bothsideism

English

Alternative forms

• both-sideism
• both-sidism
• bothsidism

Etymology

From both side +‎ -ism.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /bəʊθˈsaɪ.dɪ.zəm/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /boʊθˈsaɪ.dɪ.zəm/

Noun

bothsideism (uncountable)

1. bothsidesism
   • 2022 July 21, Marvin Kalb, “Press “bothsideism” has failed Biden, and America”, in Brookings‎^[1]:

     Not only does criticism not come in equal shapes and sizes, appropriate for all presidents and both political parties (a journalistic curse called “bothsideism”), but, when unfairly applied, as it has been in covering Biden, it runs the serious risk of further damaging our still free press and weakening our already shaky democracy.

Related terms

• both-sides