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Our goal is to provide radical transparency and a better grasp of the U.S. Mainstream Media by listing publishers (owners, majority voting shareholders, and donors of titles) considered major US daily news sources. We have time-stamped this index – May 11, 2021.
We list those media orgs with over 12,000 monthly uniques and regular sources of news in the national conversation. If viewing by mobile, turn your phone sideways (or fund us for better data viz help).
We have created three indices (time-stamped May 11, 2021): Seven Big Owners of Daily Newspapers in America (own more than half of the major daily newspapers in the U.S. Index is organized by the state to highlight consolidation.)
A deep analysis of America’s top 100 news sites reveals key shareholders, parent companies, and commonalities. We set out to answer the question, “Who owns the news media online?”.
- Why Does The Bias of A Media Outlet Matter?
- How Does AllSides Calculate Media Bias?
- How Did AllSides Decide Which Media Outlets to Include on The Chart?
- What Do The Bias Ratings Mean?
- Does A Center Rating Mean Neutral, Unbiased, and Better?
- Why Are Some Media Outlets on The Chart twice?
- Does AllSides Rate Which Outlets Are Most Factual Or accurate?
- Where Can I See Past Versions of The Chart?
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News media, social media, and search engines have become so biased, politicized, and personalized that we are often stuck inside filter bubbles, where we’re only exposed to information and ideas we already agree with. When bias is hidden and we see only facts, information, and opinions that confirm our existing beliefs, a number of negative things ...
Our media bias ratings are based on multi-partisan, scientific analysis. Our methodologies include Blind Bias Surveys of Americans, Editorial Reviews by a panel of experts trained to spot bias, independent reviews, third party data, and community feedback. Visit our Media Bias Rating Methodologypage to learn more. Top of Page
We consider multiple factors including how much traffic the source has according to Pew Research Center and Similarweb, and how many searches for the bias of that outlet land on AllSides. We also include outlets that represent outlier perspectives. For example, Jacobin magazine is included because it represents socialist thought, while Reason magaz...
These are subjective judgements made by AllSides and people across the country. Learn our rough approximation for what the media bias ratings mean: Left - Lean Left - Center - Lean Right - Right Top of Page
Center doesn't mean better! A Center media bias rating does notmean the source is neutral, unbiased, or reasonable, just as Left and Right do not necessarily mean the source is extreme, wrong, or unreasonable. A Center bias rating simply means the source or writer rated does not predictably publish content that tilts toward either end of the politi...
We sometimes provide separate media bias ratings for a source’s news content and its opinion content. This is because some outlets, such as the Wall Street Journal and The New York Times, have a notable difference in bias between their news and opinion sections. For example, on this chart you will see The New York Times Opinion is rated as a Left m...
AllSides does not rate outlets based on accuracy or factual claims — this is a bias chart, not a credibility chart. It speaks to perspective only. We don't rate accuracy because we don't assume we know the truth on all things. The left and right often strongly disagree on what is truth and what is fiction. Read more about why AllSides doesn't rate ...
Learn more about past versions of the chart on our blog: 1. Version 9.2 2. Version 9.1 3. Version 9 4. Version 8 5. Version 7.2 6. Version 7.1 7. Version 7 8. Version 6 9. Version 5.1 10. Version 5 11. Version 4 12. Version 3 13. Version 2 14. Version 1.1 15. Version 1 Top of Page
Visit the AllSides Media Bias Ratings™ pageand search for any outlet for a full summation of our research and how we arrived at the rating. Visit our company FAQfor more information about AllSides. Top of Page
You can vote on whether or not you agree with media bias ratings, contact us, or sign up to participate in our next Blind Bias Survey. Top of Page
May 12, 2021 · Rupert Murdoch. Heidi Legg of Harvard University’s Future of Media project examines who owns the news in the US. Once, we knew who owned our news sources. For many big newspapers, we still do:...
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Aug 1, 2023 · A recent report by the Media Reform Coalition found that in 2021, 90% of national newspapers in the UK were owned by only three companies. One of those companies, Reach, is the largest Media Conglomerate in terms of content output analyzed by Ground News.
