Hartford Courant Bias and Reliability

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Bias: Middle

Reliability: Reliable, Analysis/Fact Reporting

Overall Score

The following are the overall bias and reliability scores for Hartford Courant according to our Ad Fontes Media ratings methodology.

Bias: -0.98

Reliability: 47.42

Bias scores for articles and shows are on a scale of -42 to +42, with higher negative scores being more left, higher positive scores being more right, and scores closer to zero being minimally biased, equally balanced, or exhibiting a centrist bias.

Reliability scores for articles and shows are on a scale of 0-64. Scores above 36 are generally good; scores below 24 are generally problematic. Scores between 24-36 indicate a range of possibilities, with some sources falling there because they are heavy in opinion and/or analysis, and some because they have a high variation in reliability between content pieces.

Panels of analysts from Ad Fontes Media regularly review representative sample content to rate it for reliability and bias. Each panel of analysts comprises one left-leaning, one right-leaning, and one center-leaning analyst.

The team considers a variety of factors when rating content. To determine the bias score of a piece of content, we consider its language, its political position, and how it compares to other reporting from other sources on the same topic. We add each of these scores to the chart on a weighted scale, with the average of those creating the source’s overall bias score.

To determine its reliability score, we consider the content’s veracity, expression, its title/headline, and graphics. We add each of these scores to the chart on a weighted scale, with the average of those creating the source’s overall reliability score.

The bias rating, demonstrated on the horizontal axis of the Media Bias Chart®️, ranges from most extreme left to middle to most extreme right. The reliability rating, demonstrated on the chart’s vertical axis, rates sources on a scale from original fact reporting to analysis, opinion, selective/incomplete, misleading, and inaccurate/fabricated information.

Individual Content Sample Scores

These are the most recent content samples that Ad Fontes Media analysts have rated for this source.

Content Sample URL Bias Reliability
CT low fare airline expects to save 560K gallons of fuel-1.3344.67
'End of an era' as popular CT cocktail bar0.041.33
CT dentist sentenced after bilking Medicaid for over $200K for work he never did0.044.67
Editor’s Note: Why you won’t see many mug shots on courant.com anymore-248.67
As COVID-19 vaccine eligibility expands, Connecticut hospitals not getting enough supply to keep pace with rising demand0.049.67
Connecticut will soon begin the massive and months-long task of vaccinating the entire state0.049.0
Daily coronavirus updates: Connecticut formally expands next phase of COVID-19 vaccinations; state reports lowest single-day positivity rate in months0.048.33
Inside the U.S. Capitol: Connecticut lawmakers evacuated as pro-Trump insurgents storm building-1.6748.33
No, Dominion voting machines did not cause widespread problems-3.3347.22
Close to 80% turnout expected in presidential election in Connecticut as absentee ballot counting will continue through Wednesday0.543.67
East Hartford settles with police officer who filed human rights complaint-4.638.4
Waterbury voters: Columbus statue should stay on city land-0.1752.83
More Democrats in the General Assembly could lead to legal marijuana, but Gov. Lamont says he opposes higher taxes for wealthy-0.8350.67
Gov. Lamont says towns need to clamp down on illegal crowds at restaurants in Connecticut. But can they -- and how much are these episodes contributing to COVID-19 spread?0.044.67
Daily coronavirus updates: All indoor and outdoor gatherings capped at 10 people, as more than half of Connecticut now under ‘red-alert’ advisory; sports highly restricted0.053.67
In the search for workers to make submarines in Connecticut and Rhode Island, industry group surveys supply chain about job details0.053.33
Daily coronavirus updates: Connecticut reports zero deaths for third consecutive day, lowest positivity rate ever0.3335.67
5 men charged in brazen shooting outside Bridgeport courthouse that targeted rival gang members, federal prosecutors say1.6746.33
New Haven schools plan to reopen completely online, in contrast to Gov. Ned Lamont’s preference for some in-person learning-646.0
To combat surging COVID-19 cases elsewhere, Connecticut requiring quarantine for travelers from 31 states0.051.0
Parent surveys suggest most want their children in school this fall, but many families remain uncertain-1.6750.67
‘An eternity in COVID time:' Connecticut residents report long waits for coronavirus test results-249.67
Daily coronavirus updates: For second day in row, Connecticut reports zero coronavirus deaths-1.452.2