These media sources have a slight to moderate liberal bias.  They often publish factual information that utilizes loaded words (wording that attempts to influence an audience by appealing to emotion or stereotypes) to favor liberal causes.  These sources are generally trustworthy for information but may require further investigation. See all Left-Center sources.

• Overall, we rate Athabasca Advocate Left-Center Biased based on editorial positions that moderately favor the left. 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: LEFT-CENTER
Factual Reporting: HIGH
Country: Canada
MBFC’s Country Freedom Rank: EXCELLENT
Media Type: Newspaper
Traffic/Popularity: Minimal Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: HIGH CREDIBILITY

History

Athabasca Advocate is an English-language newspaper in Athabasca, Alberta, Canada. townandcountrytoday.com/athabasca-news is the online domain covering news, sports, business, and lifestyle.

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Funded by / Ownership

Glacier Media Group owns the Athabasca Advocate. Revenue is derived through advertising and subscriptions.

Analysis / Bias

In review, Athabasca Advocate publishes sports, weather, national, world, and local news for the greater Athabasca, Alberta region. Local news is reported factually and with minimal bias, such as this Sentencing delayed for man caught with sawed-off shotgun. The national news is typically republished from the Canadian Press, while world news is from the Associated Press.

Editorially, Athabasca Advocate’s Op-eds favor the left with stories such as this Stop playing Russian roulette. The paper generally offers a moderately liberal perspective and reports news factually.

Failed Fact Checks

• None in the Last 5 years

Overall, we rate Athabasca Advocate Left-Center Biased based on editorial positions that moderately favor the left. We also rate them High for factual reporting due to proper sourcing and a clean fact-check record. (D. Van Zandt 01/24/2023)

Source: https://www.townandcountrytoday.com/athabasca-news