LEAST BIASED
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- Overall, we rate Presence News as Least Biased based on its documentation-first reporting model and its consistent reliance on primary sources, statutes, and public records rather than ideological framing. We also rate them High for factual reporting due to strong transparency practices, extensive sourcing, and no failed fact checks.
Detailed Report
Bias Rating: LEAST BIASED (-1.8)
Factual Reporting: HIGH (1.0)
Country: USA
MBFC’s Country Freedom Rating: MOSTLY FREE
Media Type: Website
Traffic/Popularity: Minimal Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: HIGH CREDIBILITY
History
Presence News is an independent, bi-coastal digital newsroom based in New York City and Los Angeles. According to its About page, the outlet was founded to bridge modern storytelling with accountability-driven journalism, focusing on civic reporting, public-interest stories, culture, business, and policy. The publication emphasizes clarity, transparency, and on-the-ground reporting across select U.S. communities.
Read our profile on the United States media and government.
Funded by / Ownership
Presence News is independently owned and operated by its founder and editor-in-chief, Kasdyn Click. Ownership and editorial oversight are disclosed in its published Publisher Identification and Editorial Standards. The outlet states it maintains full editorial independence and operates as a human-led newsroom.
Analysis / Bias
Presence News is a documentation-first newsroom that prioritizes public records, statutory interpretation, and verifiable sources. For example, its policy analysis article “Mississippi HB2 and the 2026 School Choice Debate” presents both proponents’ and critics’ arguments, citing education data, legislative history, and advocacy group positions without endorsing a specific outcome.
Similarly, the legal explainer “What Authority Do ICE Agents Have?” relies on federal statutes, Congressional Research Service material, court interpretations, and embedded primary documents to explain immigration enforcement authority, while acknowledging constitutional limits and state-level pushback. The article explicitly embeds original PDFs to preserve sourcing integrity.
Presence News also publishes cultural and analytical essays such as “Why Documentation Has Become a Cultural Act”, which is interpretive in nature and explores media, identity, and cultural memory. While such pieces reflect thematic interests in civic accountability and documentation, they are clearly labeled as analysis rather than straight reporting. Overall, the outlet shows mild progressive tendencies in topic selection but maintains a largely neutral, evidence-driven reporting style.
Failed Fact Checks
- None in the Last 5 years
Overall, we rate Presence News as Least Biased based on its documentation-first reporting model and its consistent reliance on primary sources, statutes, and public records rather than ideological framing. We also rate them High for factual reporting due to strong transparency practices, extensive sourcing, and no failed fact checks. (D. Van Zandt 01/31/2026)
Source: https://presencenews.org/
Last Updated on January 31, 2026 by Media Bias Fact Check
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