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Jan 22 2019
Perspectives Blog
Covington Catholic Closure Reminds Us Media Bias Ties to Violence
Covington Catholic High School said it was closed Tuesday “due to threats of violence.” At AllSides, we’ve written about how media bias fuels real or threatened political violence in America before, and this viral story is just the latest example.
Covington Catholic found itself in the middle of a media bias firestorm this weekend after many media outlets and pundits
Julie MastrineDec 02 2022
Headline Roundup
Biden Signs Bill Averting Rail Strike, Praises Economic Outlook
President Biden signed an emergency bill averting a rail strike that the Senate passed on Thursday. Signing the bill, Biden spoke about the state of the U.S. economy, citing Friday’s job report as evidence of its strength.
For Context: Biden asked Congress to intervene in the labor dispute earlier this week. A key element of the dispute was a push from some of the rail unions for seven
Breitbart News Associated Press CNBCMay 31 2019
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Mueller Speaks Out About Russia Investigation
Special Counsel Robert Mueller held a press conference on Wednesday in which he urged Americans to read his report and said it was "not an option" to charge President Trump with a crime under Department of Justice regulations that bar the indictment of a sitting president. Both sides agree that Mueller's comments were a nod to impeachment: "If we had confidence that the president clearly did AllSides StaffNov 09 2021
Headline Roundup
Perspectives: Durham Probe Indicts Steele Dossier Source
Last Thursday, the primary source for the 2016 “Steele dossier” of allegations against then-candidate Donald Trump was arrested and charged with lying to the FBI.
The charges came as part of special counsel John Durham’s probe of the FBI investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. The source, Russian analyst Igor Danchenko, provided British ex-spy Christopher Steele
Washington Post National Review (News) New York MagazineDec 09 2019
Headline Roundup
U.S. Government Misled the Public About War in Afghanistan
Documents obtained by the Washington Post show evidence of senior U.S. officials intentionally misleading the public about the state of war in Afghanistan over the past three presidential administrations. Interviews detailed in the documents suggest officials painted a more positive picture of the war than privately acknowledged and deliberately spun statistics to support public statements.
The Hill New York Post (News) Washington PostNews Media
Duke Chronicle
The Chronicle is a daily student newspaper at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. The Chronicle was first published as The Trinity Chronicle on December 19, 1905. The paper's name was changed to The Chronicle when Trinity College was renamed Duke University following a donation by James Buchanan Duke. One of the most highly honored college newspapers in the United States,[1] The Chronicle commands a budget of more than $1 million and employs a staff of 120.
Oct 24 2019
Headline Roundup
Pence Accuses Nike, NBA of Pandering to China
Vice President Mike Pence accused the National Basketball Association (NBA) and athletic-wear giant Nike of giving into Chinese pressure following an NBA executive's tweet in support of Hong Kong protesters last month. Pence said the league and Nike are "acting like a wholly owned subsidiary of the authoritarian regime" during a speech in Washington on Thursday. China was angered by the since-
Roll Call MarketWatch New York Times (News)Jul 15 2020
Headline Roundup
Trump Administration Tells Hospitals to Send Coronavirus Data to HHS, Not CDC
The Trump Administration has ordered hospitals to bypass the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and send all coronavirus patient information to a central database at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in Washington.
Health officials are raising concerns that the data will be politicized or withheld from the public, while HHS says the CDC's system of
Newsmax (News) NBC News (Online) USA TODAYJul 28 2022
Headline Roundup
Andrew Yang’s Forward Party Merges With Two Other Groups in Bid for Competitive Third Party
Former presidential candidate Andrew Yang announced his Forward Party would form a new political party with two other groups, the Renew America Movement and the Serve America Movement.
The new party, also called Forward, plans to run candidates in 15 states by the end of 2022 and all 50 states by 2024. In a blog post, Yang wrote, “We are demonstrating that we can generate the resources
Axios New York Post (News) USA TODAYAug 09 2017
Perspectives Blog
Media Bias: Is it a Crime?
According to some, America is facing a new terrorist threat: the media.
“CNN IS ISIS,” the sign reads. It’s a stunning accusation — particularly when considering that the media are expected to be a stronghold in American society, charged with holding government accountable. Is the nation’s watchdog now a pit bull?
Perhaps it’s a hyperbolic comparison,
Billy Binion