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Braver Angels Podcast: Depolarizing the Media

Bias / July 22nd, 2020 / By AllSides Staff

What are the forces driving the breakdown in our media system? How do media polarization, hyperpartisanship, and disinformation threaten our values and democracy? And what can we do about it? Ciaran O’Connor, CMO at Braver Angels , talks to the leaders of two organizations working to free...

Polarization, Political Polarization, Media Bias, Liberal Media Bias, Conservatives

Braver Angels Podcast: Conservative Leader Meets Black Lives Matter Leader

Bias / July 14th, 2020 / By John R. Wood Jr.

Braver Angels 2020 brings you a conversation like few others. Bob Woodson and Hawk Newsome are among the most important voices in black America today, but their politics couldn't be any more different on the surface. Hawk Newsome is the chairman and former president of Black Lives Matter...

Conservatives, Black Lives Matter, Leftism, Liberals, Podcast, Braver Angels

AllSides Media Bias Chart: Version 2 | Updated Media Bias Ratings

Bias / July 13th, 2020 / By Julie Mastrine

It's here! Version 2 of The AllSides Media Bias Chart features even more outlets than Versions 1 and 1.1 , and we've changed the bias ratings for a number of outlets. The AllSides Media Bias Chart helps you to easily identify different perspectives so you can get the full picture and...

AllSides Media Bias Chart, Media Bias, Liberal Media Bias, Conservatives, Bias Ratings

Media Bias Alert: Reporting Differs in Incident with St. Louis Couple, Protesters

Bias / July 1st, 2020 / By Julie Mastrine

Media bias occurred over the weekend after a viral video showed a St. Louis couple displaying guns in front of their house on Sunday and telling Black Lives Matter protesters to leave their private street. Protesters had entered a gate to march toward the mayor’s house to hold a...

St. Louis, Black Lives Matter, Protests, Media Bias, Liberal Media Bias, Conservatives

Updated Media Bias Ratings: AP, The Hill, NPR, Washington Examiner, Washington Post

Bias / April 22nd, 2020 / By Julie Mastrine

AllSides has rated the bias of over 600 media outlets , which are fluid and subject to change. We recently conducted a blind bias survey to review the bias of the Associated Press , The Hill , NPR online news , Washington Examiner , and Washington Post . For this blind bias survey, we...

Media Bias, AllSides Media Bias Chart, AllSides Media Bias Ratings, Conservatives, AP Bias, Washington Post, NPR

Media Bias Alert: Coronavirus and Sensationalism

Bias / March 21st, 2020 / By Julie Mastrine

The COVID-19 coronavirus has left many Americans housebound with little to do except keep their eyes on the news, anxious for any sign that the pandemic may be slowing. The tidal wave of reporting on the virus and President Trump's response is a reminder to remain diligent about spotting...

Media Bias, Liberal Media Bias, Conservatives

Non-Citizens Influenced the Primaries, Earning Praise from Left Media, Critique from Right

Bias / March 11th, 2020 / By Julie Mastrine

As the United States enters a chaotic election season, media outlets on the left and right offered very different perspectives on how non-citizen activism might play a role in the 2020 election. Ahead of Super Tuesday, a headline from Breitbart (which AllSides gives a Right media bias...

Media Bias, Liberal Media Bias, Conservatives, Immigration, Illegal Immigration, 2020 Election

When Talking to Liberals, Conservatives May Want to Avoid These Terms

Bias / August 2nd, 2019 / By James Coan

Editor’s note: See our list of terms liberals may want to avoid when talking to conservatives. Suppose you are talking to another person who has very different political viewpoints. Everything seems to be going fine. Then, you say a word or phrase that unintentionally alienates the other...

Media Bias, Polarization, Liberals, Conservatives

Hate Crimes Are Either Rare or Common, Depending on Your Bias

Bias / February 26th, 2019 / By Julie Mastrine

After the Jussie Smollett hate crime case was revealed to be a hoax, media outlets on both the left and the right seemed split as to whether or not hate crimes are a common or uncommon occurrence in the U.S. overall. In case you missed it, last week Jussie Smollett turned himself in after...

