WPXI is rated Least biased with High factual reporting by Media Bias Fact Check.
LEAST BIASED
These sources have minimal bias and use very few loaded words (wording that attempts to influence an audience by using an appeal to emotion or stereotypes). The reporting is factual and usually sourced. These are the most credible media sources. See all Least Biased Sources.
- Overall, we rate WPXI.com Least Biased based on balanced news reporting and minimal editorializing. We also rate them High for factual reporting due to proper sourcing and a clean fact check record.
Detailed Report
Bias Rating: LEAST BIASED (-0.5)
Factual Reporting: HIGH (1.0)
Country: USA
MBFC’s Country Freedom Rating: MOSTLY FREE
Media Type: TV Station
Traffic/Popularity: Medium Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: HIGH CREDIBILITY
History
Founded in 1955, WPXI-TV is an NBC-affiliated television station licensed to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. The associated website WPXI.com covers news, sports, crime, and weather for Pittsburgh and the greater Allegheny County and southwest Pennsylvania area.
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Funded by / Ownership
Cox Enterprises owns WPXI. They are a company that owns numerous newspapers, television stations, and radio stations such as the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Advertising and sponsored content generate revenue.
Analysis / Bias
In review, WPXI.com covers news, sports, crime, and lifestyle for the greater southwestern Pennsylvania region. Local news is covered with minimally loaded language such as this PWSA pleads guilty to dumping sludge into Allegheny River, falsifying reports. Many local news stories contain videos from the TV station. National news is primarily republished through the Associated Press.
Editorially, WPXI.com does not publish op-eds; however, when covering topics such as Coronavirus, they present scientifically sound and low biased information such as this FDA meeting to consider COVID-19 vaccines as local hospitals prepare for distribution. In general, the news is reported factually and with minimal bias.
Failed Fact Checks
- None to date
Overall, we rate WPXI.com Least Biased based on balanced news reporting and minimal editorializing. We also rate them High for factual reporting due to proper sourcing and a clean fact-check record. (D. Van Zandt 11/18/2020) Updated (09/04/2025)
Source: https://www.wpxi.com/
Last Updated on September 4, 2025 by Media Bias Fact Check
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