Cognitive biases

Ad Fontes Media Expands Board of Advisors and Team to Accelerate its Mission to Make News Consumers Smarter and News Media Better

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Tuesday, July 27, 2021
Journalism, Observation, Articles, Ad Fontes Media, Cognitive biases, Social media, Political bias, Media, Bias: A CBS Insider Exposes How the Media Distort the News, News media

Ad Fontes Media has grown significantly over the past year as more social media giants, media buyers, sellers and intermediaries and educators integrate media bias intelligence into their operations and curriculums.

Key Points: 
  • Ad Fontes Media has grown significantly over the past year as more social media giants, media buyers, sellers and intermediaries and educators integrate media bias intelligence into their operations and curriculums.
  • The latest board of advisor appointments were made in support of Ad Fontes Media's mission to make news consumers smarter and news media better.
  • Ad Fontes Media is the media bias intelligence leader and producer of The Media Bias Chart which rates media sources in terms of political bias and reliability.
  • In 2021, Ad Fontes Media launched its flagship Ad ApexTM solutions suite, a family of integrated media bias intelligence solutions.

Ad Fontes Media Adds TV Reliability and Bias Ratings to Its Ad Apex Solution Suite

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Tuesday, July 27, 2021
Articles, Observation, Journalism, Ad Fontes Media, Cognitive biases, Political bias, Media bias, Artificial intelligence, Bias

"Armed with this intelligence, audiences and advertisers now have exactly what they need to decide for themselves whether or not the TV content they are exposed to aligns with their values and preferences," said Ad Fontes founder and CEO, Vanessa Otero. "We believe advertisers have a basic responsibility to consider their Misinformation and Bias Impact (MBI) on society--a responsibility to make sure that at a minimum, their ad dollars aren't supporting false or extreme polarizing content."

Key Points: 
  • Today, with the release of its New TV Reliability and Bias Ratings solution, Ad Fontes Media, the leader in media bias intelligence, provides a robust and actionable solution for all.
  • For more information on Ad Fontes Media or Ad Apex TV Reliability and Bias Ratings solution, please contact Crista Bailey at [email protected] .
  • Ad Fontes Media is the media bias intelligence leader and producer of The Media Bias Chart which rates media sources in terms of political bias and reliability.
  • In 2021, Ad Fontes Media launched its flagship Ad ApexTM solutions suite, a family of integrated media bias intelligence solutions.

Media Partners releases a new eLearning course 'Unintentional Still Hurts: Overcoming Unconscious Bias' to address bias in the workplace

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Thursday, June 24, 2021
Articles, Thought, Cognitive biases, Discrimination, Mental processes, Career and technical education, Implicit bias training, Cognition, Bias, Implicit stereotype, Microaggression, Workplace

Through the new course, Media Partners uses powerful examples to raise awareness about bias and microaggressions in the workplace while providing practical strategies to help learners STEP forward to identify and challenge their biases.

Key Points: 
  • Through the new course, Media Partners uses powerful examples to raise awareness about bias and microaggressions in the workplace while providing practical strategies to help learners STEP forward to identify and challenge their biases.
  • As today's organizations seek to create a more respectful, safe, and engaged workplace, Media Partners is known for creating programs that address difficult topics and inspire lasting organizational culture change.
  • MPC releases 'Unintentional Still Hurts: Overcoming Unconscious Bias' training course to address workplace bias.
  • Unintentional Still Hurts: Overcoming Unconscious Bias is a relatable, memorable and engaging implicit bias training program that will inspire behavioral changes and elevate organizational culture in the workplace.

The Book Everyone Needs is Now Available: Introducing Uncommon Courage by Andrea T Edwards

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Thursday, June 10, 2021
Articles, Cognitive biases, Courage, Emotions, Philosophy of love, Virtue, Warrior code, Mindset, Leadership

Readers looking for a book on how to live in the here and now will find it in Uncommon Courage.

Key Points: 
  • Readers looking for a book on how to live in the here and now will find it in Uncommon Courage.
  • This is a path of recognizing and embracing opportunities, of seizing your moments with courage for the results you deserve."
  • If COVID has given us the time and space to reflect, Uncommon Courage gives us the nudge we need to create lasting change.
  • When not writing, Edwards challenges global organizations to embrace a social leadership mindset and to think differently about integrity in the digital age.

The Book Everyone Needs is Now Available: Introducing Uncommon Courage by Andrea T Edwards

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, June 10, 2021
Articles, Cognitive biases, Courage, Emotions, Philosophy of love, Virtue, Warrior code, Mindset, Leadership

Readers looking for a book on how to live in the here and now will find it in Uncommon Courage.

