Confusion about what’s news and what’s opinion is a big problem,...
Bias: Centre
Sub-Category: Fact vs Opinion
Source: American Press Institute
File Type: Essay
Overview: Confusion between analysis/opinion and reported journalism is a big problem, but it's up to us to fix it
Web Link: https://www.americanpressinstitute.org/publications/confusion-about-whats-news-and-whats-opinion-is-a-big-problem-but-journalists-can-help-solve-it/
Liberals and Conservatives Are Both Susceptible to Fake News, but for...
Bias: Centre
Sub-Category: Bias
Source: Scientific American
File Type: Essay/Analysis
Overview: Why both the left and right believe in fake news
Web Link: https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/beautiful-minds/liberals-and-conservatives-are-both-susceptible-to-fake-news-but-for-different-reasons/
The Democratic Electorate on Twitter Is Not the Actual Democratic Electorate
Bias: Centre
Sub-Category: Critical Thinking
Source: New York Times
File Type: Essay/Analysis
Overview: The democratic electorate is not the democratic electorate on Twitter
Web Link: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/04/08/upshot/democratic-electorate-twitter-real-life.html
How to Evaluate Information Sources: Identify Bias
Sub-Category: Critical Thinking
Source: NJIT
File Type: Guide
Overview: How to think critically in an era of polarization
Web Link: https://researchguides.njit.edu/evaluate/bias
How to ask better questions
Sub-Category: Critical Thinking
Source: TED
File Type: Video
Overview: How to ask the better question
Rush to judgment on Covington school standoff should be a wake-up...
Bias: Centre Right
Sub-Category: Context
Source: CBC
File Type: Opinion
Overview: Rush to judgment on Covington school standoff should be a wake-up call for media: Robyn Urback
Situations Matter
Sub-Category: Context
Source: Sam Sommers
File Type: Video
Overview: Why context matters: human nature and how we perceive the world
Jay-Z: Why Context Matters In Hip-Hop
Bias: Centre Left
Sub-Category: Context
Source: FORA
File Type: Video
Overview: Jay-Z: why context matters
Web Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtavqaiRTUU
When to trust (and not to trust) peer reviewed science
Bias: Centre
Sub-Category: Research
Source: The Conversation
File Type: Essay/Analysis
Overview: When to trust and not trust peer reviewed science
Web Link: https://theconversation.com/when-to-trust-and-not-to-trust-peer-reviewed-science-99365
The ideologies of Canadian economists, according to Twitter
Bias: Centre Right
Sub-Category: Polarization
Source: MacLean's
File Type: Article
Overview: How people view the ideologies of economists in Canada
Web Link: https://www.macleans.ca/economy/economicanalysis/the-ideologies-of-canadian-economists-according-to-twitter/