Media Bias, Hate Crimes, Jussie Smollett, Conservatives, CNN

Introducing the AllSides Media Bias Chart

Bias / February 1st, 2019 / By Julie Mastrine

Editor's Note: Some information may be outdated. View the latest version of the AllSides Media Bias Chart here . Introducing the 2019 AllSides Media Bias Chart, an easy way for you to identify political bias in the news so you can be better equipped to navigate our increasingly polarized...

Media Bias, AllSides Media Bias Ratings, Conservatives, Liberal Media Bias, Bias Ratings, Journalism, Media Literacy, Filter Bubbles, Polarization, Political Polarization

VIDEO: How AllSides Spots Media Bias

Bias / January 23rd, 2019 / By Julie Mastrine

AllSides has rated the media bias of nearly 600 media outlets and writers, from The New York Times to The Blaze to BuzzFeed and everything between and beyond. We assess media outlets using a patented and transparent media bias rating methodology . Learn more about how we do it in the...

Media Bias, AllSides Media Bias Ratings, Media Industry, Media Watch, Bias Ratings, Journalism, Liberal Media Bias, Conservatives

New Podcast: The Media Outlets with the Most Surprising Biases

News / December 14th, 2018 / By Julie Mastrine

Americans are more divided than ever, and media bias is making things worse. Clickbait, sensationalism, slant, emotional language, and other polarizing tactics are all used to get attention and views. So what kind of impact does this have on our minds? Our relationships? Our culture as a...

Liberal Media Bias, Conservatives, Media Bias, Podcast, Media Industry

Updated Media Bias Ratings: New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Vox, and more

Bias / October 8th, 2018 / By Julie Mastrine

AllSides Media Bias Ratings are fluid and subject to change as media outlets evolve over time or we acquire new information. This is why t he AllSides team recently decided to review a number of media outlets in our quest to provide unbiased news. We determined the following media bias...

Media Bias, Conservatives, Liberal Media Bias, Media Industry, Bias Ratings, Journalism, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, AP Bias, Time Magazine

Tech Companies May Be Stifling Conservative Speech. Can They Change?

Bias / September 26th, 2018 / By John Gable, AllSides Co-founder

Differences in the way liberals and conservatives view appropriate speech affects what we see online — and can lead to silencing. The Department of Justice and state attorneys general met Tuesday to discuss whether social media companies are “intentionally stifling the free exchange of...

Media Bias, Conservatives, Social Media, Technology, Facebook, YouTube, Justice Department, Free Speech

Media Bias Update: Drudge Report

News / September 6th, 2018 / By Julie Mastrine

AllSides Media Bias Ratings are fluid and subject to change as media outlets change over time, or we acquire new information. AllSides previously rated The Drudge Report , an American news aggregation website, as having a Right media bias , but in August 2018, we conducted an editorial...

Conservatives, Media Bias, Media Industry, Media Watch

Media Bias Monday: Why AllSides Can't Always Cover All Sides

Bias / August 20th, 2018 / By Julie Mastrine

On Sunday, AllSides posted a headline roundup titled, "Facebook Apologizes After PragerU Says the Social Media Site "Heavily Censored" Its Videos." You may have noticed the headline roundup did not include any Left or Center media outlets: Screen Shot 2018-08-19 at 6.13.38 PM.png AllSides...

Media Bias, Conservatives, Liberal Media Bias

Guess what? Left and Right are not our only political options

Bias / September 10th, 2015 / By Beth Ballentine

In the United States we’re given a conservative vs. liberal choice that’s supposed to make up the entire range of political opinion. The problem is, it doesn’t. As a result, Americans are funneled into a one-dimensional track that eliminates a whole spectrum of thought. One of the aims of...

Media Bias, Liberals, Conservatives, Missing Perspectives

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