KRCU – NPR – Cape Girardeau – Bias and Credibility

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 appealing 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 KRCU – NPR – Cape Girardeau Left-Center Biased based on story selection and editorial perspectives that slightly favors the left. We also rate them High for factual reporting due to proper sourcing of information and a clean fact check record.

Detailed Report

Bias Rating: LEFT-CENTER (-3.0)
Factual Reporting: HIGH (0.5)
Country: USA
MBFC’s Country Freedom Rating: MOSTLY FREE
Media Type: Radio Station
Traffic/Popularity: Minimal Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: HIGH CREDIBILITY

History

KRCU – NPR – Cape Girardeau is an NPR radio station (90.9 FM) based in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, serving the surrounding area.

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Funded by / Ownership

KRCU – NPR – Cape Girardeau is owned and broadcast by Southeast Missouri State University. Revenue is derived through institutional grants, individual contributions, and fees paid by users of the Public Radio Satellite System. NPR stations receive less than 1% of their funding from the federal government.

Analysis / Bias

In review, the KRCU – NPR – Cape Girardeau website reports news and radio programming information with a slight liberal bias. News on the website is derived from NPR and often utilizes minimally loaded language, such as this Mercy Southeast and Southeast Missouri State Extend Partnership to 2029. This story is fact-based and, like all others reviewed, relies on credible sources of information. The website also publishes content from American Public Media and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

In general, story selection tends to lean slightly left, as does editorial content, such as this Missouri voters back amendment to end abortion ban. Finally, news reporting is fact-based and leans left from an editorial perspective.

Failed Fact Checks

• None in the Last 5 years

Overall, we rate KRCU – NPR – Cape Girardeau Left-Center Biased based on story selection and editorial perspectives that slightly favors the left. We also rate them High for factual reporting due to proper sourcing of information and a clean fact check record. (D. Van Zandt 12/26/2024)

Source: https://www.krcu.org/