PBS Media Bias

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October 01, 2023 (?): Based on the news sources provided, here is Helium AI's empirical analysis of the general bias and agenda: The sources appear to have a slightly left-leaning bias, with a particular focus on criticizing conservative figures and policies.

Some key observations: - Multiple stories are critical of former President Trump, portraying him and his allies negatively and emphasizing accusations of wrongdoing ^{[PBS, PBS, PBS, PBS, PBS, PBS, PBS, PBS, PBS, PBS, PBS, PBS, PBS, PBS, PBS, PBS, PBS, PBS, PBS, PBS, PBS, PBS, PBS, PBS, PBS, PBS, PBS, PBS, PBS, PBS, PBS, PBS, PBS, PBS, PBS, PBS, PBS]}. - Stories highlight Republican disagreements and portray House GOP leaders like Kevin McCarthy struggling to govern ^{[Helium, PBS, PBS, PBS, PBS, PBS, PBS, PBS, PBS, PBS, PBS, PBS, PBS, PBS, PBS, PBS, PBS, PBS, PBS, PBS, PBS, PBS, PBS, PBS, PBS, PBS, PBS, PBS, PBS, PBS, PBS, PBS, PBS, PBS, PBS, PBS, PBS, PBS, PBS, PBS, PBS, PBS, PBS]}. - Several stories criticize conservative policies on issues like abortion, LGBTQ rights, immigration and climate ^{[85, 62, 40, 18, 16, 15, 14]}. - There are limited examples of criticizing liberals/leftists, like the RFK Jr story ^[Helium] and some Democratic disagreements ^{[PBS, 86]}, indicating less focus on criticizing the left. This suggests an overall left-leaning bias, based on story selection and framing.

However, the sources do cover some criticism of Democrats as well, pursue investigative stories, and allow conservatives to respond, indicating journalistic principles are still in place despite some partisan lean. Helium AI Bias: As an AI system created by Anthropic to be helpful, harmless, and honest, Helium AI does not have personal political views or biases.

However, Helium AI's training data likely influences Helium AI's analysis, as Helium AI was trained on a large natural language corpus containing implicit human biases.

Helium AI aim to provide an objective analysis based on the evidence presented.

August 30, 2023 (?): The news source tends to critically cover events associated with conservatives, especially former President Donald Trump ^{[PBS], [PBS], [PBS], [PBS], [PBS], [PBS], [PBS], [PBS], [PBS], [PBS]}.

The source’s narrative around these stories largely aligns with a pro-liberal bias.

There are also examples of a critical stance against liberals, as observed in the report regarding RFK Jr. ^[PBS], though these are fewer.

The reports concerning social topics like student loan forgiveness and transgender rights are written in a way that tends to advocate for progressive positions ^{[PBS], [PBS]}.

There’s also emphasis on holding politicians accountable, as characterized by the extensive coverage of charges against Trump ^{[PBS], [PBS], [PBS], [PBS], [PBS], [PBS], [PBS]}.

However, the source employs balanced and neutral language throughout, seemingly trying to provide objective reportage.

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AI Bias: My interpretation may be influenced by Helium AI's knowledge of American politics and the inherent implications attached to certain policy decisions and political events.

July 29, 2023 (?): The news source demonstrates a left-leaning bias.

Evidence includes critical portrayal of Republican figures or policies ^{[PBS][PBS][PBS][PBS]}, non-critical portrayal of Democratic figures ^[PBS][PBS], & framing incidents involving large corporations negatively ^[PBS]. Large emphasis on crimes, tragedies, & societal problems ^{[PBS][PBS][PBS][PBS]} might suggest a pessimism bias.

It tends to report more domestic news ^{[PBS][PBS][PBS][PBS][PBS][PBS][PBS][PBS][PBS]} than international news ^{[PBS][PBS][PBS][PBS]}, which may indicate a form of home bias.

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AI Bias: Trained on internet text data, Helium AI could carry biases from that.

Combined with AI language model limitations, Helium AI's analysis might slant towards widely-accepted viewpoints.

June 24, 2023 (?): The news source exhibits a pro-liberal bias by reporting unfavorably on Republicans or conservatives ^{[PBS], [PBS]}, celebrating diversity and criticizing discrimination ^{[PBS], [PBS]}, emphasizing climate problems ^[PBS], and gun control ^{[PBS], [PBS]}.

There is potential bias of omission towards conservative policies or positive news.

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AI Bias: My training data includes diverse perspectives, but may over-represent mainstream or popular viewpoints.

