Alabama Political Reporter – Bias and Credibility

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• Overall, we rate Alabama Political Reporter Least Biased based on neutral language and balanced coverage and High for factual reporting due to proper sourcing and a clean fact check record.

Detailed Report

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

History

The Alabama Political Reporter is a website that covers Alabama politics. It is published five days each week. According to their about page, “APR is an independent, non-partisan media company that has positioned itself — via its robust, interactive website — as the most trusted source for political news, analysis, and commentary in the state of Alabama.”

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Funded by / Ownership

Bill Britt owns the Alabama Political Reporter. Advertising generates revenue.

Analysis / Bias

In review, Alabama Political Reporter reports political news related to Alabama. News is reported with minimal loaded words and typically sourced through direct quoting versus linking. Stories cover both sides of the political spectrum with good balance. Alabama Political Reporter also features opinion pieces that both favor the right and left. Again, there is a reasonable balance with opinion pieces with slightly more favoring of the right.

Failed Fact Checks

• None in the Last 5 years

Overall, we rate Alabama Political Reporter Least Biased based on neutral language and balanced coverage and High for factual reporting due to proper sourcing and a clean fact check record. (D. Van Zandt 3/4/2018) Updated (10/13/2023)

Source: https://www.alreporter.com/