Media Bias Chart
Sample Topic: Global Warming
- Global Capitalism = Global Warming — The Case for Socialism.Alternative, S. (2007, September 8). Global Capitalism = Global Warming — The Case for Socialism. Socialist Alternative. https://www.socialistalternative.org/2007/09/08/global-capitalism-global-warming-the-case-for-socialism/
hyper left - The Guy Behind Project 2025 Says the Climate Agenda Is Worse Than Global WarmingThe Guy Behind Project 2025 Says the Climate Agenda Is Worse Than Global Warming – Mother Jones. (n.d.). Retrieved February 14, 2025, from https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2024/09/project-2025-kevin-roberts-climate-ira/
left - Are major natural disasters increasing?Are major natural disasters increasing? (n.d.). USAFacts. Retrieved February 14, 2025, from https://usafacts.org/articles/are-the-number-of-major-natural-disasters-increasing/
center - Last decade was the most expensive for natural disasters, over $1 trillion increase, report saysFedschun, T. (2020, January 22). Last decade was the most expensive for natural disasters, over $1 trillion increase, report says [Text.Article]. Fox News. https://www.foxnews.com/world/natural-disater-cost-catastrophe-global-weather-severe-flood-hurricane-typhoon
right - Global Warming Alert: Beware the “Modoki.”Global Warming Alert: Beware the “Modoki.” (n.d.). Newsbusters. Retrieved February 14, 2025, from https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/pj-gladnick/2009/09/26/global-warming-alert-beware-modoki
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Mountaintop Removal
- Jim Justice Tied West Virginia Coal to Global Financial Capital.Jim Justice Tied West Virginia Coal to Global Financial Capital. (n.d.). Retrieved February 14, 2025, from https://jacobin.com/2024/10/jim-justice-coal-finance-west-virginia
far left - This Is the Real Cost of Coal – Mother Jones.This Is the Real Cost of Coal – Mother Jones. (n.d.). Retrieved February 14, 2025, from https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2015/08/coals-cost-climate-change/
left - A toxic crisis in America’s coal countryA toxic crisis in America’s coal country. (2019, February 11). https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-47165522
center - West Virginia Governor Sues Obama Administration Over Coal MiningWest Virginia Governor Sues Obama Administration Over Coal Mining | Fox News. (n.d.). Retrieved February 14, 2025, from https://www.foxnews.com/politics/west-virginia-governor-sues-obama-administration-over-coal-mining
right - ABC Sees Conservatives ‘Mounting an Unprecedented Assault on Environmental Regulations.’ABC Sees Conservatives ‘Mounting an Unprecedented Assault on Environmental Regulations.’ (n.d.). Newsbusters. Retrieved February 14, 2025, from https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/brad-wilmouth/2011/07/31/abc-sees-conservatives-mounting-unprecedented-assault
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Deforestation
- Capitalism Set the Fires in the Amazon Rainforest.Capitalism Set the Fires in the Amazon Rainforest. (n.d.). Retrieved February 14, 2025, from https://jacobin.com/2019/09/amazon-rainforest-fires-capitalism-brazil-bolsonaro
hyper left - The climate villain you’ve probably never thought abouPearce, F. (n.d.). The climate villain you’ve probably never thought about. Mother Jones. Retrieved February 14, 2025, from https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2023/12/rubber-industry-deforestation-tropical-forest/
left - Cairngorms National Park launch initiative to save aspen trees.Cairngorms National Park launch initiative to save aspen trees. (2024, November 8). https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0k8zpm72kmo
center - Deforestation is overrated as environmental threat, study findsDeforestation is overrated as environmental threat, study finds | Fox News. (n.d.). Retrieved February 14, 2025, from https://www.foxnews.com/science/lost-trees-overrated-as-environmental-threat-study-finds
right - Scientists Discover There are 2.64 Trillion More Trees on Earth, Washington Post Whines About Deforestation.Scientists Discover There are 2.64 Trillion More Trees on Earth, Washington Post Whines About Deforestation. (n.d.). Newsbusters. Retrieved February 14, 2025, from https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/business/aly-nielsen/2015/09/03/scientists-discover-there-are-264-trillion-more-trees-earth
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Habitat Destruction
- “It’s Eco-Socialism or Death.”“It’s Eco-Socialism or Death.” (n.d.). Retrieved February 14, 2025, from https://jacobin.com/2019/02/kali-akuno-interview-climate-change-cooperation-jackson
hyper left - Inside Scientists’ Race to Create Safe Refuges for AnimalsInside Scientists’ Race to Create Safe Refuges for Animals – Mother Jones. (n.d.). Retrieved February 14, 2025, from https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2023/09/animal-habitat-conservation-climate-artificial-refuges/
left - Which is worse for wildlife, wind farms or oil drilling?Which is worse for wildlife, wind farms or oil drilling? (2025, January 30). https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20250129-oil-vs-wind-which-is-worse-for-birds-and-whales
center - US polar bear regulator acknowledges there's little to do to stop loss of animals' ice habitatUS polar bear regulator acknowledges there’s little to do to stop loss of animals’ ice habitat | Fox News. (n.d.). Retrieved February 14, 2025, from https://www.foxnews.com/us/us-polar-bear-regulator-acknowledges-theres-little-to-do-to-stop-loss-of-animals-ice-habitat?fbclid=IwY2xjawIcIz5leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHadv7HqB_bLXaXfaFaekE8drdGi4SzW6OiVgnMeOZYQOoA1Sj5WCNZAn4Q_aem_Gz9LwNYNBnSxYSh0y676tw
right - What the Networks Aren’t Telling You About the Nevada Cattle BattleWhat the Networks Aren’t Telling You About the Nevada Cattle Battle | Newsbusters. (n.d.). Retrieved February 14, 2025, from https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/rich-noyes/2014/04/17/what-networks-arent-telling-you-about-nevada-cattle-battle
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