Another tool you've been asked to use to get closer to the truth is Ad Fontes Media's Interactive Media Bias Chart. WIU Libraries has a subscription to it during the 2023-24 school year. About Ad Fontes:
"The information landscape is vast and noisy. We’re here to help you sort through it by rating sources for reliability and bias. Obviously, people have lots of different thoughts about how reliable and biased various news sources are, so we do everything we can to earn your trust."
Before using the Interactive Media Bias Chart, first find an article. For recommendations on how to find one, see the "Where to Search for Prestige Press" box on this page. Next, determine the source that published the article. The title of that source is what you'll type into the search box on the IMBC page to check its biases.
Here's an example. You are searching for sources on the question of Barack Obama's country of birth and find one with the following citation information:
You need to identify the title of the source where Bromwich's article was published: Nation Now take that title and plug it into the IBMC search. It's a little tricky because IBMC lists it under The Nation so you have to scroll down the list to find it. Once you do, the bias chart will appear at the right.
