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Ad Fontes Media, Inc. is a Colorado -based, media watchdog, public benefit corporation [1] primarily known for its Media Bias Chart, which rates media sources in terms of political bias and reliability. The organization was founded in 2018 by patent attorney Vanessa Otero with the goal of combating political polarization and media bias.
Ad fontes is a Latin expression which means " [back] to the sources" (lit. "to the sources"). [1] The phrase epitomizes the renewed study of Greek and Latin classics in Renaissance humanism, [2] subsequently extended to Biblical texts. The idea in both cases was that sound knowledge depends on the earliest and most fundamental sources.
There is consensus that Ad Fontes Media and their Media Bias Chart should not be used in article space in reference to sources' political leaning or reliability. Editors consider it a self-published source and have questioned its methodology.
About Ad Fontes Media Ad Fontes Media is the producer of The Media Bias Chart ®, which rates media sources in terms of political bias and reliability. The company was founded with the mission of rating all the news to positively impact the media ecosystem.
NewsNation has been cited as being in the political "middle" by Ad Fontes Media, an organization that tracks the leanings of news organizations.
Media Bias/Fact Check (MBFC) is an American website founded in 2015 by Dave M. Van Zandt. [1] It considers four main categories and multiple subcategories in assessing the "political bias" and "factual reporting" of media outlets, [2][3] relying on a self-described "combination of objective measures and subjective analysis". [4][5]
Sharyl Attkisson (born 1961) is an American journalist and television correspondent. [ 1 ][ 2 ] She hosts the Sinclair Broadcast Group TV show Full Measure with Sharyl Attkisson. [ 3 ] Attkisson is a five-time Emmy Award winner, and a Radio Television Digital News Association (RTNDA) Edward R. Murrow Award recipient.
Ad Fontes Media and AllSides have assessed ideological biases of online sources to produce media bias charts, and presents similar stories from different perspectives. [ 245 ] [ 246 ] Accuracy in Media and Media Research Center have a conservative bent while Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR) and Media Matters for America work from a ...