LEAST BIASED
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- Overall, we rate the Southwest Times Record Least Biased based on story selection and High for factual reporting due to a clean fact check record.
Detailed Report
Bias Rating: LEAST BIASED
Factual Reporting: HIGH
Country: USA (44/180 Press Freedom)
Media Type: Website
Traffic/Popularity: Medium Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: HIGH CREDIBILITY
History
Founded in 1884, The Southwest Times Record is a daily newspaper in Fort Smith, Arkansas, covering 10 counties in western Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma. The current editor is Mardi Taylor.
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Funded by / Ownership
The Southwest Times Record is owned by the New Media Investment Group, which has been bought by Gatehouse Media that owns 100’s of small and mid-market papers across the USA. Advertising and subscription fees generate revenue.
Analysis / Bias
In review, local news is covered through journalists and with minimal bias such as this: Fort Smith planning, finance directors resign from positions. Most stories are factual and evidence-based, while editorial positions are left and right or, as we call them, neutral.
The Associated Press and other national newspapers cover national and international news. Editorially, Op-Eds lean both left and right and in-between.
Failed Fact Checks
- None in the Last 5 years
Overall, we rate the Southwest Times Record Least Biased based on story selection and High for factual reporting due to a clean fact check record. (D. Van Zandt 6/19/2019) Updated 12/21/2021)
Source: https://www.swtimes.com/
Last Updated on December 20, 2021 by Media Bias Fact Check
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