Mobile Press-Register – Bias and Credibility

These media sources are slight to moderately conservative in bias. They often publish factual information that utilizes loaded words (wording that attempts to influence an audience by appeals to emotion or stereotypes) to favor conservative causes. These sources are generally trustworthy for information but may require further investigation. See all Right-Center sources.

• Overall, we rate The Mobile Press-Register Right-Center Biased based on editorial positions that slightly favor the right and High for factual reporting due to proper sourcing and a clean fact check record.

Detailed Report

Bias Rating: RIGHT-CENTER
Factual Reporting: HIGH
Country: USA
Press Freedom Rating: MOSTLY FREE
Media Type: Newspaper
Traffic/Popularity: Medium Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: HIGH CREDIBILITY

History

Founded in 1813, The Mobile Press-Register is a newspaper from Mobile, Alabama. The paper and website cover local, national, sports, business, and lifestyle news.

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Funded by / Ownership

Advance Publications own the Mobile Press-Register. The company dates to the early 1920s and is owned by the Newhouse family. Donald Newhouse and his brother Samuel “Si” Newhouse Jr. own Advance Publications. The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, and Reddit are all produced by Advance Publications. Revenue is generated through advertising and subscription sales.

Analysis / Bias

The Mobile Press-Register covers local news through journalists with minimal bias, such as this Alabama closes some oystering areas, sparking complaints. National and international news is covered through the Associated Press.

Editorially, they have a slight right-leaning bias and employ known right-leaning columnists, such as Cameron Smith, Vice President of the R Street Institute, a conservative and libertarian think tank based in Washington, D.C. They generally report the news factually and with a moderate conservative bias.

Failed Fact Checks

• None in the Last 5 years

Overall, we rate The Mobile Press-Register Right-Center Biased based on editorial positions that slightly favor the right and High for factual reporting due to proper sourcing and a clean fact check record. (M. Huitsing 12/19/2022)

Source: https://www.al.com/mobile/