Media Bias Alert News and Blog Posts
Media Bias Alert: Do Increasing Fentanyl Seizures Indicate More Drugs or Better Detection?
Bias / March 27th, 2023 / by Clare Ashcraft
As fentanyl overdoses continue to skyrocket in the U.S., questions about where it comes from and how to deal with it are driving media bias and divides in coverage.
See moreMedia Bias Alert: Coverage of Drag Bans Paints Different Victims
Bias / March 24th, 2023 / by Joseph Ratliff
News sources on left and right are framing recent attempts to limit drag performances very differently.
See moreMedia Bias Alert: Did Wokeness or Deregulation Cause Silicon Valley Bank's Collapse?
Bias / March 15th, 2023 / by Isaiah Anthony
Various sides of the media presented different conclusions on what caused SVB's failure. When that happens, misinformation can spread.
See moreMedia Bias Alert: Was the US Response to the Chinese Spy Balloon too Weak?
Bias / February 8th, 2023 / by Clare Ashcraft
The latest addition to tensions between the U.S. and China led to biased media coverage on the Biden administration’s response.
See moreMedia Bias Alert: Coverage of Riots, Police Violence Shows Emotionalism and Sensationalism
Bias / January 27th, 2023 / by Henry A. Brechter
The two major media outlets displayed clear bias in their coverage of public violence.
See moreMedia Bias Alert: Coverage of Sam Bankman-Fried Shows Word Choice Bias and Slant
Bias / December 1st, 2022 / by Julie Mastrine
Has the media been too soft on collapsed FTX exchange founder Sam Bankman-Fried?
See moreMedia Bias Alert: Media Shows Slant in Coverage of Elon Musk Reinstating Banned Twitter Accounts
Bias / December 1st, 2022 / by Julie Mastrine
Journalists didn't hold back in revealing what they thought about Elon Musk reinstating previously banned Twitter accounts.
See moreMedia Bias Alert: Is Elon Musk Killing Twitter? What The Left and Right are Saying
Bias / November 21st, 2022 / by AllSides Staff
Ever since Elon Musk took over as owner and CEO of Twitter in late October 2022, he’s been the subject of media attention and criticism.
See moreMedia Bias Alert: Biden Says his Age is "Legitimate Concern" for Voters
Bias / October 27th, 2022 / by Clare Ashcraft
President Biden was interviewed on MSNBC’s (Left bias) “The Sunday Show” which aired on October 21, 2022, where he spoke about concerns from voters regarding his age. Media on the left and the right framed Biden’s response differently using word choice, subjective qualifiers, and omission.
See moreMedia Bias Alert: The Week, USA Today Cover Republican and Democrat Purportedly Racist Comments Differently
Bias / October 21st, 2022 / by Julie Mastrine
Media bias was apparent in how news outlets reported on purportedly racist comments by a Democrat and a Republican.
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