Key Points: 
  • Readers looking for a book on how to live in the here and now will find it in Uncommon Courage.
  • This is a path of recognizing and embracing opportunities, of seizing your moments with courage for the results you deserve."
  • If COVID has given us the time and space to reflect, Uncommon Courage gives us the nudge we need to create lasting change.
  • When not writing, Edwards challenges global organizations to embrace a social leadership mindset and to think differently about integrity in the digital age.

Research From The Frameworks Institute and Leading For Kids Identifies Cultural Mindsets That Keep Kids from Being a Policy Priority

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Wednesday, June 9, 2021
Cognitive biases, Mindset, Carol Dweck, Advocacy, Mind, Psychology, Psychologists

The Cultural Mindsets That Keep Kids Off the Public Agenda, focuses on how the mindsets Americans have about kids limit the effectiveness of advocacy messaging.

Key Points: 
  • The Cultural Mindsets That Keep Kids Off the Public Agenda, focuses on how the mindsets Americans have about kids limit the effectiveness of advocacy messaging.
  • Findings show two significant challenges that keep children's issues from being a public priority:
    First, most social policy issues are not seen as children's issues.
  • As a result, when people think about anything other than education or family policy, children simply are not in the picture.
  • We work with researchers, advocates, and practitioners to use this research to reposition social issues, change mindsets, and shift narratives.

Global and Domestic Diversity Expert Luiza Dreasher: Seven Ways To Lessen The Impact of Biases in the Workplace

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Tuesday, April 27, 2021
Bias, Cognitive biases, Truth, Belief

"However, dealing with our biases is essential because it allows us to monitor our thinking, make fewer assumptions, treat employees as individuals, and ultimately, lead more inclusively.

Key Points: 
  • "However, dealing with our biases is essential because it allows us to monitor our thinking, make fewer assumptions, treat employees as individuals, and ultimately, lead more inclusively.
  • "To increase diversity recruitment, you must project and sustain a multicultural company image and recognize that talent is talent, no matter what it looks like.
  • "\nHere are Dreasher\'s steps to recognizing, and changing the biases present in any workplace:\nRemember that biases impact our ability to manage and lead effectively.
  • This phenomenon is called confirmational behavior, and we are unaware it is happening.\nNo one is born biased; we learn it.

New Book Outlines How to Reduce Bias from the Workplace

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Thursday, March 25, 2021
Articles, Cognitive biases, Bias, Implicit stereotype, Discrimination, Mind, Belief

LOS ANGELES, March 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --In the new book, UNBIAS: Addressing Unconscious Bias at Work, readers will learn how to identify bias and gain the tools necessary for removing established barriers in order to create an equitable workplace for their organization.

Key Points: 
  • LOS ANGELES, March 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --In the new book, UNBIAS: Addressing Unconscious Bias at Work, readers will learn how to identify bias and gain the tools necessary for removing established barriers in order to create an equitable workplace for their organization.
  • Gordon and Terell will discuss the actions everyone can take to identify and remove bias in the workplace.
  • UNBIASis currently available for preorder on Amazon with the release date set for March 30, 2021.
  • Members of the media who are interested in reviewing the book, please email [email protected] for access to the digital copy.

Ad Fontes Media, the Media Bias Intelligence Leader, Exceeds Initial Fundraise Expectation by 140% and Launches Ad Apex

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Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Articles, Journalism, Observation, Ad Fontes Media, Cognitive biases, Political bias, Reliability engineering, Bias

In conjunction with the news, Ad Fontes Media also announced the launch of its Ad Apex solution suite.

Key Points: 
  • In conjunction with the news, Ad Fontes Media also announced the launch of its Ad Apex solution suite.
  • Ad Fontes Media Ad Apex Automatic News Reliability and Bias Filtering Application is the core of the solution.
  • Ad Fontes Media is the media bias intelligence leader and producer of The Media Bias Chart which rates media sources in terms of political bias and reliability.
  • In 2021, Ad Fontes Media launched its flagship Ad ApexTM solutions suite, a family of integrated media bias solutions.

Dove Men+Care Celebrates Black Men On and Off the Court with March Madness® Off Court Champs Campaign

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Wednesday, March 17, 2021
Cognitive biases, DC Comics characters, Fictional characters, Articles, Labeling theory, Stereotype, Dove, Misrepresentation

By championing and showcasing multidimensional stories of Black men, Dove Men+Care is challenging limiting stereotypes and narrow portrayals to change the way Black men are seen and treated in society.

Key Points: 
  • By championing and showcasing multidimensional stories of Black men, Dove Men+Care is challenging limiting stereotypes and narrow portrayals to change the way Black men are seen and treated in society.
  • Now initiative that Dove Men+Care launched in September 2020 to address the misrepresentation of Black men and the harm it causes.
  • "These stereotypes have a tremendously negative impact and affect not only how the world views Black men, but also how Black men view themselves.
  • Dove Men+Care has partnered with seven Off Court Champs, who are former NCAA student-athletes turned CEOs, lawyers, artists, and more.