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Media bias auditing methodologies

Different auditors use various methodologies to evaluate media bias, leading to varying conclusions

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Jan 22, 2026
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Is USA Today a liberal media?

is not uniformly a “liberal” media outlet in the way partisan opinion organs are, but multiple independent services place it at or just left of center rather than at the ideological extremes — assessm...

Jan 15, 2026
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Which local US newspapers ranked in Ad Fontes’ 2025 ‘green box’ and why does that matter?

Ad Fontes’ 2025 Media Bias Chart places a large number of U.S. local newspapers inside its “green box,” meaning the organization’s analysts judged them to be among the most reliable and minimally bias...

Feb 5, 2026

Which outlets does Ad Fontes list as most 'reliable' on its interactive Media Bias Chart and how are those ratings derived?

’ Interactive Media Bias Chart ranks outlets on two axes — political bias (left–right) and reliability — and places mainstream, center-leaning outlets near the top of the chart; the site specifically ...

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