LEAST BIASED
These sources have minimal bias and use very few loaded words (wording that attempts to influence an audience by using appeal to emotion or stereotypes). The reporting is factual and usually sourced. These are the most credible media sources. See all Least Biased Sources.
- Overall, we rate CTV News Least Biased based on balanced story selection and minimal use of emotional language. We also rate them High for factual reporting due to proper sourcing and a clean fact check record.
Factual Reporting: HIGH
Country: Canada
World Press Freedom Rank: Canada 18/180
History
Established in 1961 and based in Canada, CTV News is the news division of CTV Television Network. The CTV News website features Canada and world news, politics, sports, entertainment and more. CTV’s parent company BCE Inc. (Bell Canada Enterprises) was founded by Charles Fleetford Sise in 1880. He was the second president of Bell Canada (The Bell Telephone Company of Canada).
Funded by / Ownership
CTV Inc. owns CTV, a subdivision of Bell Media Inc., which is a subsidiary of BCE Inc. (Bell Canada Enterprises) a holding Company for Bell Canada. Bell Media is headquartered in East Toronto, Ontario. Gordon M. Nixon is Chair of the Board of both BCE and Bell Canada. George Cope is the President & Chief Executive Officer of BCE and Bell Canada.
CTV News revenue is based on advertising and financial reports can be found here.
CBC News (Canadian Broadcasting) reports a Government plan titled “Journalists question Liberal government’s $600M media bailout plan’. CTV reports “Minister vows transparency over $600M media fund, defends inclusion of Unifor”. It is not clear who will receive the funding.
Analysis / Bias
In review, CTV News republishes articles from the Associated Press, AFP and from their national news agency, The Canadian Press.
Further, CTV News publishes their own articles written by journalists such as “Truth Tracker: No, Justin Trudeau isn’t converting from Christianity to Islam”. Justin Trudeau is the current Prime Minister of Canada. He is also the leader of the Liberal Party of Canada (Center-Left). When publishing articles regarding conservative Doug Ford there is slightly loaded language such as this: “Doug Ford’s chief of staff resigns one day after appointment controversy”. This story is sourced to the right leaning Globe and Mail.
Editorially, CTV News does not endorse political candidates. Further, they do not publish opinion content, however the website does publish the political blog of Don Martin, who tends to lean right with his posts.
A factual search reveals they have not failed a fact check.
Overall, we rate CTV News Least Biased based on balanced story selection and minimal use of emotional language. We also rate them High for factual reporting due to proper sourcing and a clean fact check record. (7/28/2016) Updated (M. Huitsing 6/24/2019)
Source: https://www.ctvnews.ca/
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