Blindspot Report Sep-15-2026 | Newsletter Highlighting Media Bias

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Sep 15th, 2026

This week, we’re looking at Mamdani’s launch of a ‘first of its kind’ office to help workers learn their rights, connect with labor groups and organize, U.S. claims that Iran used Chinese satellite data to target U.S. troops, and more.

Note: We've included a past poll result from an earlier newsletter that we failed to add previously. Thank you to all who pointed out the error.

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News stories that have little to no reporting on the Right

Federal court rules clean water not a constitutional right

Blindspot: Only 22% Right · 64 sources

A federal appeals court ruled Sept. 4 that the U.S. Constitution does not guarantee a right to clean drinking water, upholding the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by four Jackson, Mississippi, residents over lead contamination.⁠

Left: 41% Center: 37% R: 22%

News stories that have little to no reporting on the Left

A year after Charlie Kirk’s death, 30% of college students say violence can be used to stop campus speakers

Blindspot: Only 10% Left · 10 sources

30% of U.S. college students say violence can be acceptable, at least in rare cases, to stop a campus speech, according to a new survey. That’s down from a record-high 34% last year.

10 10 Right: 80%

News stories that have little to no reporting on the Right

Mamdani launches first-in-the-nation office to help workers learn their rights, connect with labor groups and organize

Blindspot: Only 28% Right · 29 sources

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has created the Mayor’s Office of Worker Power, which his administration calls the first office of its kind in the U.S. The office will help workers learn their rights, connect with labor groups and organize around workplace issues.⁠

Left: 62% 10 R: 28%

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News stories that have little to no reporting on the Left

Talarico backtracks on sex and gender remarks, says 'there are not six sexes' and would oppose trans athletes in girls' sports

Blindspot: Only 23% Left · 40 sources

Texas Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico walked back a series of his own statements on gender issues in a Fox News interview this week, six weeks from his election against Ken Paxton.⁠

L: 23% 9 Right: 68%

Poll of the Week

Do you think James Talarico will win the 2026 Texas senate election?

News stories that have little to no reporting on the Right

Iran war adds $770 per household in energy costs, $100 billion nationwide: Brown University analysis

Blindspot: Only 13% Right · 32 sources

Americans have absorbed an estimated $100.9 billion in added gasoline and diesel costs since the Iran war began in late February, according to Brown University’s energy cost tracker, which compares actual energy prices with estimates of what prices would have been without the war. ⁠

Left: 44% Center: 43% 13

Poll of the Week

Have you changed how much you drive because of higher gas prices?

News stories that have little to no reporting on the Left

US links Chinese satellite imagery to Iran strike that killed 3 troops

Blindspot: Only 29% Left · 56 sources

US officials told the Wall Street Journal that Chinese entities supplied Iran with high-resolution satellite images of Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan before and after Iran’s July 17 ballistic missile strike. The attack killed three US service members and wounded four. Officials did not name the companies or accuse Beijing directly.

L: 29% C: 16% Right: 55%

Highlighting discrepancies between the reporting on stories across different news outlets.

This week's story

Texas education board approves new social studies curriculum for public high schools

Associated Press News Left

State education board finalizes anti-Islamic rewrite of Texas social studies lessons

Dallas Observer Left

Texas social studies rewrite reflects growing Islamophobia in Texas

abc 7 NY Center

Texas education board approves controversial new social studies curriculum for public high schools

Breitbart Right

Texas Education Board Ignores Muslim Outcry, Approves Mohammad’s Harem Slaves Lesson

Texas education board approves controversial curriculum changes tying 'radical Islam' to 9/11 attacks

Poll Results From Last Time

Would you support an AI data center in your community if it created about 50 permanent jobs and hundreds of construction jobs, but increased demand for electricity and water? (8,591 responses)

Should the U.S. pursue greater access to Venezuela’s critical minerals if it reduces reliance on foreign rivals like China? (6,300 responses)

Poll Results From Last Time

Would you support a candidate who described themselves as a socialist? (7,369 responses)

Do you think that violent crime has fallen in your area in the past year? (6,287 responses)

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