American Media Leans More Democratic Overall: The Economist Analysis

Bias / February 27th, 2024 / By Clare Ashcraft

At the end of 2023, The Economist (Lean Left) conducted a study in which it looked at the partisan language used in TV and written journalism to determine if there was a slant toward any political party. It found that “there is indeed an affinity between the media and the left, because journalists tend to prefer the language used by Democratic lawmakers.”
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Media Bias, Polarization

When Partisanship Goes Away (Or At Least Becomes Less Intense)

Recommended Reading / February 20th, 2024 / By Dan Schnur

As we consider the current polarization and hyper-partisanship that has gripped our nation’s politics for the last several years, we have often asked each other what it would take to break out of this sclerotic gridlock that has stymied necessary progress on so many important matters.
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Politics, Russia, Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump, Europe, NATO, Partisanship, Bipartisanship

Media Bias Alert: New Report Says Obama CIA Illegally Spied on Trump

Bias / February 19th, 2024 / By Andy Gorel

A new report from independent journalists Michael Shellenberger and Matt Taibbi claims the CIA asked foreign allies to illegally spy on former President Donald Trump in the run-up to the 2016 election. Despite being covered by many sources from the Right, no sources from the Center or Left picked up the report, displaying bias by omission.
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Media Bias Alert, Donald Trump, US Intelligence, Five Eyes, CIA, 2016 Election, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, FBI, Russia Meddling

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