LEFT-CENTER BIAS
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 appeals 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 The Focus as Left-Center Biased based on editorial positions that moderately favor a progressive perspective. We also rate them Mixed for factual reporting due to poor sourcing practices and the promotion of pseudoscience.
Detailed Report
Bias Rating: LEFT-CENTER
Factual Reporting: MIXED
Country: United Kingdom
MBFC’s Country Freedom Rank: MOSTLY FREE
Media Type: Website
Traffic/Popularity: Minimal Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: MEDIUM CREDIBILITY
History
The Focus is a digital lifestyle publication owned by GRV Media Ltd., located in Widnes, Cheshire, UK. It covers topics like health, wellness, relationships, and technology and offers practical insights aimed at general audiences. Founded in 2002, The Focus is part of GRV Media Ltd.’s network, which includes sister sites Reality Tidbit and Celebrity Tidbit.
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Funded by / Ownership
GRV Media Ltd. owns The Focus. Advertisements generate revenue.
Analysis / Bias
The Focus features a variety of lifestyle and wellness content, including Health & Wellness, Relationships, and Beauty & Skincare, aimed at general audiences. Articles such as “Why your doctor takes so long to call you in after the last patient leaves” and “Eating fish can slow rate of cognitive decline and lower dementia risk, study finds” illustrate this. In the former, patient wait times are explained using Dr. Shireen Ghezel’s insights, though hyperlinks within the article merely direct to unrelated tag pages, reducing source reliability. The latter promotes fish consumption for cognitive health, though it relies heavily on internal linking and lacks strong external validation.
While The Focus provides accessible wellness advice, its tendency to use internal citations over credible scientific sourcing reflects an alternative wellness-oriented approach, potentially impacting factual depth. Further, there is evidence they promote the pseudoscience astrology: Kamala Harris and Tim Walz will ‘not be a disaster’, according to astrology. Finally, The Focus tends to favor the left with stories like this We’re in for ‘thrills’ and ‘confusion’ with Trump and JD Vance, astrologer says.
Failed Fact Checks
- There are no known failed fact checks by IFCN-accredited organizations for The Focus.
Overall, we rate The Focus as Left-Center Biased based on editorial positions that moderately favor a progressive perspective. We also rate them Mixed for factual reporting due to poor sourcing practices and the promotion of pseudoscience. (M. Huitsing 10/27/2024)
Source: https://www.thefocus.news/
Last Updated on October 27, 2024 by Media Bias Fact Check
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