Alabama Now

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LEAST BIASED

These sources have minimal bias and use very few loaded words (wording that attempts to influence an audience by appeals 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 Alabama Now Least Biased based on balanced story selection and not publishing opinion content. We also rate them High for factual reporting due to proper sourcing and a clean fact-check record.

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Detailed Report

Bias Rating: LEAST BIASED
Factual Reporting: HIGH
Country: USA
Press Freedom Rating: MOSTLY FREE
Media Type: Newspaper
Traffic/Popularity: Medium Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: HIGH CREDIBILITY

History

Alabama Now is a website that publishes news from all of Alabama’s Boone-owned community newspapers. alabamanow.com covers local, national, crime, and culture news for Alabama.

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Funded by / Ownership

Alabama Now is owned by Boone Newspapers, which owns dozens of community newspapers and magazines. Revenue is derived through advertising.

Analysis / Bias

In review, Alabama Now primarily covers local news, sports, and culture through the network of Alabama’s Boone newspapers. Articles and headlines use minimal loaded emotional language, such as this Two charged with abuse of corpse after missing woman’s dead body found inside car. The Associated Press typically serves national and international news.

Editorially, Alabama Now does not produce opinion content and only publishes straight news from the following Alabama based Boone owned community newspapers:

• The Andalusia Star-News
• The Atmore Advance
• The Demopolis Times
• The Brewton Standard
• The Clanton Advertiser
• North Chilton Advertiser
• Peach Living Magazine
• The Greenville Advocate
• The Lowndes Signal
• The Selma Times-Journal
• Shelby County Reporter
• Shelby Living Magazine
• Hoover’s Magazine
• Vestavia Hills Magazine
• Homewood Life Magazine
• Mountain Brook Magazine
• Troy Messenger
• The Valley Times-News

Failed Fact Checks

• None in the Last 5 years

Overall, we rate Alabama Now Least Biased based on balanced story selection and not publishing opinion content. We also rate them High for factual reporting due to proper sourcing and a clean fact-check record. (D. Van Zandt 08/25/2022)

Source: https://www.alabamanow.com/

Last Updated on August 25, 2022 by Media Bias Fact Check

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