Digital Media Literacy
Finding Real News on the Internet
The Internet age has created a paradoxical media-reality. We have more information available than ever before, and we are quite possibly more ignorant than ever before.
The first version of the chart below was created in 2014. It has been regularly updated over time with insights supplied by ongoing research and changes to the media landscape. Since that time, others sites have sprung up to evaluate media credibility. They are linked here in this author's opinion of order of quality:
Adfontesmedia.com (distant third)
The chart below is an attempt to provide some context to understand the relative political lean and credibility of some of the more commonly known sources. Because “fake news” sites appear and disappear quickly on the internet, it is impossible to classify all of them. The best strategy is to use this chart and the sites linked above to research questionable claims by comparing them to what high credibility sources have to say about the topic.
Disclaimer: The “media bias chart” is not meant to be an authoritative source. It is for information/educational purposes only. It is not the final word on media bias or quality. For more information, please click on this "disclaimer" link to read more about the philosophy behind each media outlet's placement.
If you click on the image below, it will open a version with clickable links.
