The Herald News (Massachusetts) is rated Least biased with High factual reporting by Media Bias Fact Check.
LEAST BIASED
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- Overall, we rate The Herald News Least Biased based on a reasonably balanced editorial page and High for factual reporting due to the use of proper sources and a clean fact check record.
Detailed Report
Bias Rating: LEAST BIASED (-1.0)
Factual Reporting: HIGH (1.0)
Country: USA
MBFC’s Country Freedom Rank: MOSTLY FREE
Media Type: Newspaper
Traffic/Popularity: Medium Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: HIGH CREDIBILITY
History
Founded in 1892, The Herald News is a daily broadsheet newspaper based in Fall River, Massachusetts. Its coverage area includes Fall River and the nearby towns of Dighton, Freetown, Somerset, Swansea, and Westport, Massachusetts, and Little Compton and Tiverton, Rhode Island.
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Funded by / Ownership
The Herald News is owned by USA TODAY Co., Inc., the newly renamed parent company formerly known as the Gannett Company, which controls the USA TODAY Network of national and local news outlets. Revenue is generated from advertising and subscription sales.
Analysis / Bias
In review, The Herald News covers local news through original reporting by journalists and with minimal bias, such as this: Pilgrim nuclear power plant workers prep for shutdown after 47 years. National News is primarily derived from the Associated Press as well as the Washington Post and other Gannett publications.
Editorially, the paper tends to cover both sides without any evidence of extremism; however, more op-eds tend to slightly favor the left. The paper has not recently endorsed Presidential candidates. In general, The Herald News reports news with minimal bias, and editorials are reasonably balanced.
Failed Fact Checks
- None to date
Overall, we rate The Herald News Least Biased based on a reasonably balanced editorial page and High for factual reporting due to the use of proper sources and a clean fact check record. (D. Van Zandt 5/29/2019) Updated (04/29/2026)
Source: https://www.heraldnews.com
Last Updated on April 29, 2026 by Media Bias Fact Check
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