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 appealing 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 Vancouver Island Free Daily as slightly Left-Center biased based on a mildly left-leaning story selection that favors a liberal perspective. 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: Canada
MBFC’s Country Freedom Rating: EXCELLENT
Media Type: Newspaper
Traffic/Popularity: Minimal Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: HIGH CREDIBILITY
History
The Vancouver Island Free Daily is a newspaper published on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. The website vancouverislandfreedaily.com covers news, sports, crime, and business for the greater Vancouver Island area.
Read our profile on the Canadian government and media.
Funded by / Ownership
Black Press Media owns the Vancouver Island Free Daily. Black Press, based in British Columbia, Canada, publishes over 170 titles across Canada and the western United States. Advertising generates revenue.
Analysis / Bias
In review, the Vancouver Island Free Daily covers news for Vancouver Island and the surrounding area with minimal bias in wording, such as this Sidney Island residents to vote on plan to eradicate invasive deer. National and international is published through the Associated Press and Canadian Press.
Editorially, the Vancouver Island Free Daily does not regularly produce op-eds. However, political news coverage tends to lean left. Generally, news reporting is factual, with a left-leaning bias in story selection.
Failed Fact Checks
- None in the Last 5 years
Overall, we rate the Vancouver Island Free Daily as slightly Left-Center biased based on a mildly left-leaning story selection that favors a liberal perspective. We also rate them High for factual reporting due to proper sourcing and a clean fact-check record. (D. Van Zandt 02/15/2023)
Last Updated on July 1, 2023 by Media Bias Fact Check
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