Essex Reporter – Bias and Credibility

Essex Reporter - Least Biased - Conservative leaning - Credible and ReliableFactual Reporting: High - Credible - Reliable

LEAST BIASED

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  • Overall, we rate The Essex Reporter as least biased based on minimal editorializing of content. We also rate them High for factual reporting due to the use of credible sources and a clean fact-check record.

Detailed Report

Bias Rating: LEAST BIASED (1.5)
Factual Reporting: HIGH (1.0)
Country: USA
MBFC’s Country Freedom Rating: MOSTLY FREE
Media Type: Newspaper
Traffic/Popularity: Minimal Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: HIGH CREDIBILITY

History

The Essex Reporter is a newspaper based in Essex, Vermont. It covers topics such as news, business, local and state news, economics, politics, arts, and entertainment.

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Funded by / Ownership

O’Rourke Media Group owns The Essex Reporter. The newspaper generates revenue through subscriptions, advertisements, and local sponsorships. Ownership details and contact information are transparently disclosed on the site. O’Rourke Media Group publishes several community papers and websites.

Analysis / Bias

The Essex Reporter covers news, sports, lifestyle, and entertainment for the greater Essex, Vermont, area. They report local news with minimal loaded emotional language such as this Essex resident to source cookies for unhoused youth statewide this holiday. All information is properly sourced. The paper focuses on local and state news and does not cover national news. 

Editorially, there is a reasonable balance between left and right-leaning opinions, with slightly more favoring the right. The paper is fact-based and holds a slight right-leaning editorial bias.

Failed Fact Checks

  • None in the Last 5 years

Overall, we rate The Essex Reporter as least biased based on minimal editorializing of content. We also rate them High for factual reporting due to the use of credible sources and a clean fact-check record. (D. Van Zandt 12/16/2025)

Source: https://www.essexreporter.com/

Last Updated on December 16, 2025 by Media Bias Fact Check

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