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 the Delta Optimist 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 Rating: EXCELLENT
Media Type: Newspaper
Traffic/Popularity: Minimal Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: HIGH CREDIBILITY

History

The Delta Optimist is an English-language newspaper in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. delta-optimist.com is the online domain covering news, sports, business, and lifestyle.

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Funded by / Ownership

Glacier Media Group owns the Delta Optimist. Revenue is derived through advertising and subscriptions.

Analysis / Bias

In review, the Delta Optimist publishes sports, weather, national, world, and local news for the greater Vancouver BC region. Local news is reported factually and with minimal bias, such as this B.C. city planners en route to densifying single-family home neighbourhoods. The national news is typically republished from the Canadian Press, while world news is from the Associated Press.

Editorially, the Delta Optimist’s Op-eds favor the left with stories such as this Most British Columbians don’t oppose the ’15-minute city’ — even if they don’t understand it. The paper generally offers a moderately liberal perspective and reports news factually.

Failed Fact Checks

• None in the Last 5 years

Overall, we rate the Delta Optimist 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 04/07/2023)

Source: https://www.delta-optimist.com/