Richland County News Monitor – Bias and Credibility

Richland County News Monitor - Least Biased - Conservative leaning - Credible and ReliableFactual Reporting: High - Credible - Reliable


LEAST BIASED

These sources have minimal bias and use very few loaded words (wording that attempts to influence an audience by appeals to emotion or stereotypes).  The reporting is factual and usually sourced.  These are the most credible media sources. See all Least Biased sources.

  • Overall, we rate The Richland County News Monitor as least biased based on minimal editorializing of content. We also rate them High for factual reporting due to the use of credible sources and a clean fact-check record.

Detailed Report

Bias Rating: LEAST BIASED (1.5)
Factual Reporting: HIGH (1.0)
Country: USA
MBFC’s Country Freedom Rating: MOSTLY FREE
Media Type: Newspaper
Traffic/Popularity: Minimal Traffic

MBFC Credibility Rating: HIGH CREDIBILITY

History

The Richland County News Monitor is a newspaper based in Richland County, North Dakota, serving the surrounding area. The website for the paper is located at wahpetondailynews.com/news_monitor/.

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Funded by / Ownership

Wick Communications owns the Richland County News Monitor and several small community papers across the Pacific Northwest. Advertising and subscription fees generate revenue.

Analysis / Bias

The Richland County News Monitor publishes local news through the use of local journalists. Local news uses minimally loaded wording like this Wyndmere Public School loses Title I funding; a look a schools in the area. The website does not cover national news.

Editorially, the Richland County News Monitor presents a reasonably balanced op-ed page with slightly more favoring the right. The news is generally reported factually and with a slight right-leaning editorial bias.



Failed Fact Checks

  • None in the Last 5 years

Overall, we rate The Richland County News Monitor as least biased based on minimal editorializing of content. We also rate them High for factual reporting due to the use of credible sources and a clean fact-check record. (D. Van Zandt 07/02/2025)

Source: https://www.wahpetondailynews.com/news_monitor/

Last Updated on July 2, 2025 by Media Bias Fact Check


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