RIGHT-CENTER BIAS
These media sources are slightly 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 Yucatan Times as right-center biased based on editorial positions that moderately favor the right. We also rate them as Mixed for factual reporting due to a lack of transparency with ownership and poor sourcing techniques.
Detailed Report
Bias Rating: RIGHT-CENTER
Factual Reporting: MIXED
Country: Mexico
MBFC’s Country Freedom Rating: MODERATE FREEDOM
Media Type: Website
Traffic/Popularity: Minimal Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: MEDIUM CREDIBILITY
History
The Yucatan Times is an online newspaper that was launched on December 4, 2010, by Raul Curmina and his wife, Silvia. The website covers news for the English-speaking community in the Yucatan Peninsula, the rest of Mexico, and English speakers worldwide interested in the Yucatan region.
Read our profile on Mexico’s government and media.
Funded by / Ownership
The Yucatan Times does not clearly state on the website who owns them. Advertising generates revenue.
Analysis / Bias
The website covers local, cultural, social, and political news for the Yucatan region. Articles and headlines present information with minimal bias, such as this In 2024, a new IMSS hospital will open in Mérida’s Francisco de Montejo subdivision. This article lacks hyperlinked sourcing and simply references the TYT Newsroom without a link. In fact, all articles reviewed lacked proper sourcing. When covering national news, they mention the source used but do not hyperlink.
Editorially, op-eds lean more towards a critique of the current left-leaning government AMLO criticizes Peru’s democracy but praises Cuba’s dictatorship (Opinion), which could be interpreted as favoring right-leaning perspectives, although the criticism seems more focused on governance issues rather than ideological stances. In general, the website aligns with the right center and is reasonably factual; however, the lack of transparency and lack of sourcing reduces its credibility.
Failed Fact Checks
- None in the Last 5 years
Overall, we rate the Yucatan Times as right-center biased based on editorial positions that moderately favor the right. We also rate them as Mixed for factual reporting due to a lack of transparency with ownership and poor sourcing techniques. (D. Van Zandt 12/15/2023)
Source: https://www.theyucatantimes.com/
Last Updated on December 15, 2023 by Media Bias Fact Check
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