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 using appeal 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 San Antonio Report as left-center biased based on editorial positions that moderately favor the left. 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: USA
MBFC’s Country Freedom Rating: MOSTLY FREE
Media Type: Organization/Foundation
Traffic/Popularity: Medium Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: HIGH CREDIBILITY
History
The San Antonio Report, originally named The Rivard Report, was founded in 2012 by Robert Rivard and Monika Maeckle. It started as a blog and evolved into a daily digital news source focusing on issues and personalities in San Antonio, Texas. According to its about page, “The San Antonio Report is San Antonio’s leading local online news source. As a reader-supported nonprofit newsroom, our coverage is never behind a paywall, and we are able to publish without any obligation to outside owners or interests.”
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Funded by / Ownership
The San Antonio Report is operated by a nonprofit organization of the same name. The organization has received donations from John and Florence Newman Foundation, with other significant donors including the Charles Butt Foundation, the Tobin Endowment, and H-E-B, a Texas-based grocery store chain. The organization also generates revenue through advertising and sponsored content. It discloses its donors, with their contribution amounts or ranges, on its Membership pages for both individual and institutional contributors.
Analysis / Bias
The website reports on San Antonio and the surrounding area, providing comprehensive coverage of local elections, educational challenges, business developments, and health issues, including the COVID-19 pandemic. It also features special reports and offers content in both English and Spanish. Additionally, it publishes news from The Texas Tribune, another nonprofit news site.
San Antonio Report generally relies on original reporting, including interviews with local officials and experts. News articles and reports typically do not use loaded emotional language like this Immigrant rights groups sue Texas to halt new law allowing arrests of migrants.
Editorially, they properly label opinion content. An analysis of opinion pieces reveals that more favor the left, such as this A nation founded by immigrants needs to safeguard its values, and this in support of Ron Nirenberg, a progressive independent Mayor of San Antonio: Nirenberg legacy to be shaped by proposed charter changes. In general, the reporting is fact-based and holds left-leaning editorial biases.
Failed Fact Checks
- None in the Last 5 years
Overall, we rate the San Antonio Report as left-center biased based on editorial positions that moderately favor the left. We also rate them High for factual reporting due to proper sourcing and a clean fact-check record. (D. Van Zandt 12/28/2023)
Source: https://sanantonioreport.org/
Last Updated on December 28, 2023 by Media Bias Fact Check
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