Media Bias Ratings
134 outlets, 38 countries, one spectrum
Every outlet we index is rated for political lean, factual reliability and ownership. Lean is measured against each outlet's home country, so compare within a country before comparing across them. Read the methodology.
- NPR
- The New York Times
- The Washington Post
- Los Angeles Times
- ABC News
- CBS News
- NBC News
- Politico
- The Atlantic
- TIME
- ProPublica
- Business Insider
- The Independent
- The Irish Times
- Le Monde (English)
- Meduza
- The Moscow Times
- Al Jazeera
- The Hindu
- Dawn
- Taipei Times
- Rappler
- ABC News (Australia)
- The Sydney Morning Herald
- Daily Maverick
- Mail & Guardian
- Buenos Aires Times
- The Conversation
- Axios
- The Hill
- PBS NewsHour
- Christian Science Monitor
- CNBC
- Newsweek
- Bloomberg
- The Week
- Forbes
- Semafor
- BBC News
- Sky News
- Financial Times
- The Economist
- RTÉ News
- TheJournal.ie
- Deutsche Welle
- France 24
- RFI
- Euronews
- Politico Europe
- The Kyiv Independent
- Kyiv Post
- DutchNews.nl
- The Local Europe
- Notes from Poland
- The Times of Israel
- Egypt Independent
- The National (UAE)
- NDTV
- Hindustan Times
- South China Morning Post
- The Japan Times
- Nikkei Asia
- Yonhap
- The Straits Times
- CNA
- Bangkok Post
- The New Zealand Herald
- RNZ
- Premium Times
- Punch
- Vanguard
- Daily Nation
- AllAfrica
- Africanews
- The East African
- The Globe and Mail
- MercoPress
- Mexico News Daily
- The Rio Times
- UN News
134 outlets
| Outlet | Bias | Factuality | Ownership | Country | Stories |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common Dreams | Far Left | Mixed | Non-profit | United States | 0 |
| Jacobin | Far Left | Mixed | Independent | United States | 1 |
| CNN | Left | Mostly Factual | Media Conglomerate | United States | 1 |
| Democracy Now! | Left | Mostly Factual | Non-profit | United States | 1 |
| Guardian Australia | Left | High | Non-profit | Australia | 2 |
| HuffPost | Left | Mostly Factual | Media Conglomerate | United States | 34 |
| Middle East Eye | Left | Mixed | Independent | United Kingdom | 17 |
| Mother Jones | Left | Mostly Factual | Non-profit | United States | 4 |
| New Statesman | Left | High | Billionaire-owned | United Kingdom | 2 |
| Scroll.in | Left | Mostly Factual | Independent | India | 7 |
| Slate | Left | Mostly Factual | Media Conglomerate | United States | 4 |
| The Daily Beast | Left | Mixed | Media Conglomerate | United States | 37 |
| The Guardian | Left | High | Non-profit | United Kingdom | 39 |
| The Intercept | Left | Mostly Factual | Non-profit | United States | 0 |
| The Mirror | Left | Mixed | Media Conglomerate | United Kingdom | 10 |
| The Nation | Left | Mostly Factual | Independent | United States | 2 |
| The New Yorker | Left | Very High | Family-owned | United States | 3 |
| Vox | Left | High | Media Conglomerate | United States | 3 |
| ABC News | Lean Left | High | Media Conglomerate | United States | 9 |
| ABC News (Australia) | Lean Left | Very High | Public Broadcaster | Australia | 12 |
| Al Jazeera | Lean Left | Mostly Factual | State-funded | Qatar | 28 |
| Buenos Aires Times | Lean Left | High | Media Conglomerate | Argentina | 6 |
| Business Insider | Lean Left | Mostly Factual | Media Conglomerate | United States | 4 |
| CBS News | Lean Left | High | Media Conglomerate | United States | 22 |
| Daily Maverick | Lean Left | High | Independent | South Africa | 8 |
| Dawn | Lean Left | High | Family-owned | Pakistan | 0 |
| Le Monde (English) | Lean Left | Very High | Billionaire-owned | France | 15 |
| Los Angeles Times | Lean Left | High | Billionaire-owned | United States | 2 |
| Mail & Guardian | Lean Left | High | Independent | South Africa | 1 |
| Meduza | Lean Left | High | Independent | Latvia | 12 |
