Here is a Political Bias Analysis of 100 News Sites

Based on a one day sample of news headlines, we conducted an analysis of the individual and of the overall bias of the approximately 100 news feeds in our Know Views News web page. Here is a summary of the key trends:

Overall Bias Distribution

– Neutral (N): The most common rating, appearing in about 75% of the sources
– Left-leaning (L): Second most common, in roughly 25% of sources
– Violence-related content (V): Noted in approximately 25% of sources
– Right-leaning (R): Third most common, in about 20% of sources
– Science/Technology focus (S): Present in about 15% of sources

Key Observations

1. The collection shows a slight overall lean towards the left, with more left-leaning sources than right-leaning ones.

2. Many sources are rated as mixtures (e.g., “Mixture of N and L” or “Mixture of N and R”), indicating nuanced biases.

3. Mainstream news outlets often fall in the Neutral to Slight Lean (Left or Right) range.

4. Strongly partisan sources exist on both ends of the spectrum, but are less common than moderate or neutral sources.

5. Science and technology-focused sources tend to be rated as Neutral.

6. Violence-related content is present across the political spectrum but more common in international news coverage.

Commentary

This was surprising for the News i8 staff who expected a more right-wing heavy rating and was not aware that most feeds would be rated as politically neutral. As a single day’s headlines may be too small a sample to give a realistic picture, it is an interesting study.

Conclusion

While the collection includes sources from across the political spectrum, it appears to have a slight overall left-leaning bias when considered in aggregate. However, the predominance of Neutral ratings suggests an effort to include balanced sources. The diversity of perspectives represented allows for a relatively comprehensive view of current events and issues.

Individual News Source Ratings

-~- Today’s News Headlines – Today, in the GMT timezone, is Tuesday, October 01, 2024.

#1: Yahoo News Headlines. – Mixture of N (Neutral) and R (Right-wing), with some V (Violence)

#2: Zero Hedge. – Strongly R (Right-wing), with some V (Violence) and S (Science/Technology)

#3: the New York Times. – Mixture of N (Neutral) and V (Violence), with some L (Left-wing) leanings

#4: BBC News – UK. – Predominantly N (Neutral), with some focus on domestic issues

#5: science headlines from the New York Times. – Predominantly N (Neutral) and S (Science)

#6: the Guardian. – Mixture of N (Neutral) and L (Left-wing), with some V (Violence)

#7: world headlines from Fox News. – Predominantly R (Right-wing) and V (Violence), with some N (Neutral)

#8: the Times of India. – Predominantly N (Neutral), with some V (Violence)

#9: the New York Post. – Mixture of R (Right-wing) and V (Violence), with some N (Neutral)

#10: Washington Post World Headlines are next. – Predominantly N (Neutral), with some V (Violence) and L (Left-wing)

#11: the United Nations news. – Predominantly N (Neutral), with some L (Left-wing) leanings

#12: Science Daily. – Predominantly S (Science) and N (Neutral)

#13: Next, headlines from Science Alert. – Predominantly S (Science) and N (Neutral), with some
health-related content

#14: The Sun. – Predominantly R (Right-wing) and V (Violence), with sensationalist tone

#15: news from The American Conservative. – Strongly R (Right-wing), with some N (Neutral)

#16: Global Issues. – Predominantly N (Neutral) and L (Left-wing), with focus on international
cooperation

#17: France 24 – Predominantly N (Neutral), with some focus on international events

#18: Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System. – N (Neutral) Purely factual reporting of environmental alerts without any apparent bias

#19: Raw Story. – Predominantly L (Left-wing), with some N (Neutral)

#20: tech headlines from Slashdot. – Predominantly N (Neutral) and S (Science/Technology)

#21: Al Jazeera. – Mixture of N (Neutral) and L (Left-wing), with some focus on Middle East
issues

#22: the Jerusalem Post. – Predominantly R (Right-wing), with focus on Israeli and Jewish issues

#23: World headlines from the Christian Science Monitor. – N (Neutral)

#24: latest entertainment headlines from Hollywood Life. – N (Neutral), with focus on celebrity and entertainment news

#25: the Huffington Post – Mixture of N (Neutral) and L (Left-wing), with focus on Middle East conflict

#26: ABC NEWS International Headlines – Predominantly N (Neutral)

#27: Live Science Magazine Headlines are next. – S (Science) and N (Neutral)

#28: Science News: – S (Science) and N (Neutral)

#29: Next, headlines from the Syndey Morning Herald. – Predominantly N (Neutral), with some focus on Middle East conflict

#30: the Russian Times. – Mixture of R (Right-wing) and N (Neutral), with focus on international conflicts

#31: Next, news from AI News about artificial intelligence. – N (Neutral) and S (Science/Technology)

