media bias

U.S. journalism really has become more subjective and personal — at least some of it

May 14, 2019

A deep linguistic analysis finds that newspapers today are a lot like newspapers 30 years ago. But TV news — especially cable news — has ramped up the emotion, the [...]

Violence against the media isn’t new – history shows why it largely disappeared and has now returned

September 10, 2018

The Capital Gazette in Annapolis lost five staffers in a shooting. AP/Patrick Semansky Jennifer E. Moore, University of Minnesota Duluth and Michael J. Socolow, University of [...]

More Republicans in the news? That’s not media bias

July 31, 2018

It’s difficult to measure media bias. Lawrey/shutterstock.com Dominik Stecula, University of Pennsylvania A July 20 report, analyzing news content from The New York Times [...]

Polarization, Partisanship and Junk News Consumption over Social Media in the US

February 6, 2018

What kinds of social media users read junk news? An Oxford University study analyzed the distribution of the most significant sources of junk news in the three months before [...]

A century ago, progressives were the ones shouting ‘fake news’

February 1, 2018

An 1894 cartoon by Frederick Burr Opper criticizes American newspapers’ elasticity with the truth. Library of Congress Matthew Jordan, Pennsylvania State University Donald [...]

The Making of a Questionable Source: The About Page – Part 1

September 11, 2017

This is the first in a multi-part series that will look at how Media Bias Fact Check (MBFC) determines if a source is Questionable or not. In this installment I will explain [...]

Media tested anew in ‘war’ with Trump

August 20, 2017

When Donald Trump sought this week to lump white supremacists and those protesting against them into the same bag, he triggered a political firestorm with Republicans and [...]

The real consequences of fake news

August 3, 2017

Information overload fuels 'fake news': study

This photograph taken in Paris Friday Dec. 2, 2016 shows stories from USA Daily News 24, a fake news site registered in Veles, Macedonia. USA Daily News 24 is one of roughly [...]

Being more media savvy won’t stop the spread of ‘fake news’ – here’s why

May 31, 2017

Shutterstock Craig Harper, Nottingham Trent University “Fake news” is the buzzword of 2017. Barely a day goes by without a headline about president Donald Trump [...]

The seven deadly sins of statistical misinterpretation, and how to avoid them

March 28, 2017

Where are the error bars? Shutterstock Winnifred Louis, The University of Queensland and Cassandra Chapman, The University of Queensland Statistics is a useful tool for [...]

Why polls seem to struggle to get it right – on elections and everything else

March 23, 2017

Where are the people really going? kewl/flickr, CC BY Daniel Alexander, Drake University I am a professor of mathematics, so my ears perk up when I hear someone say that [...]

How online hate infiltrates social media and politics

March 16, 2017

From person to person, the spread of online hate can be rapid. Connections via shutterstock.com Adam G. Klein, Pace University In late February, the headline of a news [...]

Daily Source Bias Check: FairVote

March 16, 2017

LEFT-CENTER BIAS These media sources have a slight to moderate liberal bias. They often publish factual information that utilizes loaded words (wording that attempts to [...]

Daily Source Bias Check: Learn Liberty

March 10, 2017

RIGHT-CENTER BIAS These media sources are slightly to moderately conservative in bias. They often publish factual information that utilizes loaded words (wording that [...]

Daily Source Bias Check: Philippine Daily Inquirer

March 9, 2017

LEFT-CENTER BIAS These media sources have a slight to moderate liberal bias. They often publish factual information that utilizes loaded words (wording that attempts to [...]

Daily Source Bias Check: ScienceAlert

March 8, 2017

PRO-SCIENCE These sources consist of legitimate science. Legitimate science follows the scientific method, is unbiased and does not use emotional words. These sources [...]

Daily Source Bias Check: Frontpage Magazine

March 7, 2017

QUESTIONABLE SOURCE A questionable source exhibits any of the following: extreme bias, overt propaganda, poor or no sourcing to credible information and/or is fake news. Fake [...]

Daily Source Bias Check: Left Action

March 6, 2017

LEFT BIAS These media sources are moderately to strongly biased toward liberal causes through story selection and/or political affiliation. They may utilize strong loaded [...]

Daily Source Bias Check: CBSNews.com.co

March 5, 2017

QUESTIONABLE SOURCE A questionable source exhibits any of the following: extreme bias, overt propaganda, poor or no sourcing to credible information and/or is fake news. Fake [...]

‘Alternative facts’: A psychiatrist’s guide to twisted relationships to truth

March 2, 2017

Does your nose grow if it’s a falsehood, not a lie? Thomas Hawk, CC BY-NC Ronald W. Pies, Tufts University The phrase “alternative facts” has recently made the news in [...]

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Retired Admiral McRaven has no regrets over criticizing Trump

23 May 2019

Retired Navy Admiral and former U.S. special operations chief William McRaven has no regrets about c [...]

Judge rules against Trump, paves way for banks to provide his business records to Congress

23 May 2019

U.S. President Donald Trump, three of his children and the Trump Organization on Wednesday lost thei [...]

Asia feels chill from Sino-U.S. tech cold war

23 May 2019

Asian shares were stuck in the red on Thursday amid worries the Sino-U.S. trade conflict was fast mo [...]

Uber and Lyft to turn the wheels on car ownership: industry experts

23 May 2019

Ride-hailing apps like those of Uber Technologies and Lyft Inc are expected to alter the state of ca [...]

U.S. Treasury backs away from plan for Harriet Tubman on $20 bill next year

23 May 2019

The U.S. Treasury will not introduce a redesigned $20 bill picturing escaped slave and abolitionist [...]

