Media
The press itself: ownership, funding, press freedom and who is covering whom.
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Divergence, source breadth, recency and a broader regional mix.
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Naomi Seibt seeks US State Department funding for far-right media network
Naomi Seibt, a German far-right influencer linked to the AfD, applied for US State Department funding to launch the Freedom Alliance of the West, a media network promoting free speech and sovereignty. The State Department confirmed its programming supports European allies but did not comment on the application.
United States4 min readTrust 68 · Craft 95 · Hype 15
Media · United KingdomRod Liddle, Sun and Spectator columnist, dies at 66 in Middlesbrough
The journalist and broadcaster, known for his columns in The Sun and The Spectator, died in hospital on Sunday. His children called him their guide on how to live an extraordinary life, while outlets across the political spectrum carried tributes.
United Kingdom3 min readTrust 68 · Craft 62 · Hype 15- Media
Half the stories one side ignores, it runs a day later
Of the 93 stories flagged as missing from one side of the spectrum, 68 carried enough rated outlets to judge — and 34 of those had since been picked up by the side that first ignored them. A blindspot is a snapshot, not a verdict.
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The outlets every rater calls centre — and why the AP is not one
There is no unbiased news source, but there is a checkable version of the question: which outlets do all three rating organisations independently call centre? Of the 141 rated by all three, 50 get a unanimous verdict and 30 of those are centre.
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The media bias charts disagree with each other on most outlets
Three organisations publish the bias charts people search for, and they are not measuring quite the same thing. Counted across 338 outlets rated by at least two of them, 197 get different verdicts — and on 141 outlets rated by all three, only 50 are unanimous.
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