| NBC News | Lean Left | High | Media Conglomerate | United States | 19 |
| NPR | Lean Left | Very High | Non-profit | United States | 6 |
| Politico | Lean Left | High | Media Conglomerate | United States | 6 |
| ProPublica | Lean Left | Very High | Non-profit | United States | 0 |
| Rappler | Lean Left | High | Independent | Philippines | 4 |
| Taipei Times | Lean Left | High | Family-owned | Taiwan | 14 |
| The Atlantic | Lean Left | High | Billionaire-owned | United States | 10 |
| The Conversation | Lean Left | Very High | Non-profit | Australia | 4 |
| The Hindu | Lean Left | High | Family-owned | India | 36 |
| The Independent | Lean Left | Mostly Factual | Billionaire-owned | United Kingdom | 40 |
| The Irish Times | Lean Left | Very High | Non-profit | Ireland | 13 |
| The Moscow Times | Lean Left | High | Independent | Netherlands | 14 |
| The New York Times | Lean Left | High | Media Conglomerate | United States | 7 |
| The Sydney Morning Herald | Lean Left | High | Media Conglomerate | Australia | 8 |
| The Washington Post | Lean Left | High | Billionaire-owned | United States | 8 |
| TIME | Lean Left | High | Billionaire-owned | United States | 9 |
| Africanews | Center | High | Media Conglomerate | Republic of the Congo | 14 |
| AllAfrica | Center | Mostly Factual | Independent | South Africa | 5 |
| Axios | Center | High | Media Conglomerate | United States | 19 |
| Bangkok Post | Center | High | Media Conglomerate | Thailand | 0 |
| BBC News | Center | Very High | Public Broadcaster | United Kingdom | 31 |
| Bloomberg | Center | Very High | Billionaire-owned | United States | 22 |
| Christian Science Monitor | Center | Very High | Non-profit | United States | 5 |
| CNA | Center | High | State-funded | Singapore | 16 |
| CNBC | Center | High | Media Conglomerate | United States | 15 |
| Daily Nation | Center | High | Media Conglomerate | Kenya | 1 |
| Deutsche Welle | Center | Very High | Public Broadcaster | Germany | 29 |
| DutchNews.nl | Center | High | Independent | Netherlands | 1 |
| Egypt Independent | Center | Mostly Factual | Media Conglomerate | Egypt | 8 |
| Euronews | Center | High | Private Equity | France | 26 |
| Financial Times | Center | Very High | Media Conglomerate | United Kingdom | 9 |
| Forbes | Center | Mostly Factual | Private Equity | United States | 5 |
| France 24 | Center | High | Public Broadcaster | France | 19 |
| Hindustan Times | Center | Mostly Factual | Family-owned | India | 48 |
| Kyiv Post | Center | High | Media Conglomerate | Ukraine | 25 |
| MercoPress | Center | Mostly Factual | Independent | Uruguay | 4 |
| Mexico News Daily | Center | High | Independent | Mexico | 1 |
| NDTV | Center | Mostly Factual | Billionaire-owned | India | 14 |
| Newsweek | Center | Mostly Factual | Independent | United States | 7 |
| Nikkei Asia | Center | Very High | Media Conglomerate | Japan | 3 |
| Notes from Poland | Center | High | Independent | Poland | 1 |
| PBS NewsHour | Center | Very High | Public Broadcaster | United States | 22 |
| Politico Europe | Center | High | Media Conglomerate | Belgium | 9 |
| Premium Times | Center | High | Independent | Nigeria | 4 |
| Punch | Center | Mostly Factual | Family-owned | Nigeria | 10 |
| RFI | Center | High | Public Broadcaster | France | 11 |
| RNZ | Center | Very High | Public Broadcaster | New Zealand | 0 |
| RTÉ News | Center | Very High | Public Broadcaster | Ireland | 27 |
| Semafor | Center | High | Independent | United States | 18 |
| Sky News | Center | High | Media Conglomerate | United Kingdom | 13 |
| South China Morning Post | Center | Mostly Factual | Billionaire-owned | Hong Kong | 25 |
| The East African | Center | High | Media Conglomerate | Kenya | 3 |
| The Economist | Center | Very High | Family-owned | United Kingdom | 8 |