#32: NPR. – Predominantly N (Neutral), with some L (Left-wing) leanings

#33: The latest article titles on News i 8 are as follows. – N (Neutral) and S (Science/Health)

#34: the LA Times. – Mixture of N (Neutral) and L (Left-wing)

#35: Now, headlines from Science Dot Org. – N (Neutral), S (Science)

#36: Next, headlines from Phys Org. – Predominantly N (Neutral), with some S (Science) and L (Left-wing) leanings

#37: Sports headlines from ESPN. – N (Neutral)

#38: the Wall Street Journal. – Predominantly N (Neutral), with some R (Right-wing) leanings

#39: EOS. – N (Neutral), S (Science)

#40: ProPublica. – L (Left-wing)

#41: Smithsonian Magazine. – N (Neutral), S (Science)

#42: The Next Big What. – No Feed items found.

#43: Hollywood headlines are from TMZ. – N (Neutral)

#44: Europe headlines are from Al Jazeera. – Mixture of N (Neutral) and L (Left-wing)

#45:  Tech Republic. – N (Neutral), S (Science/Technology)

#46: Earthfiles. – No Feed items found.

#47: Truth-Out. – Strongly L (Left-wing)

#48: Billboard Music Industry News. – N (Neutral)

#49: The Verge. – N (Neutral), with some focus on S (Science/Technology)

#50: Boing Boing. – Mixture of N (Neutral) and L (Left-wing), with some humor

#51: Ars Technica. – N (Neutral), with focus on S (Science/Technology

#52: Hot Air. – Strongly R (Right-wing)

#53: Talking Points Memo. – L (Left-wing)

#54: KRON 4 San Francisco. – N (Neutral)

#55: WCVB Boston. – N (Neutral)

#56: the Chicago Tribune. – N (Neutral)

#57: Politics headlines are from KHOU Houston. – N (Neutral)

#58:  12 News Phoenix. – N (Neutral)

#59:  National Weather Service tornato and severe storm watches. – N (Neutral), S (Science)

#60: Philly Voice. – N (Neutral), some V (Violence)

#61: Times of San Diego. – N (Neutral)

#62: Town Hall. – Strongly R (Right-wing)

#63: MedLine Plus. – N (Neutral), S (Science)

#64: MIT Technology Review. – N (Neutral), S (Science)

#65: End of the American Dream. – R (Right-wing)

#66: News Releases from NASA. – N (Neutral), S (Science)

#67: AntiWar. – L (Left-wing), V (Violence)

#68: Latest UFO Sightings-– Feed. – N (Neutral)

#69: Oddity Central. – N (Neutral)

#70: The Intercept. – L (Left-wing)

#71  Daily Beast. – L (Left-wing), some V (Violence)

#72  Monsters and Critics. – N (Neutral)

#73  Fact Check dot org. – N (Neutral)

#74 Money dot com. – N (Neutral)

#75  In Touch Weekly. – N (Neutral)

#76  the Rolling Stone. – Mixture of N (Neutral) and L (Left-wing)

#77  Politico. – N (Neutral) (only one headline, insufficient data)

#78 Mother Jones. – L (Left-wing)

#79 Time Magazine. – N (Neutral), with some V (Violence) in international reporting

#80 The Times of Earth. – N (Neutral), with significant V (Violence) in international reporting

#81 Newsweek. – Predominantly N (Neutral), with some focus on sports and entertainment

#82 Enterainment headlines from the Inquisitr. – N (Neutral), focus on celebrity gossip

#83 Mediaite. – Mixture of N (Neutral) and L (Left-wing), some V (Violence)

#84 Truth Out. – Strongly L (Left-wing), some V (Violence)

#85 Vice. – Mixture of N (Neutral) and L (Left-wing), some V (Violence)

#86 American Thinker Blog. – Strongly R (Right-wing)

#87 Mint Press News. – L (Left-wing), V (Violence)

#88 US Magazine. – N (Neutral)

#89 WND. – Strongly R (Right-wing), some V (Violence)

#90 Market Watch real time. – N (Neutral), focus on financial news

#91 PBS News Hour. – N (Neutral), some V (Violence) in international reporting

#92 the Daily Signal. – Strongly R (Right-wing)

#93 Jacobin. – Strongly L (Left-wing)

#94 David Icke. – Strongly R (Right-wing), some V (Violence), S (Science/Pseudoscience)

#95 world news headlines from the Korea Times. – N (Neutral), some V (Violence)

#96 Snopes. – N (Neutral)

#97 the Independent Journal Review. – No Feed items found.

#98 the Weekly World News. – No Feed items found.

#99 Fark – N (Neutral), with some humor and sarcasm

#100 Upworthy – N (Neutral), with some L (Left-wing) leanings

#101 the Federalist. – Strongly R (Right-wing)

#102 the Onion. – N (Neutral), satirical

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