LEAST BIASED
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- Overall, we rate Geek.com as Least Biased based on minimal reporting of politics and High for factual reporting due to proper sourcing and a clean fact-check record.
Detailed Report
Bias Rating: LEAST BIASED
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 1996, Geek.com is a technology news weblog about hardware, mobile computing, technology, movies, TV, video games, comic books, and all manner of geek culture subjects. According to their about page, “Geek culture may be dominating pop culture, but no matter how many supercomputers everyday folks shove in their pockets while spending a billion dollars on comic book movies, the mainstream can never replace geekdom’s wonderfully weird heart.”
The current editor-in-chief is Dan Costa.
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Funded by / Ownership
Geek.com was run independently until 2007, when it was sold to Name Media, after which it was sold to Geeknet and then finally to its current owner, Ziff Davis. Revenue is derived from advertising.
Analysis / Bias
In review, Geek.com almost exclusively covers technology, science, and entertainment news. These articles are typically low-biased and informative such as this: This Robot Groundskeeper Is Equal Parts Lawnmower and Snow Blower. Science-related stories are usually well-sourced, such as this one, which is sourced to the New York Times and AFP.
Geek.com rarely reports on political issues; however, when they do, it is related to their genre, such as this: Federal Court Rules Trump Can’t Block Haters on Twitter. This story is sourced to Columbia University and the Associated Press. In general, this is a low-biased source that reports factually.
Failed Fact Checks
- None in the Last 5 years
Overall, we rate Geek.com as Least Biased based on minimal reporting of politics and High for factual reporting due to proper sourcing and a clean fact-check record. (D. Van Zandt 9/7/2019) updated (11/18/2022)
Source: https://www.geek.com
Last Updated on May 24, 2023 by Media Bias Fact Check
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