Trump Hits Back at Pelosi After She Accuses Him of Engaging in a “Cover-Up”

22 May 2019

As the debate over whether to begin impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump intensifi [...]

Amazon Shareholders Join the Chorus of Critics Worried About Facial Recognition Technology

22 May 2019

On Wednesday, Amazon stock owners will have the chance to reign in the company’s controversial facia [...]

Mike Huckabee’s Epic Fight to Keep Beachgoers Off His Patch of Florida Sand

22 May 2019

Not long after his failed 2008 presidential bid, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee bought a beachfr [...]

The Key to Covering the 2020 Election: More Women

22 May 2019

From the #MeToo movement to the fight for workplace equality to the dystopian abortion bills popping [...]

Librarians Are Trying to Encourage Children to Read—by Bringing Books Straight to the Laundromat

22 May 2019

Welcome to Recharge, a weekly newsletter full of stories that will energize your inner hellraiser. S [...]

Trump angrily walks out of meeting with Democrats after Pelosi says he is ‘engaged in a coverup’

22 May 2019

In the Rose Garden, the president insisted he would not work with Democrats unless they abandon thei [...]

Unsealed court filings reveal how Mueller quickly zeroed in on Michael Cohen

23 May 2019

Prosecutors took an early interest in the companies seeking to leverage Cohen’s access to President [...]

Top Democrat cancels event for anti-abortion House colleague

23 May 2019

Under pressure from the left, DCCC Chairwoman Cheri Bustos said she won’t attend a fundraiser for Re [...]

Judge rejects Trump’s request to halt congressional subpoenas for his banking records

22 May 2019

A federal judge said Deutsche Bank and Capital One may hand over the president’s financial records t [...]

Which House Democrats support impeachment?

22 May 2019

A running list. [...]

Arrest of Senior Huawei Executive Steps Up U.S.-China Confrontation

6 December 2018

The arrest of a senior executive of networking-gear maker Huawei Technologies Co. intensifies the co [...]

Oil Slides After OPEC Delays Decision on Level of Output Cuts

6 December 2018

OPEC members on agreed to production curbs but will wait to hear from Russia before making a final d [...]

North Korea Expands Long-Range Missile Base

6 December 2018

North Korea is expanding military facilities thought to house long-range missiles that can hit the U [...]

Talks to End War in Yemen Begin Under U.S. Pressure

6 December 2018

Yemen’s government and Houthi rebels begin U.S.-backed talks Thursday to end a nearly four-year war [...]

In Tanzania, a Crackdown Sends LGBT People Into Hiding

6 December 2018

A crackdown on LGBT rights in Tanzania has forced people into hiding and sparked an international ba [...]

Trump to Pelosi and Schumer: No infrastructure deal unless the investigations stop

22 May 2019

President Trump said Tuesday that Democrats would have to end “phony investigations” if any bipartis [...]

Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin to face son of former Democratic governor in 2019 general election

22 May 2019

Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin will face off against the state’s Democratic Attorney General Andy Beshear [...]

AG Barr blasts federal judges who impose nationwide injunctions

22 May 2019

Attorney General William Barr blasted federal judges who have issued more than 37 nationwide injunct [...]

Draft IRS memo: Trump tax returns must be given to Congress

22 May 2019

A confidential Internal Revenue Service legal memo reportedly crafted last fall says the president m [...]

Movie poster at Cannes features decapitated Trump

21 May 2019

A movie poster at the Cannes Market in France features a bikini-clad woman resembling Melania Trump [...]

Donald Trump - No, Pennsylvania special election winner was not in 50-50 race

22 May 2019

The Truth-o-Meter says: False | No, Pennsylvania special election winner was not in 50-50 race Presi [...]

Donald Trump - Donald Trump wrong that Joe Biden abandoned Scranton

21 May 2019

The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Donald Trump wrong that Joe Biden abandoned Scranton At a ral [...]

Steve Bullock - Fact-checking Steve Bullock on decline of the American Dream

21 May 2019

The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Fact-checking Steve Bullock on decline of the American Dream M [...]

Wayne Messam - Fact-checking Wayne Messam on Florida law, mayors discussing gun reform

20 May 2019

The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Fact-checking Wayne Messam on Florida law, mayors discussing [...]

Amy Klobuchar - Yes, U.S. suicides have risen by 30% in past decade and a half

20 May 2019

The Truth-o-Meter says: True | Yes, U.S. suicides have risen by 30% in past decade and a half During [...]

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media bias

U.S. journalism really has become more subjective and personal — at least some of it

Violence against the media isn’t new – history shows why it largely disappeared and has now returned

More Republicans in the news? That’s not media bias

Polarization, Partisanship and Junk News Consumption over Social Media in the US

A century ago, progressives were the ones shouting ‘fake news’

The Making of a Questionable Source: The About Page – Part 1

Media tested anew in ‘war’ with Trump

The real consequences of fake news

Being more media savvy won’t stop the spread of ‘fake news’ – here’s why

The seven deadly sins of statistical misinterpretation, and how to avoid them

Why polls seem to struggle to get it right – on elections and everything else

How online hate infiltrates social media and politics

Daily Source Bias Check: FairVote

Daily Source Bias Check: Learn Liberty

Daily Source Bias Check: Philippine Daily Inquirer

Daily Source Bias Check: ScienceAlert

Daily Source Bias Check: Frontpage Magazine

Daily Source Bias Check: Left Action

Daily Source Bias Check: CBSNews.com.co

‘Alternative facts’: A psychiatrist’s guide to twisted relationships to truth