Ad Fontes - Media Bias Chart

Ad Fontes Media

About this app

The Media Bias Chart app by Ad Fontes Media helps users gain a deeper understanding of the bias and reliability of news and news-like sources. An intuitive interface presents an extensive collection of news outlets along with their political bias and reliability assessments based on our robust methodology. This app equips users with the knowledge needed to critically evaluate news sources.

Key Features:
1. Interactive Media Bias Chart: Search thousands of sources including websites, podcasts, and TV shows with an easy-to-use navigation bar. Quickly identify news outlets’ positions, providing a clear overview of their bias and reliability.

2. Detailed Source Profiles: Tap on a logo for more information on that source. See individual articles or episodes plotted on the chart along with scores and links for the most recent ratings. Use the zoom feature to reveal a more granular view.

3. Shareable Images: Save and easily share images of your curated news sources.

4. Filter and Sort Displays: Sort the default display by websites, podcasts, or TV shows. Filter the display by four main reliability categories (reliable, varied, problematic, and unreliable).

5. Real-Time Data: The Media Bias Chart app is regularly updated to reflect the most recent changes made to the Media Bias Chart, based on daily ratings from our analysts.

The Media Bias Chart app by Ad Fontes Media empowers users to make more informed decisions by providing analysis of news and news-like sources. Discover diverse perspectives and develop critical thinking skills. Whether you are a student, professional, or concerned citizen, this app equips you with the tools to navigate the complex media landscape and foster a more informed citizenry. Download now!

Ratings and reviews

I picked it because it was cited by Harvard when I did a search, but was somewhat startled to see that they rate Thom Hartmann unreliable. I checked him on another media bias source, and they found zero incorrect information when they fact checked him. The only thing the other site downchecked him for was not presenting alternative points of view. So, in that particular instance, I find Ad Fontes's rating misleading. There were a number of other ratings that on first glance startled me, as well.

there's a lot of great data available from Ad Fontes... unfortunately, it's not very accessible & this app doesn't help at all... it's like it's designed by data wonks who have no understanding of usability... it's sad because if this were more usable, it could really help people navigate the media landscape we're facing today... but as it stands now, this app just adds to the frustration. Please hire some user interface professionals.

This would be five stars but for a few changes I think quite a few of us would like to see. When zooming in it would be awesome if the icons got bigger. A lot of the text is very small on smaller phones. It also would be nice to have some more filters. Things like local and national. At the same time I understand that this app is absolutely free with no ads. This is a wonderful tool. Thank you for lighting the way in dark times. If there's a way to donate post a link in app. Peace and Unity🤝

What’s new

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