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Apr 30 2024
Headline Roundup
Compassion or Hatred? What's Motivating Protesters on College Campuses?
As protests continue on campuses across the country, voices across the spectrum are debating if the protesters are motivated by compassion for the people of Gaza or hatred for Jewish people.
From the Left: In CNN Opinion (Left bias), a Jewish student at Yale defended the protests, stating that they have “encountered a community of activists and organizers that is eager to listen, ready
CNN (Opinion) The Hill New York Post (Opinion)Jul 19 2019
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Debates on Defining 'Racism' Follow Trump, Democrats Feud
A series of President Donald Trump's tweets directed toward four progressive Democratic congresswomen last weekend ignited debates on the definition and proper contextual use of the word "racism."
All political sides of the media covered the story using the word differently. Reporters, commentators and opinion writers on the left frequently focused their stories around the meaning and
New York Times (Opinion) NPR (Online News) Washington ExaminerAug 30 2022
Headline Roundup
Biden Outlines 'Safer America Plan'
President Joe Biden spoke in Pennsylvania Tuesday about gun safety, police funding and political polarization while detailing his Safer America Plan.
Biden said he is "determined to ban assault weapons in this country." His public safety plan includes bans on high-capacity magazines and certain types of rifles, including AR-15s. Biden also defended the FBI amid criticism of its Mar-a-
Associated Press NewsNation The Daily CallerMay 16 2024
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Was Inflation 9% When Biden Took Office?
President Joe Biden repeated a false claim about inflation this week.
What Biden Said: Inflation "was at 9% when I came in and it’s now down to about 3%,” Biden said in an interview with Yahoo Finance.
The Facts: Inflation was 1.4% when Biden took office in 2021. It didn't reach 9% until June 2022 and is currently at 3.4%.
For Context: Biden has made the 9% claim twice in
Associated Press Fact Check Forbes New York Post (News)Sep 21 2017
Perspectives Blog
The Subtleties of Media Bias
As we discussed in a recent blog post, everything we read is biased, as all individuals are consciously and subconsciously influenced by their own unique life experiences. Therefore, readers shouldn’t solely seek out unbiased sources, but rather deliberately consult multiple angles.
But how exactly does bias play out in the news, apart from the obvious? A great deal of it is
Grace DebusschereOct 20 2016
Perspectives Blog
Third Debate & Election Integrity
The third presidential debate, which is widely considered to have been the most substantial discussion of policy, occurred in Las Vegas last night. The most talked about moment didn't come when Hillary was asked about the DNC coordinated effort to incite violence at Trump rallies. It didn't come from the increased number of alleged Trump's sexual assault victims coming forward. It also didn't John Gable, AllSides Co-founderApr 23 2024
Headline Roundup
Independent Review of UNRWA Claims Israel Hasn't Provided Evidence of Terror Links
An independent review commissioned by the United Nations said Israel hasn't provided evidence for its claim that a significant share of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) staff are connected to terror organizations.
The Details: The report examined the “neutrality” of UNRWA, and found that while it has a “robust framework” for ensuring neutrality
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Feb 21 2019
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Media Draws Scrutiny for Original Reporting on Jussie Smollett Case
Several media outlets and politicians came under fire this week for their sympathetic reporting on "Empire" star Jussie Smollett, who has now been charged with filing a false police report in fabricating a racist and homophobic hate crime. Many Left-leaning politicians and publications were quick to come to Smollett's defense, while several Right-leaning publications have criticized them for AllSides StaffJun 10 2019
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Vatican Denounces Gender Theory as "Confused Concept of Freedom"
In a new document released on Monday, the Vatican rejected gender theory and the idea that one can choose their gender as an attempt to "annihilate nature." The 30-page document, called "Male and Female He Created Them," has been criticized by LGBTQ advocates as inciting hatred. The document rejects the concepts of "intersex" and "transgender" as characteristic of a postmodern culture and says
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