LEAST BIASED
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- Overall, we rate bne Intellinews as Least biased with a slight Right lean due to its consistent support for free-market and pro-business views. Most articles are well-researched and fact-based, but occasional one-sided narratives lead us to classify their factual reporting as mostly factual, with minor gaps in presenting diverse viewpoints.
Detailed Report
Bias Rating: LEAST BIASED
Factual Reporting: MOSTLY FACTUAL
Country: Germany
MBFC’s Country Freedom Rating: MOSTLY FREE
Media Type: Website
Traffic/Popularity: Medium Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: HIGH CREDIBILITY
History
Intellinews, or bne IntelliNews, is a business and financial news website focusing on emerging markets such as Eastern Europe, Africa, Central Asia, and the Middle East. Established in 2006, it aims to provide in-depth coverage of business developments, financial news, and macroeconomic analysis in the regions it covers. The site is popular among professionals seeking insight into economic conditions, political trends, and financial markets in these developing areas. It is headquartered in Berlin.
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Funded by / Ownership
Benedict Aris owns bne IntelliNews. Subscriptions, data services, advertising, and content syndication generate revenue.
Analysis / Bias
Intellinews generally displays a center to slightly right-leaning bias, focusing on free-market solutions. For instance, in the article “Europe has lost its competitive edge,” Intellinews advocates for market-driven reforms and critiques Europe’s bureaucratic inefficiencies, such as the creation of a “Commissioner of Cutting Red Tape,” while expressing skepticism: “The difficulty is that previous attempts to legislate less legislation in the US only resulted in more red tape.” Intellinews advocates for a new economic model, critiquing reliance on Adam Smith’s “infinite growth model” and opposing protectionism, stating: “Protective trade tariffs and protectionism… will only make things worse and stifle innovation further.” Therefore, Intellinews prefers free-market approaches over interventionist policies to restore competitiveness.
Similarly, the second article on Kazakhstan’s green hydrogen ambitions is mostly factual, since there are instances of circular referencing, where the article relies on prior Intellinews content or closely related sources rather than broad, independent verification. This reliance on internal references can slightly weaken the depth of its analysis by limiting the diversity of perspectives and independent validation of claims. Nonetheless, the article also cites credible sources such as the Carnegie Endowment.
In contrast, “Turkey’s fight against inflation cannot be called successful” presents a more one-sided analysis. Intellinews presents a critical view of Turkey’s economic management without including alternative perspectives, such as the government’s stance or global factors. This lack of balance emphasizes skepticism but reduces the article’s overall neutrality compared to others.
Failed Fact Checks
- Recent clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan. – Misleading
Overall, we rate bne Intellinews as Least biased with a slight Right lean due to its consistent support for free-market and pro-business views. Most articles are well-researched and fact-based, but occasional one-sided narratives lead us to classify their factual reporting as mostly factual, with minor gaps in presenting diverse viewpoints. (M. Huitsing 10/15/2024)
Source: https://www.intellinews.com/
Last Updated on October 15, 2024 by Media Bias Fact Check
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