Inside Philanthropy – Bias and Credibility

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Inside Philanthropy - Left Center Bias - Democrat - Liberal - CredibleFactual Reporting: High - Credible - Reliable


LEFT-CENTER BIAS

These media sources have a slight to moderate liberal bias.  They often publish factual information that utilizes loaded words (wording that attempts to influence an audience by using appeal to emotion or stereotypes) to favor liberal causes.  These sources are generally trustworthy for information, but may require further investigation. See all Left-Center sources.

  • Overall, we rate Inside Philanthropy Left-Center biased based on editorial positions that moderately favor the left. We also rate them High for factual reporting due to a clean fact check record.

Detailed Report

Bias Rating: LEFT-CENTER
Factual Reporting: HIGH
Country: USA
Press Freedom Rating: MOSTLY FREE
Media Type: Website
Traffic/Popularity: Minimal Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: HIGH CREDIBILITY

History

Inside Philanthropy is a news website about large philanthropic foundations and wealthy donors, created by David Callahan in 2013. It aims to increase oversight and transparency in large-scale philanthropy. The site has been noted for naming wealthy people who Inside Philanthropy considers as scoring relatively poorly on “relative generosity”, or percentage of wealth that a person has given away, even if they still give out a comparatively large amount of money in absolute terms.

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Funded by / Ownership

Inside Philanthropy is owned by David Callahan. Revenue is derived through subscription fees and advertising.

Analysis / Bias

In review, Inside Philanthropy presents news and information with a left-center bias as most issues covered favor the left. Inside Philanthropy properly sources their information and tends to use minimal loaded words. They also have a negative view of former President Donald Trump and the effect he will have on philanthropy.

Failed Fact Checks

  • None in the Last 5 years. In fact, they are frequently used as a source by IFCN fact-checkers.

Overall, we rate Inside Philanthropy Left-Center biased based on editorial positions that moderately favor the left. We also rate them High for factual reporting due to a clean fact check record. (D. Van Zandt 10/15/2017) Updated (01/13/2023)

Source: https://www.insidephilanthropy.com

Last Updated on May 26, 2023 by Media Bias Fact Check

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