting more expensive, and not just in the U.S. The Dallas Fed report also pointed to hot housing markets in 11 other countries, including Canada, South Korea and several European nations.
USA TODAY CNBC Washington ExaminerNov 21 2020
Analysis
Post-truth politics: As Trump pushes ‘fraud,’ partisans pick their own reality
President Donald Trump’s false insistence that he is the rightful winner of the 2020 election has exposed like nothing else in his time in office the possibility that America is becoming a post-truth society, where political partisans can’t agree on a unifying framework of facts, and emotion and personal belief steer the winds of public opinion.
Since the vote, Democrats and Republicans
Christian Science MonitorJun 15 2022
Headline Roundup
Soros-Backed Investors Buy Hispanic FL Radio Stations
A George Soros-backed financial group has purchased several Spanish-speaking radio stations in the Florida area, a move that some critics believe could undermine editorial independence.
The group was founded by Latina entrepreneurs Stephanie Valencia and Jess Morales Rocketto, who both have ties to former President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. They raised $80 million to establish
Axios MSNBC Fox News (Opinion)Dec 16 2019
Perspectives Blog
Media Bias Watch: How Stories are Placed
AllSides frequently provides case studies that illustrate how bias appears in the media. Read more about AllSides’ 11 Types of Media Bias here.
Tuesday, December 10th was a busy day in the news media, with Democrats announcing two articles of impeachment and President Trump taking major steps toward a new NAFTA, one of his core campaign promises.
But around 2 p.m. EST that day,
Henry A. BrechterJul 07 2021
Headline Roundup
US Job Openings Hit Record High, Layoffs to Record Low
Job openings in the U.S. hit a record 9.2 million at the end of May, the U.S. Labor Department said Wednesday. These numbers are a slight increase from the previous month's 9.19 million; however, industries such as hotels and restaurants saw a rise in jobs openings as a record 4 million people quit their jobs in April, and 3.6 million people quit in May. Layoffs also hit a record low in May,
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