RIGHT BIAS
These media sources are moderately to strongly biased toward conservative causes through story selection and/or political affiliation. They may utilize strong loaded words (wording that attempts to influence an audience by using appeal to emotion or stereotypes), publish misleading reports and omit reporting of information that may damage conservative causes. Some sources in this category may be untrustworthy. See all Right Bias sources.
- Overall, we rate Tallahassee Reports as Right biased based on editorial perspectives that routinely favor a conservative perspective. We also rate them as mostly factual in reporting rather than High due to mostly one-sided opinion reporting that may leave out opposing context.
Detailed Report
Bias Rating: RIGHT (5.7)
Factual Reporting: MOSTLY FACTUAL (3.0)
Country: USA
MBFC’s Country Freedom Rating: MOSTLY FREE
Media Type: Organization/Foundation
Traffic/Popularity: Medium Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: MEDIUM CREDIBILITY
History
Tallahassee Reports is an independent news outlet based in Tallahassee, Florida, focused on providing local news, political reporting, and investigative journalism. The publication covers city and county government, education, and business, with a particular emphasis on transparency and accountability in local governance. Tallahassee Reports was founded to fill a niche in Florida’s capital by offering in-depth coverage of local issues that often go underreported in larger media outlets.
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Funded by / Ownership
Tallahassee Reports is a project of Red Hills Journalism Foundation Inc., a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. Revenue is generated through subscriptions, donations, and advertising.
Analysis / Bias
Tallahassee Reports covers local news with minimal bias in wording like this YTD Violent Crime Incidents Down 18.3% in 2024. This story is properly sourced from government records. Regional and national news is derived from the News Service of Florida.
Editorially, opinion pieces under the opinion section tend to favor the right with stories like this Trickle Down Information. This story favors a conservative perspective by affirming the validity of “trickle-down economics” as an inherent truth, a concept widely embraced by conservatives, and by critiquing liberal media consumption as biased and inadequate for informed decision-making. It contrasts conservative media as essential for balanced understanding while portraying liberal media as a source of misinformation, aligning with conservative critiques of mainstream media.
The website also favors Republican politicians like Governor Ron DeSantis such as this: Bill Cotterell: DeSantis Gets Last Laugh. In general, Tallahassee Reports provides fact-based local news with a moderate conservative editorial bias.
Failed Fact Checks
- None in the Last 5 years
Overall, we rate Tallahassee Reports as Right biased based on editorial perspectives that routinely favor a conservative perspective. We also rate them as mostly factual in reporting rather than High due to mostly one-sided opinion reporting that may leave out opposing context. (D. Van Zandt 11/17/2024)
Source: https://tallahasseereports.com/
Last Updated on November 17, 2024 by Media Bias Fact Check
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