LEAST BIASED
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- Overall, we rate Globes (English) Least Biased due to its predominantly financial focus and clear separation of news from comment. We rate its factual reporting High, reflecting detailed business coverage, transparent ownership, and consistent labeling, with minor limitations stemming from the English desk’s condensed, translated format.
Detailed Report
Bias Rating: LEAST BIASED (-1.8)
Factual Reporting: HIGH (1.0)
Country: Israel
MBFC’s Country Freedom Rating: MODERATE FREEDOM
Media Type: Newspaper
Traffic/Popularity: Medium Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: HIGH CREDIBILITY
History
en.globes.co.il is the English website of the Israeli business daily Globes. The English desk selects and translates items from the Hebrew paper for an international audience; the outlet says it first put content online in 1995 and serves senior decision-makers in Israel’s business community, according to its own About Globes page.
Read our profile on Israeli media and government.
Funded by / Ownership
Globes is published by Globes Publisher Itonut (1983) Ltd., historically owned by the Monitin group, as stated on the site’s About Globes page. In 2017, Israeli courts approved the transfer of control of Monitin/Globes to Alona Bar-On (now Globes chair & CEO) and Anat Agmon, and Naama Sikuler was appointed editor-in-chief shortly thereafter. Advertsing generates revenue.
Analysis / Bias
The English site concentrates on market and corporate news, tech/startups, health-tech, and policy items with clear labeling of news vs. comment. For straight business reporting, see the market-focused piece on IPO momentum—“Via completes IPO with more Israeli flotations likely to follow”—which tallies valuation, investor dynamics, and sector context; and a health-tech M&A report—“Edwards buys 48% stake in Vectorious Medical at $497m valuation”—that outlines deal structure, technology, and exits.
Opinion/analysis is clearly marked and often presents establishment or security-centric views, e.g., “Israel must defeat its foes, and understand its critics”. Together, this mix reads as center/market-oriented with occasional national-security viewpoints typical of Israeli mainstream commentary.
Business coverage regularly cites company filings, investors, prior rounds, and market context, and the site distinguishes news from “Comment.” As an English-language selection/translation from the Hebrew newsroom, some stories are concise summaries rather than link-dense packages, but the core facts (valuations, dates, ownership stakes, quotes) are specific and checkable. On balance, this supports a High factual rating.
Failed Fact Checks
- None in the Last 5 years
Overall, we rate Globes (English) Least Biased due to its predominantly financial focus and clear separation of news from comment. We rate its factual reporting High, reflecting detailed business coverage, transparent ownership, and consistent labeling, with minor limitations stemming from the English desk’s condensed, translated format. (D. Van Zandt 09/14/2025)
Source: https://en.globes.co.il/
Last Updated on September 14, 2025 by Media Bias Fact Check
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