City and State New York - Bias and Credibility

LEFT-CENTER BIAS

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Overall, we rate City & State New York as Left-Center Biased based on story selection and 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.

Detailed Report

Bias Rating: LEFT-CENTER
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

Founded in 2011, City & State is a political journalism organization based in New York City. The company publishes a weekly magazine covering politics and government in New York City and New York State that is distributed to New York State legislators, county executives, municipalities, the New York Congressional delegation, New York City Council members, and other leaders in New York business and government. According to their about page “City & State is the premier media organization dedicated to covering New York’s local and state politics and policy.”

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Funded by / Ownership

City & State is owned by City & State LLC. Revenue is derived through advertising and subscription fees.

Analysis / Bias

In review, City & State New York covers New York City and state politics and policy coverage, often from a low-biased perspective. Most articles and headlines contain minimally loaded language such as this The coronavirus in New York, by the numbers. This story is properly sourced to COVID-19 tracking systems. In other stories, they utilize opinions such as this Trump obsessively hates on NY. This story, though biased, utilizes credible sources such as Reuters and NBC News to formulate its opinions. In general, they report the news factually while offering left-leaning opinions.

Failed Fact Checks

None in the Last 5 years

Overall, we rate City & State New York as Left-Center Biased based on story selection and 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 12/27/2016) Updated (01/26/2024)

Source: https://www.cityandstateny.com/

Last Updated on January 26, 2024 by Media Bias Fact Check