RIGHT-CENTER BIAS
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- Overall, we rate The Defiance Crescent News as Right-Center Biased based on op-eds that moderately favor the right. We also rate them High for factual reporting due to a clean fact-check record.
Detailed Report
Bias Rating: RIGHT-CENTER
Factual Reporting: HIGH
Country: USA
MBFC’s Country Freedom Rating: MOSTLY FREE
Media Type: Newspaper
Traffic/Popularity: Minimal Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: HIGH CREDIBILITY
History
The Defiance Crescent News is a newspaper published in Defiance, Ohio, United States, that serves the surrounding area. The website is located at crescent-news.com, covering news, sports, crime, and weather.
Read our profile on USA Media and Government.
Funded by / Ownership
The newspaper is owned by Adams Publishing Group, which owns over one hundred papers across the USA. Stephen Adams is the owner and donates to Republicans, raising 1 million dollars for George W. Bush in 2000. Advertising and subscription fees generate revenue.
Analysis / Bias
In review, The Defiance Crescent News covers local news through journalists with minimal bias in wording, such as Williams County voters are deciding pair of Republican commissioner primaries. Local information is sourced through quotes, interviews, and accounts, while National and world news comes directly from the Associated Press.
Editorially, The Defiance Crescent News provides some balance in opinions; however, it significantly favors a conservative perspective like this Christine Flowers – Kamala disingenuous with her ‘one of us’ narratives. They generally report the news factually and with a moderate right-leaning bias.
Failed Fact Checks
- None in the Last 5 years
Overall, we rate The Defiance Crescent News as Right-Center Biased based on op-eds that moderately favor the right. We also rate them High for factual reporting due to a clean fact-check record. (D. Van Zandt 03/15/2024) Updated (09/01/2024)
Source: https://www.crescent-news.com/
Last Updated on September 1, 2024 by Media Bias Fact Check
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