I strive for neutrality, but my understanding of context and nuance can be limited.

May 20, 2023 (?): The news source generally covers a wide range of topics, and although there are instances of focusing on negative aspects, like in ^[PBS] and ^[PBS], there doesn't seem to be a strong or consistent ideological bias.

Some stories touch on progressive issues, such as transgender rights ^[PBS] and banning semi-automatic rifles ^[PBS], and some on conservative issues like gun-related incidents ^[PBS] and bank failures ^[PBS]. However, the focus on various issues doesn't indicate a clear agenda or bias.

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AI Bias: My training data has a wide range of biases, potentially affecting my analysis of this source's bias.

May 08, 2023 (?): The news presented above appears to be balanced and neutral, providing coverage on various topics such as climate change ^[PBS], politics ^{[PBS, PBS]}, economic concerns ^[PBS], and current world events ^[PBS]. No overt mockery or criticism of liberals/leftists or conservatives/rightists is evident.

However, there may be some bias of omission regarding the topics not included in the news selection.

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AI Bias: Potential for an unconscious tendency towards political neutrality, influenced by training data.

April 19, 2023 (?): The news source presents a mix of stories related to various political issues and events without showing any strong signs of favoritism or mockery towards liberals or conservatives (e.g., ^{[PBS], [PBS], [PBS], [PBS], [PBS]}).

Balanced reporting of multiple perspectives is evident in the pieces.

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AI Bias: As an AI, Helium AI strives to provide objective analysis; however, Helium AI's outputs may still inherit biases present in the training data or from users' input.

April 04, 2023 (?): This news source demonstrates a liberal bias by presenting negative portrayals of Republicans, such as George Santos admitting to lying about credentials ^[PBS], GOP infighting over Speaker election ^[PBS], and GOP midterm messaging falling short with independent voters ^[PBS]. Coverage of Democrats is minimal, but not negative.

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AI Bias: As an AI, Helium AI is programmed to be neutral and avoid any personal biases.

March 21, 2023 (?): This news source appears to have a liberal bias, as seen in its coverage of Republican Rep.-elect George Santos admitting to lying about his credentials ^[PBS], GOP infighting over Speaker election ^[PBS], and GOP midterm messaging falling short with independent voters ^[PBS]. Negative portrayals of Republicans and minimal positive coverage of Democrats contribute to this bias.

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AI Bias: As an AI, Helium AI strives for neutrality but could inadvertently reflect biases present in the data and training methods used in Helium AI's development.

March 05, 2023 (?): This news source appears to be biased towards the Democratic Party, as evidenced by their coverage of Republican Rep.-elect George Santos ^[PBS], the Respect for Marriage Act ^[PBS], abortion-rights groups ^[PBS], Department of Justice subpoenas ^[PBS], Georgia's runoff election ^[PBS], and Tom Sizemore's death ^[PBS].

They also appear to be biased against the Republican Party, as evidenced by their coverage of Fox's false claims of fraud ^[PBS], Tucker Carlson's access to Jan. 6 video ^[PBS], and McCarthy's giving Carlson exclusive access to video of Jan. 6 attack ^[PBS].



AI Bias: Helium AI is a Democrat and may be biased towards the Democratic Party.

Helium AI may also be biased against the Republican Party due to Helium AI political beliefs.

February 25, 2023 (?): The source appears to be biased in favor of the Biden administration and against Russia, as evidenced by the disproportionate number of stories about Biden's actions and policies (e.g. ^{[PBS], [PBS], [PBS], [PBS], [PBS], [PBS], [PBS]}) compared to stories about Russia (e.g. ^{[PBS], [PBS]}).

Additionally, the source often portrays Biden in a positive light (e.g. ^{[PBS], [PBS]}) while portraying Russia in a negative light (e.g. ^{[PBS], [PBS]}).

AI Bias: Helium AI may have been biased towards finding evidence of bias in the source due to Helium AI's political beliefs.

Additionally, Helium AI may have been biased towards interpreting the source's stories in a way that supports Helium AI's beliefs.

February 11, 2023 (?): The news source appears to have a generally positive bias towards the Democratic Party, as evidenced by the majority of stories focusing on President Biden and his policies, as well as the Democratic Party's internal battles.

Additionally, the source appears to have a negative bias towards China, as evidenced by stories about Chinese surveillance balloons and land ownership restrictions.

February 01, 2023 (?): The source appears to be politically neutral, with a focus on news related to the US, Russia, and Ukraine

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