DPA German Press Agency

These sources have minimal bias and use very few loaded words (wording that attempts to influence an audience by appealing to emotion or stereotypes).  The reporting is factual and usually sourced.  These are the most credible media sources. See all Least Biased Sources.

• Overall, we rate DPA German Press Agency Least Biased based on reasonable neutral reporting. We also rate them High for factual reporting due to a clean fact check record.

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Detailed Report

Bias Rating: LEAST BIASED
Factual Reporting: HIGH
Country: Germany (13/180 Press Freedom)
Media Type: News Agency
Traffic/Popularity: High Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: HIGH CREDIBILITY

History

DPA German Press Agency is a German news agency founded in 1949. The DPA is the largest press agency in Germany. Along with the main office in Hamburg, there is a central news office in Berlin. The DPA has offices in some 100 countries, including 12 regional German bureaus and 50 additional offices in Germany.

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Funded by / Ownership

DPA GmbH owns the news agency. Revenue is derived through sales of their news products.

Analysis / Bias

To put it simply, DPA is Germany’s equivalent to Reuters or the Associated Press. They are a newswire that reports news with minimal bias and sources information factually. This is a least biased news source.

Failed Fact Checks

• None in the Last 5 years

Overall, we rate DPA German Press Agency Least Biased based on reasonable neutral reporting. We also rate them High for factual reporting due to a clean fact check record. (D. Van Zandt 7/27/2017) Updated (6/30/2021)

Source: https://www.dpa.com/