WBUR – NPR – Boston – Bias and Credibility

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 WBUR – NPR – Boston Left-Center Biased based on story selection and editorial perspectives that slightly favors the left. We also rate them High for factual reporting due to proper sourcing of information 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: Radio Station
Traffic/Popularity: High Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: HIGH CREDIBILITY

History

WBUR – NPR – Boston is an NPR FM radio station (90.9 FM) based in Boston, Massachusetts, serving the surrounding area.

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Funded by / Ownership

WBUR – NPR – Boston is owned and broadcast by Boston University. Revenue is derived through institutional grants, individual contributions, and fees paid by users of the Public Radio Satellite System. NPR stations receive less than 1% of their funding from the federal government.

Analysis / Bias

In review, the WBUR – NPR – Boston website reports news and radio programming information with a slight liberal bias. News on the website is derived from NPR and often utilizes minimally loaded language, such as this Beacon Hill negotiators agree on 225 New alcohol licenses for Boston. This story is fact-based and, like all others reviewed, relies on credible sources of information. The website also publishes content from American Public Media and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

In general, story selection tends to lean slightly left, as does editorial content, such as this Runners are used to toughing it out. A warming climate can make that deadly. Finally, news reporting is fact-based and leans left from an editorial perspective.

Failed Fact Checks

• None in the Last 5 years

Overall, we rate WBUR – NPR – Boston Left-Center Biased based on story selection and editorial perspectives that slightly favors the left. We also rate them High for factual reporting due to proper sourcing of information and a clean fact check record. (D. Van Zandt 09/04/2024)

Source: https://www.wbur.org/