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May 21 2020
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: All 50 States Have Partially Reopened
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Every U.S. state has now taken formal steps to reopen businesses and get residents back to work as the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic continues.
Governors and local leaders are looking for signs that the virus is receding enough in their area to allow for a partial return to normalcy. The need for public
Henry A. Brechter
Jun 02 2020
Headline Roundup
Trump Threatens to Send Military in to Quash Riots
On Monday, President Trump vowed to deploy the military to control the streets of America unless governors take sufficient efforts to quell riots.
Some liberals expressed disgust at Trump's threat to invoke the Insurrection Act to call out the military. Some governors are pushing back on Trump's combative tone.
Vox
NPR (Online News) 
Washington Times 
Aug 11 2023
Headline Roundup
U.S. Women’s Early FIFA Exit Highlights Political Division and Culture War
The U.S. women’s World Cup team - which is known for being politically outspoken - was upset by Sweden this week, drawing mixed media reactions.
Roster & Parity: An opinion for Vox (Left bias) criticized conservatives, including Former President Donald Trump and Benny Johnson for describing the women’s team as “woke” and gloating over their elimination. It compared conservative
Vox
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
National Review (News)
Mar 28 2024
Headline Roundup
Former Senator Joe Lieberman Dies, Remembered for Crossing Party Lines
Joe Lieberman, the former Connecticut senator and 2000 vice presidential nominee with Democratic candidate Al Gore, passed away at the age of 82 on Wednesday. Voices across the political spectrum are remembering Lieberman as a champion of compromise, bipartisanship, and moderate politics.
For Context: Throughout his career, Lieberman often crossed party lines for issues he was
New York Magazine
BBC News
Wall Street Journal (Opinion)
Apr 21 2023
Headline Roundup
Larry Elder Announces 2024 Campaign for Republican Presidential Nomination
Conservative radio host Larry Elder formally announced his campaign for the Republican 2024 presidential nomination Thursday night.
Key Quotes: In an interview with Fox News (Opinion rated Right) commentator Tucker Carlson, Elder said he wanted to focus on issues like crime and border security, and said it was a “disgraceful lie” that America was “systemically racist.” He also decried a
New York Post (News)
Forbes
Politico
Apr 13 2024
Headline Roundup
What Does Uri Berliner’s Criticism of NPR Tell Us About Liberal Media Bias?
Earlier this week, Uri Berliner, a senior editor at NPR (Lean Left bias), published an opinion in The Free Press (Center bias) critiquing NPR for its liberal bias, sparking media dialogue.
Not Enough Balance: Roger Ream, writing for The Hill (Center bias) suggested that Berliner’s account reveals why American journalism is in decline: “Americans these days just don’t trust the news.”
The Hill
Washington Times
New York Magazine
Dec 07 2016
Headline Roundup
Trump - Time‘s Person of the Year
Trump remade the game: the huckster came off more real than the scripted political pros. The cable-news addict made pollsters look like chumps. Time says he will now lead a "Divided States" of America.
NPR (Online News)
Breitbart News 
Time Magazine
Feb 14 2023
Headline Roundup
Gunman Kills 3, Then Himself in Michigan State University Shooting
A gunman killed three people and injured five more in a shooting at Michigan State University (MSU) on Monday before taking his own life, according to police.
The Details: The shooting began at an academic building and moved to the nearby student union area and other buildings. Hundreds of officers responded as students sheltered in place. Four hours after the first shots were reported
Associated Press
Detroit News
Fox News Digital
Dec 07 2012
Perspectives Blog
Media Watchdog Coverage of Fiscal Cliff
We applaud media watchdogs for their investigative journalism and for publishing bias news that goes unmentioned in mainstream news.
But who watches the watchdogs? After all, it’s only natural that watchdogs have their own bias.
At AllSides, we say bias is not a problem as long as it’s transparent and we can see more than one viewpoint at once. That’s why we’ll periodically
Liz Lehman Teal
Nov 10 2020
Perspectives Blog
Media Projections Are Not Official Election Results
Since media outlets first started calling swing states such as Pennsylvania and ultimately, projecting Joe Biden the winner of the 2020 presidential race, there’s been a dramatic shift in the country in the last few days.
Celebratory crowds gathered in deep blue major cities, such as San Francisco and Washington DC, where people danced and sang together (inviting a media squabble over
Julie Mastrine