LEAST BIASED
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- Overall, we rate HackerNoon as least biased based on minimal political reporting and its emphasis on technological progress and innovation. We also rate them as High for factual reporting due to a clean fact-check record; however, the reliance on user-generated content may minimally affect the reliability of some stories.
Detailed Report
Bias Rating: LEAST BIASED
Factual Reporting: HIGH
Country: USA
MBFC’s Country Freedom Rating: MOSTLY FREE
Media Type: Website
Traffic/Popularity: Medium Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: HIGH CREDIBILITY
History
HackerNoon is a community-driven platform that allows contributors, including industry professionals and tech enthusiasts, to publish articles on various technology-related topics. The platform focuses on news, analysis, tutorials, opinion pieces, and stories about software development, AI, blockchain, and startups. HackerNoon functions as a tech news blog and community forum, offering a space for in-depth discussions and personal experiences within the tech industry. HackerNoon was founded by David Smooke and is based in Colorado.
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Funded by / Ownership
HackerNoon is owned by David Smooke, who also serves as CEO. A global network of contributors supports the platform. As outlined on its About page, funding comes from sponsorships, partnerships, and publishing services.
Analysis / Bias
HackerNoon publishes content on technology, programming, startups, and related fields. The platform promotes diverse perspectives through its open submission policy, with a progressive and supportive tone towards technological innovation and entrepreneurship.
For example, the article “OpenAI’s Latest Controversy: Scarlett Johansson Takes Legal Action for Unauthorized Voice Use” details a legal dispute between Scarlett Johansson and OpenAI. The article presents the controversy by quoting Johansson’s concerns and OpenAI’s response, reflecting a balanced approach but with an underlying critique of OpenAI’s ethical practices.
HackerNoon primarily focuses on technology-related content but occasionally publishes articles on political topics. As mentioned, The platform relies on a community of contributors and provides editorial guidelines emphasizing the importance of proper sourcing. However, due to the variability in contributions, not all articles are rigorously sourced, with some lacking direct citations or references. For example, the article “50k+ News Story Study Finds Trump Gets 5x the Coverage, but Not Much Love” discusses a study by Import.io on media coverage of Donald Trump and Joe Biden, finding that Trump received significantly more media attention but with a more negative tone than Biden. The article cites sources like Import.io, a web data extraction company that is not a research organization. Additionally, some links in the article are broken.
In general, depending on a large number of contributors can result in variations in article quality and sourcing. However, our review found all content to be fact-based.
Failed Fact Checks
- None in the Last 5 years
Overall, we rate HackerNoon as least biased based on minimal political reporting and its emphasis on technological progress and innovation. We also rate them as High for factual reporting due to a clean fact-check record; however, the reliance on user-generated content may minimally affect the reliability of some stories. (M. Huitsing 08/19/2024)
Sources: https://hackernoon.com/
Last Updated on August 19, 2024 by Media Bias Fact Check
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