LEAST BIASED
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- Overall, we rate the Riverdale Press Least Biased based on story selection and editorial positions that are mostly balanced. We also rate them High for factual reporting due to a clean fact-check record.
Detailed Report
Bias Rating: LEAST BIASED
Factual Reporting: HIGH
Country: USA
MBFC’s Country Freedom Rating: MOSTLY FREE
Media Type: Newspaper
Traffic/Popularity: Minimal Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: HIGH CREDIBILITY
History
Founded in 1950, The Riverdale Press is a weekly newspaper that covers the Northwest Bronx neighborhoods of Riverdale, Kingsbridge, Kingsbridge Heights, and Van Cortlandt Village. It is one of a handful of weeklies to win a Pulitzer Prize.
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Funded by / Ownership
The Riverdale Press is owned by Richner Communications, which offers newspapers, a weekly shopping guide, publications, coupon books, and operates news websites. Revenue is derived through advertising and subscription fees.
Analysis / Bias
In review, The Riverdale Press covers local news from the Bronx with minimal bias in wording such as this: Manhattan College students clean up. In another story that focuses on local crime, there is again little bias such as this: Neighbor helps nab credit card pilferer. Both of these stories lack hyperlinked sourcing, which is appropriate as this is a print newspaper. The latter crime story is properly sourced from a police report.
A review of editorials demonstrates a reasonable balance between left and right opinion, some editorials lean left with concerns about climate change, and some lean right with criticism of former Democratic Mayor Bill de Blasio. In general, Riverdale Press reports news factually with balanced editorial positions.
Failed Fact Checks
- None in the Last 5 years
Overall, we rate the Riverdale Press Least Biased based on story selection and editorial positions that are mostly balanced. We also rate them High for factual reporting due to a clean fact-check record. (D. Van Zandt 11/28/2019) Updated (01/10/2024)
Source: https://riverdalepress.com/
Last Updated on January 10, 2024 by Media Bias Fact Check
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