Sylvan Lake News – Bias and Credibility

These media sources have a slight to moderate liberal bias.  They often publish factual information that utilizes loaded words (wording that attempts to influence an audience by appealing to emotion or stereotypes) to favor liberal causes.  These sources are generally trustworthy for information but may require further investigation. See all Left-Center sources.

• Overall, we rate Sylvan Lake News as slightly Left-Center biased based on a mildly left-leaning story selection that favors a liberal perspective. We also rate them High for factual reporting due to proper sourcing and a clean fact-check record.

Detailed Report

Bias Rating: LEFT-CENTER
Factual Reporting: HIGH
Country: Canada
MBFC’s Country Freedom Rating: EXCELLENT
Media Type: Newspaper
Traffic/Popularity: Minimal Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: HIGH CREDIBILITY

History

Sylvan Lake News is a newspaper published in Sylvan Lake, Alberta, Canada. The website sylvanlakenews.com covers news, sports, crime, and business for the greater Sylvan Lake, Alberta area.

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Funded by / Ownership

Black Press Media owns Sylvan Lake News. Black Press, based in British Columbia, Canada, publishes over 170 titles across Canada and the western United States. Advertising generates revenue.

Analysis / Bias

Sylvan Lake News covers news for Sylvan Lake and the surrounding area with minimal bias in wording, such as this Ambulance crews getting out of hospitals faster compared to year ago: AHS memo. National and international news is published through the Associated Press and Canadian Press.

Editorially, Sylvan Lake News does not regularly produce op-eds. However, political news coverage tends to lean left. Generally, news reporting is factual, with a left-leaning bias in story selection.

Failed Fact Checks

• None in the Last 5 years

Overall, we rate Sylvan Lake News as slightly Left-center biased based on a mildly left-leaning story selection that favors a liberal perspective. We also rate them High for factual reporting due to proper sourcing and a clean fact-check record. (D. Van Zandt 04/07/2024)

Source: https://www.sylvanlakenews.com/