Next City is rated Left-Center with High factual reporting by Media Bias Fact Check.
LEFT-CENTER BIAS
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- Overall, we rate Next City as Left-Center biased based on political reporting and editorial positions that moderately favor the left. We also rate them High for factual reporting due to proper sourcing and a clean fact-check record.
Detailed Report
Bias Rating: LEFT-CENTER (-3.5)
Factual Reporting: HIGH (1.0)
Country: USA
MBFC’s Country Freedom Rating: MOSTLY FREE
Media Type: Organization/Foundation
Traffic/Popularity: Minimal Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: HIGH CREDIBILITY
History
Next City is a nonprofit news publication based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. According to its about page, “Next City’s journalism centers marginalized voices while amplifying solutions to the problems that oppress people in cities.“
Next City subscribes to the standards of editorial independence adopted by the Institute for Nonprofit News, which currently has 450 members. The Institute for Nonprofit News (INN) is a consortium founded in 2009 to support nonprofit journalism focused on investigative and public service reporting.
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Funded by / Ownership
Next City is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization supported by donations and grants.
Analysis / Bias
Next City engages in investigative journalism and community news reporting, often highlighting issues related to government transparency, social justice, and inequality concerns. Its reports focus on state politics and policy related to city issues. Articles and headlines contain moderately loaded emotional language, such as this A $15 Billion Data Center Prompts a Small Town Reckoning Near Lake Michigan. All stories reviewed relied on credible sources such as government documents and outlets like the Associated Press.
Editorially, story selection and opinion pieces, such as Housing In Brief: Philly Offers A Model For LGBT Senior Housing favoring the left. They also promote social justice and environmental concerns, which are views favored by the left.
In general, Next City is fact-based and holds moderately progressive viewpoints.
Failed Fact Checks
- None to date
Overall, we rate Next City as Left-Center biased based on its political reporting and editorial positions, which moderately favor the left. We also rate them High for factual reporting due to proper sourcing and a clean fact-check record. (D. Van Zandt 11/21/2025)
Source: https://nextcity.org/
Last Updated on November 21, 2025 by Media Bias Fact Check
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