| The Globe and Mail | Center | Very High | Billionaire-owned | Canada | 22 |
| The Hill | Center | High | Media Conglomerate | United States | 37 |
| The Japan Times | Center | High | Media Conglomerate | Japan | 20 |
| The Kyiv Independent | Center | High | Independent | Ukraine | 12 |
| The Local Europe | Center | Mostly Factual | Independent | Sweden | 3 |
| The National (UAE) | Center | Mostly Factual | State-funded | United Arab Emirates | 28 |
| The New Zealand Herald | Center | High | Media Conglomerate | New Zealand | 4 |
| The Rio Times | Center | Mostly Factual | Independent | Brazil | 1 |
| The Straits Times | Center | High | Non-profit | Singapore | 42 |
| The Times of Israel | Center | High | Independent | Israel | 1 |
| The Week | Center | High | Media Conglomerate | United States | 7 |
| TheJournal.ie | Center | High | Independent | Ireland | 21 |
| UN News | Center | High | Intergovernmental | International | 5 |
| Vanguard | Center | Mostly Factual | Family-owned | Nigeria | 11 |
| Yonhap | Center | High | State-funded | South Korea | 14 |
| Anadolu Agency | Lean Right | Mixed | State-funded | Türkiye | 30 |
| Arab News | Lean Right | Mixed | State-funded | Saudi Arabia | 44 |
| Iran International | Lean Right | Mixed | Media Conglomerate | United Kingdom | 7 |
| News18 | Lean Right | Mostly Factual | Billionaire-owned | India | 0 |
| Reason | Lean Right | High | Non-profit | United States | 9 |
| The Dispatch | Lean Right | High | Independent | United States | 3 |
| The Free Press | Lean Right | Mostly Factual | Independent | United States | 4 |
| The Jerusalem Post | Lean Right | Mostly Factual | Media Conglomerate | Israel | 6 |
| The Korea Herald | Lean Right | High | Media Conglomerate | South Korea | 17 |
| The Times of India | Lean Right | Mostly Factual | Family-owned | India | 16 |
| The Wall Street Journal | Lean Right | High | Billionaire-owned | United States | 11 |
| UnHerd | Lean Right | Mostly Factual | Billionaire-owned | United Kingdom | 2 |
| Daily Express | Right | Mixed | Media Conglomerate | United Kingdom | 3 |
| Daily Mail | Right | Mixed | Family-owned | United Kingdom | 52 |
| Daily Sabah | Right | Mixed | Media Conglomerate | Türkiye | 14 |
| Fox News | Right | Mixed | Billionaire-owned | United States | 12 |
| Israel Hayom | Right | Mostly Factual | Billionaire-owned | Israel | 4 |
| National Post | Right | Mostly Factual | Private Equity | Canada | 5 |
| National Review | Right | Mostly Factual | Non-profit | United States | 5 |
| New York Post | Right | Mixed | Billionaire-owned | United States | 17 |
| The American Conservative | Right | Mostly Factual | Non-profit | United States | 5 |
| The Daily Caller | Right | Mixed | Independent | United States | 11 |
| The Daily Signal | Right | Mixed | Non-profit | United States | 5 |
| The Daily Wire | Right | Mixed | Independent | United States | 26 |
| The Federalist | Right | Mixed | Independent | United States | 7 |
| The Spectator Australia | Right | Mostly Factual | Billionaire-owned | Australia | 5 |
| The Telegraph | Right | Mostly Factual | Private Equity | United Kingdom | 2 |
| The Washington Times | Right | Mostly Factual | Media Conglomerate | United States | 28 |
| Townhall | Right | Mixed | Media Conglomerate | United States | 12 |
| Washington Examiner | Right | Mostly Factual | Billionaire-owned | United States | 6 |
| Washington Free Beacon | Right | Mostly Factual | Independent | United States | 2 |
| Breitbart | Far Right | Low | Independent | United States | 27 |
| GB News | Far Right | Mixed | Billionaire-owned | United Kingdom | 16 |
| Newsmax | Far Right | Mixed | Media Conglomerate | United States | 0 |
| OpIndia | Far Right | Low | Independent | India | 2 |
| TheBlaze | Far Right | Mixed | Independent | United States | 5 |