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Media bias chart, copyright Vanessa Otero 2017. Columns run from Liberal Utter Garbage to Conservative Utter Garbage. Rows run from Original Fact Reporting down to Contains Inaccurate/Fabricated Info. Dozens of news logos are placed on it, with a color-coded key at right.

Media Bias Chart Ranks Your News Sources

Vanessa Otero's media bias chart plots news outlets by partisan bias and reliability, a handy map for Xennials who went from evening news to endless feeds.

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Media bias chart, copyright Vanessa Otero 2017. Columns run from Liberal Utter Garbage to Conservative Utter Garbage. Rows run from Original Fact Reporting down to Contains Inaccurate/Fabricated Info. Dozens of news logos are placed on it, with a color-coded key at right.

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Two-panel black-and-white doodle of a person holding papers at a desk, like a news anchor. Left panel: "Next up we will discuss the topic with someone whose job is to be a well researched and respected expert in the area". Right panel: "And in the interest of balance we will also talk to an idiot". Signed "@twisteddoodles". Tumblr screenshot. Top panel: a painting of Jesus beside a man in a suit pointing at it. Caption: "I would like to read to you what The Jesus said about homosexuality..." Second panel: the man holds a Bible. Caption: "I'd like to, but he never said anything about it." Below, a Tumblr reblog chain from mediapathic and nextyearsgirl follows. Its long text argues that Old Testament laws were for the Hebrews to atone… Italic text quote on a white background: "In an ever-changing, incomprehensible world the masses had reached the point where they would, at the same time, believe everything and nothing, think that everything was possible and that nothing was true. ... Mass propaganda discovered that its audience was ready at all times to believe the worst, no matter how absurd, and did not particularly object to being deceived… Two side-by-side photos under the heading "NOTICE THE DIFFERENCE". Left: a man in a dark suit places a blue-ribboned medal on a short-haired woman in a red jacket, captioned "TALK SHOW HOST". Right: a man places a medal on a gray-haired older man in a dark jacket, captioned "VIETNAM WAR HERO". Below, typewriter-style text reads: "You know what? I do see the difference! The guy on the left is awarding Ellen with the… Orange poster from NewseumED, supported by Facebook. Title: E.S.C.A.P.E. Junk News. A giant hand holds a screaming green-faced phone over a city skyline as silhouetted zombie-like people stagger below. Badge: Visit NewseumED.org for more resources! Banner: 6 Ways to Evaluate Information. Columns: Evidence, Source, Context, Audience, Purpose, Execution. A flowchart on a faint grid. Top box: "Someone has done a thing". An arrow leads to a diamond: "Are they on our side?". Left arrow to a box "Yes", then to a box "It's fine". Right arrow to a box "No", then to a box "BASTARD".

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