LEAST BIASED
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- Overall, we rate Channel News Asia (CNA) Least Biased based on balanced story selection. We also rate them High for factual reporting due to credible sources and a clean fact check record.
Detailed Report
Bias Rating: LEAST BIASED
Factual Reporting: HIGH
Country: Singapore
Press Freedom Rank: LIMITED FREEDOM
Media Type: TV Station
Traffic/Popularity: High Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: HIGH CREDIBILITY
History
Founded in 1999 by Mediacorp, CNA (Channel News Asia) is an English language Asian transmedia news outlet that focuses on news, economy, business, human stories, current affairs, and documentary programming. CNA is headquartered in Singapore and has Singapore and International editions. CNA’s TV channel also broadcasts live reports and interviews. It is viewed in 29 territories, including Asia, the Middle East, and Australia.
Mediacorp is a public broadcaster that has a monopoly over TV channels and radio stations. Mediacorp is owned by Temasek Holdings which is a Singaporean state investment firm. Lim Boon Heng is the current chairman of Temasek Holdings.
Read our profile on Media and Government in Singapore
Funded by / Ownership
Mediacorp owns CNA. The Singapore government owns Mediacorp through its investment arm Temasek. CNA (Channel News Asia) revenue is derived through advertising.
Analysis / Bias
In 2022, Singapore was ranked 139/180 by Reporters Without Borders in the Press Freedom Index. In their report, they state, “As a result of judicial and financial pressure from the authorities, self-censorship is widespread, including within the alternative, independent media.”
Lee Hsien Loong the current Prime Minister of Singapore. He is also the Secretary-General of the center-right People’s Action Party ( PAP). The Singapore Government controls CNA, and the Government is known for its conservative Center-right stance.
In review, when covering Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, CNA utilizes a neutral tone in their headlines such as this “Don’t ‘drop workers’: Companies and workers should take the long view, says PM Lee in May Day message.” On the other hand, when covering opposition Workers Party leader Pritam Singh, they also maintain a neutral tone “WP’s Pritam Singh calls for ‘thorough review’ of Singaporean living wage following ‘useful lessons’ from COVID-19”. Therefore they give equal voice to both sides. Furthermore, they source through quotes rather than hyperlinks.
CNA typically syndicates to low-biased credible news sources such as AFP and Reuters when covering world news pertaining to the USA.
Failed Fact Checks
- None in the Last 5 years
Overall, we rate Channel News Asia (CNA) Least Biased based on balanced story selection. We also rate them High for factual reporting due to credible sources and a clean fact check record. (M. Huitsing 05/15/2020) Updated (05/22/2022)
Source: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/
Last Updated on May 19, 2023 by Media Bias Fact Check
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