LEFT-CENTER BIAS
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- Overall, we rate Kelowna Capital News as slightly Left-Center biased based on a mildly left-leaning story selection that favors a liberal perspective. We also rate them High for factual reporting due to proper sourcing and a clean fact-check record.
Detailed Report
Bias Rating: LEFT-CENTER
Factual Reporting: HIGH
Country: Canada
MBFC’s Country Freedom Rating: EXCELLENT
Media Type: Newspaper
Traffic/Popularity: Minimal Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: HIGH CREDIBILITY
History
Kelowna Capital News is a newspaper published in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. The website kelownacapnews.net covers news, sports, crime, and business for the greater Kelowna, BC area.
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Funded by / Ownership
Black Press Media owns Kelowna Capital News. Black Press, based in British Columbia, Canada, publishes over 170 titles across Canada and the western United States. Advertising generates revenue.
Analysis / Bias
Kelowna Capital News covers news for Kelowna and the surrounding area with minimal bias in wording, such as this 1 man dead following single vehicle crash into lamp standard in Kelowna. National and international news is published through the Associated Press and Canadian Press.
Editorially, Kelowna Capital News does not regularly produce op-eds. However, political news coverage tends to lean left. Generally, news reporting is factual, with a left-leaning bias in story selection.
Failed Fact Checks
- None in the Last 5 years
Overall, we rate Kelowna Capital News as slightly Left-Center biased based on a mildly left-leaning story selection that favors a liberal perspective. We also rate them High for factual reporting due to proper sourcing and a clean fact-check record. (D. Van Zandt 08/04/2023)
Source: https://www.kelownacapnews.com/
Last Updated on August 4, 2023 by Media Bias Fact Check
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