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Ad Fontes Media Chart: REVIEWS OF MEDIA BIAS CHART: HOW BIASED IS IT?

REVIEWS OF MEDIA BIAS CHART: HOW BIASED IS IT?

Thanks to the students who questioned the chart. Great example of critical thinking! Bravo!
METHODOLOGY: The Chart, Version 1.0: Original Reasoning and Methodology (adfontesmedia.com)
Admits it is necessarily subjective, but then lists factors used. Since first edition, she has updated it.
-Media Bias Chart, 3.1 Minor Updates Based on Constructive Feedback - All Generalizations are False (allgeneralizationsarefalse.com)
Media Bias Chart Ranks Patribotics All The Way Left (adfontesmedia.com)
"rankings on this chart are based primarily on content analysis. Remember, “Ad Fontes” (the name of my company) means “to the source.” When ranking quality and bias, we look at the content of the story itself as the primary basis. We do this because we believe it is the most fair, transparent, and repeatable way to rank information sources, all of which are created by human beings with their own biases''

Comparing multiple sources:

SOURCE: adfontesmedia.com/Vanessa Otero
Original fact reporting ...........................NPR...... | C-Span
Fact reporting...............BuzzFeed......................................... .|................ Wall Street Journal
Analysis/opinion - Fair Huff Post. .......................CNN...... |...........................The Washington Times

SOURCE: PEW
NPR .............CNN........ . | Yahoo News..............Fox ..................Brietbart

SOURCE: sharylattkisson
NPR....CNN..................................................................C-Span | Wall street Journal..Washington Times.....Breitbart

SOURCE: Reuters
NPR...Washington Post......CNN...Yahoo News |...................................Fox

2018 Evaluation by Val Magno

How Biased are your News Views?

Image Source: Political Polarization & Media Habits (pewresearch.org/)

Even the dicussions about how biased the media is...can be biased. Look for multiple sources.

Misinformation and biases infect social media, both intentionally and accidentally (theconversation.com)
Great overview of all the problems facing information consumers
ACTIVITY: Use this BLANK CHART to make your own chart and compare it to the others (adfontesmedia.com):
How BIASED Is YOUR News? A look at the media credibility spectrum… all of it.
Even more graphs to choose from

Reuter's report

Image Source: Images from "Digital News Report 2017 Jun. 21, 2017" slides #122, 123, 124 - Reuters Institute - International analysis

Does your Information Diet matter?

Partisan media? Cable viewers shift attitudes after changing the channel (news.yale.edu)
"The experiment provided evidence that partisan media outlets, by filtering out unflattering or negative information about their preferred ideological side, weaken the electorate’s ability to evaluate the performance of elected leaders. It also found evidence that, by setting the news agenda through its coverage choices, partisan media strongly influences the issues its viewers deem most pressing."
Working Paper: The impacts of selective partisan media exposure (osf.io)
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News Literacy: News Views & Fact Checking Resources: Media Bias

Ad Fontes Media

Ad Fontes Media Chart: REVIEWS OF MEDIA BIAS CHART: HOW BIASED IS IT?

REVIEWS OF MEDIA BIAS CHART: HOW BIASED IS IT?

How Biased are your News Views?

Even the dicussions about how biased the media is...can be biased. Look for multiple sources.

Reuter's report

Does your Information Diet matter?

Competing Media Bias chart by Sharyl Attkisson

Gallop: Politics and Trust

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News & Fact Checking Resources

News Literacy: News Views & Fact Checking Resources: Media Bias

Ad Fontes Media

Ad Fontes Media Chart: REVIEWS OF MEDIA BIAS CHART: HOW BIASED IS IT?

REVIEWS OF MEDIA BIAS CHART: HOW BIASED IS IT?

How Biased are your News Views?

Even the dicussions about how biased the media is...can be biased. Look for multiple sources.

Reuter's report

Does your Information Diet matter?

Competing Media Bias chart by Sharyl Attkisson

Gallop: Politics and Trust

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