Dissent Magazine – Bias and Credibility

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• Overall, we rate Dissent Magazine Left Biased based on holding Socialist editorial positions. We also rate them High for factual reporting due to proper sourcing and a clean fact-check record.

Detailed Report

Bias Rating: LEFT
Factual Reporting: HIGH
Country: USA
Press Freedom Rating: MOSTLY FREE
Media Type: Website
Traffic/Popularity: Minimal Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: HIGH CREDIBILITY

History

Founded in 1954, Dissent is a quarterly, left-leaning journal focusing on politics and culture edited by Michael Kazin and David Marcus. According to their about page, “Dissent quickly established itself as one of America’s leading intellectual journals and a mainstay of the democratic left.”

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Funded by / Ownership

Dissent is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that the University of Pennsylvania Press publishes on behalf of the Foundation for the Study of Independent Social Ideas, Inc. Revenue is generated through subscription sales, donations, and advertising.

Analysis / Bias

In review, Dissent Magazine produces journalism and reports news from a Socialist perspective. Headlines and stories contain minimally to moderately loaded emotional language, such as: Can Democratic Socialism Rise in Rural America? This story is sourced from interviews and first-person accounts. Other reports reviewed provide hyperlinked sourcing to credible sources such as the New York Times.

Editorially, Dissent champions Democratic Socialism, Marxism, Climate Change, Labor, and Feminism. They frequently report negatively on President Donald Trump, Why Trump is Attacking “the Squad,” and favorably on Progressive Democrats, Why the Left Needs Liberals. In general, Dissent Magazine reports factually through proper sourcing of information with a socialist left editorial bias.

Failed Fact Checks

• None in the Last 5 years

Overall, we rate Dissent Magazine Left Biased based on holding Socialist editorial positions. We also rate them High for factual reporting due to proper sourcing and a clean fact-check record. (D. Van Zandt 5/13/2016) Updated (09/02/2022)

Source: https://www.dissentmagazine.org/