Episode 9: Media Bias and Reliability
Welcome to season two! In this episode, we talk to Vanessa Otero, founder and CEO of Ad Fontes Media and the creator of the Media Bias Chart. Vanessa tells us how the chart came to be, how it’s evolved, and how the team of analysts behind the chart measure accuracy, bias, and reliability across the dozens of news media outlets they measure. A transcript of this episode is available. (pdf)
More on the Media Bias Chart on Ad Fontes Media’s website
Additional resources mentioned in this episode:
- News literacy curriculum from Ad Fontes Media
- Register for the ICPSR Biennial Meeting
- Register for ICPSR Announce to receive ICPSR newsletters
- Book recommendation: Think Again by Adam Grant
- TransPop study
- Baby’s First Years (BFY), New York City, New Orleans, Omaha, and Twin Cities, 2018-2019 (ICPSR 37871)