Peace Arch News – 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 the Peace Arch 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

The Peace Arch News is a newspaper published in Peace Arch, British Columbia, Canada. The website peacearchnews.com covers news, sports, crime, and business for the greater Peace Arch area.

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Funded by / Ownership

Black Press Media owns the Peace Arch News. Black Press, based in British Columbia, Canada, publishes over 170 titles across Canada and the western United States. Advertising generates revenue.

Analysis / Bias

In review, the Peace Arch News covers news for Peace Arch and the surrounding area with minimal bias in wording, such as this Mayor-elect Brenda Locke announces housing summit for the spring as Surrey grapples with affordable housing crisis. National and international is published through the Associated Press and Canadian Press.

Editorially, the Peace Arch 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 the Peace Arch 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 10/30/2022)

Source: https://www.peacearchnews.com/