RIGHT-CENTER BIAS
These media sources are slight to moderately conservative in 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 conservative causes. These sources are generally trustworthy for information but may require further investigation. See all Right-Center sources.
- Overall, we rate The Sun Nigeria as Right-Center Biased due to its favorable coverage of ruling party politicians tied to the paper’s ownership. Factually, we rate it as Mixed because it relies on quotes without sufficient context or verification and limited press freedom in Nigeria, which impacts reliability.
Detailed Report
Bias Rating: RIGHT-CENTER (4.8)
Factual Reporting: MIXED (4.9)
Country: Nigeria
MBFC’s Country Freedom Rating: LIMITED FREEDOM
Media Type: Newspaper
Traffic/Popularity: Medium Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: MEDIUM CREDIBILITY
History
The Sun, headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria, is a daily print newspaper that began as a weekly paper on January 18, 2003, and became daily on June 16, 2003. It covers politics, social matters, public policy, entertainment, and lifestyle topics.
Read our profile on Nigerian media and government.
Funded by / Ownership
The Sun is owned by The Sun Publishing Limited and chaired by Neya Kalu. It is funded through advertising and subscriptions.
Analysis / Bias
The Sun Nigeria varies its tone across its articles, reflecting differing alignments with political figures. The article “Kalu and Impactful Representation of Southeast” uses celebratory language to describe Benjamin Okezie Kalu, a member of Nigeria’s right-leaning All Progressives Congress (APC) ruling party. Statements such as “He is just 53 but has already mastered the art of purposeful and impactful representation and result-oriented leadership ” demonstrate clear favoritism toward Kalu and reveal an overt bias in his favor.
Conversely, in the article “Incompetence bane of Tinubu’s govt’s non-performance – Adebayo,” the publication reports on criticism of the APC-led government by Adewole Adebayo of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), a center-left opposition party. The article remains neutral in tone, presenting quotes such as “The only thing many of the ministers know is the route to their offices; engaging on their mandates is difficult” without additional commentary supporting or refuting Adebayo’s critique. This neutrality suggests that while The Sun Nigeria highlights opposing views, it refrains from siding explicitly with the opposition.
Failed Fact Checks
- None in the Last 5 years
Overall, we rate The Sun Nigeria as Right-Center Biased due to its favorable coverage of ruling party politicians tied to the paper’s ownership. Factually, we rate it as Mixed because it relies on quotes without sufficient context or verification and limited press freedom in Nigeria, which impacts reliability. (M. Huitsing 11/21/2024)
Source: https://thesun.ng/
Last Updated on November 21, 2024 by Media Bias Fact Check
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