LEAST BIASED
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- Overall, we rate The Sweetwater Reporter 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 Sweetwater Reporter is a newspaper based in Sweetwater, Texas. It covers topics such as news, business, local and state news, economics, politics, arts, and entertainment.
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Funded by / Ownership
Horizon Publications, which owns numerous small publications in the USA and Canada, independently owns the paper (this is not disclosed on the website.). The Sweetwater Reporter is funded through an advertising and subscription model.
Analysis / Bias
The Sweetwater Reporter covers news, sports, lifestyle, and entertainment for the greater Sweetwater, TX, area. They report local news with minimal loaded emotional language Commissioners’ Court Approves Jimmie Bender to County Child Welfare Board; Purchases. All information is properly sourced. The national news is republished from the Associated Press.
Editorially, opinion pieces and political news reporting slightly favor the right. The paper is fact-based and holds a slight right-leaning editorial bias.
Failed Fact Checks
- None in the Last 5 years
Overall, we rate The Sweetwater Reporter 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 03/11/2025)
Source: https://www.sweetwaterreporter.com/
Last Updated on March 11, 2025 by Media Bias Fact Check
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