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Jake Sheridan from [[Poynter Institute]] notes the controversy surrounding bias rating charts in general and recommends readers consider the reliability of sources in addition to possible bias.<ref name=":0" /> He also quotes [[Kelly McBride]] as acknowledging bias as an important factor, but not the most important, especially if the charts give a false sense of reliability.<ref name=":0" /> Sheridan quotes Tim Groeling as cautioning that while bias is important, charts are not something most consumers would navigate.<ref name=":0" /> Both Groeling and McBride praised the methodology of AllSides and [[Ad Fontes Media|Ad Fontes]].<ref name=":0" /> In 2019, ''[[The Guardian]]'' columnist John Harris lamented that his experience using AllSides.com did not help him, as he hoped, to take the mutual loathing out of his news diet.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news |last=Harris |first=John |date=2019-10-22 |title=No filter: my week-long quest to break out of my political bubble |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/oct/22/no-filter-my-week-long-quest-to-break-out-of-my-political-bubble |access-date=2023-11-03 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> |
Jake Sheridan from [[Poynter Institute]] notes the controversy surrounding bias rating charts in general and recommends readers consider the reliability of sources in addition to possible bias.<ref name=":0" /> He also quotes [[Kelly McBride]] as acknowledging bias as an important factor, but not the most important, especially if the charts give a false sense of reliability.<ref name=":0" /> Sheridan quotes Tim Groeling as cautioning that while bias is important, charts are not something most consumers would navigate.<ref name=":0" /> Both Groeling and McBride praised the methodology of AllSides and [[Ad Fontes Media|Ad Fontes]].<ref name=":0" /> In 2019, ''[[The Guardian]]'' columnist John Harris lamented that his experience using AllSides.com did not help him, as he hoped, to take the mutual loathing out of his news diet.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news |last=Harris |first=John |date=2019-10-22 |title=No filter: my week-long quest to break out of my political bubble |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/oct/22/no-filter-my-week-long-quest-to-break-out-of-my-political-bubble |access-date=2023-11-03 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> |
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AllSides was also recommended by Natalie Proulx and Katherine Schulten's 2020 election resource guide for students as a way to break out of one's political filter bubble ahead of the 2020 election.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Proulx |first=Natalie |last2=Schulten |first2=Katherine |date=October 13, 2020 |title=Election 2020: 11 Ways to Engage Students From Now Until November |work=New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/21/learning/election-2020-11-ways-to-engage-students-from-now-until-november.html}}</ref> Dashka Slater includes AllSides in a list of organizations with a nonpartisan mission to encourage Americans to interact respectfully.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Slater |first=Dashka |date=November 2017 |title=You won't change your cranky conservative uncle over Thanksgiving dinner |url=https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/11/you-wont-change-your-cranky-conservative-uncle-over-dinner/ |access-date=2023-12-03 |website=Mother Jones |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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 AllSides Media Bias Chart
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AllSides Technologies Inc., (DBA as AllSides) is an American-based company that estimates the perceived political bias of content on online written news outlets, and then presents different versions of similar news stories from sources AllSides rates as being on the political right, left, and center, with a mission to show readers news outside their filter bubble and expose media bias. AllSides is the brainchild of John Gable who has been the company's CEO and primary owner since its first iteration.
History
AllSides was launched to the public in September 2012.[2][3] After working as a Republican political operative in the 1980's[4][5] in the southern United States (including for George H. W. Bush, Mitch McConnell and the Republican National Committee),[6] John Gable switched to the technology industry in Silicon Valley where he recruited software developer Scott McDonald to help him launch AllSides and become his CTO.[4][7]
Content
Rating system
AllSides staff self-report their political leanings.[8] In 2012, Gable – who identified as "right-leaning" – stated that AllSides aims to highlight media bias in the United States and "show all the news from the left, center and right".[2] As of 2021, AllSides made money through paid memberships, one-time donations, media literacy training and online advertisements.[8]
AllSides focuses only on online written content (not TV, radio or podcasts).[8] It rates sources on a left-right scale that is then grouped into five categories: Left, Leans Left, Center, Leans Right, and Right, instead of a gradient which the company acknowledged sacrifices precision in favor of simplicity.[8] AllSides posts these ratings alongside the articles it posts on its site.
Educational content
AllSides partnered with Living Room Conversations, a nonprofit founded by progressive entrepreneur and activist Joan Blades, on educational content through a related organization called AllSides for Schools. Gable, Blades, and their associated organizations have produced lesson plans for schools on how to navigate political conversations and helped create Mismatch, a platform to connect students who differ politically and geographically.[9][3][10]
Reception
Jake Sheridan from Poynter Institute notes the controversy surrounding bias rating charts in general and recommends readers consider the reliability of sources in addition to possible bias.[8] He also quotes Kelly McBride as acknowledging bias as an important factor, but not the most important, especially if the charts give a false sense of reliability.[8] Sheridan quotes Tim Groeling as cautioning that while bias is important, charts are not something most consumers would navigate.[8] Both Groeling and McBride praised the methodology of AllSides and Ad Fontes.[8] In 2019, The Guardian columnist John Harris lamented that his experience using AllSides.com did not help him, as he hoped, to take the mutual loathing out of his news diet.[7]
AllSides was also recommended by Natalie Proulx and Katherine Schulten's 2020 election resource guide for students as a way to break out of one's political filter bubble ahead of the 2020 election.[11] Dashka Slater includes AllSides in a list of organizations with a nonpartisan mission to encourage Americans to interact respectfully.[12]
See also
References
- ^ "AllSides Media Bias Chart". AllSides. 21 February 2019.
- ^ a b Evangelista, Benny (26 August 2012). "AllSides compiles varied political views". SF Gate.
- ^ a b Said, Carolyn (December 3, 2018). "Can lefties and right-wingers find common ground? One site thinks so". The San Francisco Chronicle.
- ^ a b Bronner, Stephen J. (September 26, 2016). "How This Startup Helps People Find Common Political Ground" (video). Entrepreneur.
- ^ Gerzon, Mark (2016). The Reunited States of America: How We Can Bridge the Partisan Divide. National Geographic Books. p. 30. ISBN 978-1626566583.
- ^ Patten, Terry (2018). A New Republic of the Heart. North Atlantic Books. p. 377.
- ^ a b Harris, John (2019-10-22). "No filter: my week-long quest to break out of my political bubble". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Sheridan, Jake (November 2, 2021). "Should you trust media bias charts?". Poynter. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
- ^ Grisé, Chrisanne (April 2020). "Building Bridges". The New York Times Upfront. pp. 6–9.
- ^ Zubrzycki, Jaclyn (2016-09-27). "Teaching the Art of Conversation During a Divisive Election Year". Education Week. ISSN 0277-4232. Retrieved 2023-10-25.
- ^ Proulx, Natalie; Schulten, Katherine (October 13, 2020). "Election 2020: 11 Ways to Engage Students From Now Until November". New York Times.
- ^ Slater, Dashka (November 2017). "You won't change your cranky conservative uncle over Thanksgiving dinner". Mother Jones. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
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