Overview

Ad Fontes Media rates Good News Network in the Middle category of bias and as Reliable, Analysis/Fact Reporting in terms of reliability. Good News Network is an online newspaper that features uplifting news from around the world. The network was founded in 1997 because its founder believed the media failed to report positive news. Good News Network includes a podcast and newsletter, and has published a book.

Overall Score

The following are the overall bias and reliability scores for Good News Network according to our Ad Fontes Media ratings methodology.

Reliability: 42.57

Bias: -1.43

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 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 sample content’s overall reliability score.

To determine sample content’s bias score, we consider its language, its political position, and how it compares to other reporting or analysis 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 content’s overall bias score.

The bias rating, demonstrated on the Media Bias Chart^®️ on the horizontal axis, 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, propaganda and inaccurate/fabricated information.

Reliability scores for articles and shows are on a scale of 0-64. Scores above 40 are generally good; scores below 24 are generally problematic. Scores between 24-40 indicate a range of possibilities, with some sources falling there because they are heavy in opinion and analysis, and some because they have a high variation in reliability between articles.

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.

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
‘She saved our lives’: Woman Credits Rescue Dog for Alerting Her to Dangerous Carbon Monoxide Levels	0	42.33
Your Weekly Horoscope From Rob Brezsny: A ‘Free Will Astrology’	-2.67	28.67
Pieces of the Planet That Collided With Earth and Formed the Moon Are Still Buried Deep Inside Our Core	0	33
St. Louis Looks to Resettle Chicago Migrants From Venezuela to Reverse Declining Population, Boost Workforce	-2.33	42
Growing Up With Asthma, Woman Now Accelerates Our Transition to EVs to Reduce Air Pollution in Cities	-7.33	40.67
Texas Mother–Daughter Duo Given Prestigious Award from 3 Past Presidents for Easing Others’ Pain From Rare Disease	0	41.67
Three-Quarters of Small Business Owners Believe They’re Equipped to Handle Any Economic Instability	0	42
Girl Celebrating 7th Birthday Finds 2.95-Carat Diamond in State Park	-0.67	42.67
Ingenious Snow-Proof Solar Panels Can Work in All Weather: ‘Game-Changing Tech’	0	43.67
For First Time, Pig Kidneys Provide Life-Sustaining Organ Function in Human: Hope for 100,000 on Donor List	0	44.33
Lithium Discovery in Crater in Nevada Could Be Biggest Deposit Ever Found	-1	44
California Costco Worker Returns Envelope Containing Nearly $4,000 in Cash	0	41.33
Across Florida, Buildings Are Quietly and Quickly Being Assembled with Real-Life LEGO Bricks	0	43.67
Ring Camera Video Catches Teenage Trick-or-Treaters Refilling Empty Candy Bowl: ‘It feels really good’ – WATCH	0	44.67
Portland’s New Airport Built with Local Tribal Timber is Inherently Fire Resistant and Less Carbon-Intensive	-2.67	43
Scientists Engineered a Bacteria to Eat Plastic Bottles and Transforming Them into Useful Liquids	0	42.67
Selfless Quad Amputee Hopes to Summit Peak to Raise Money for Other Disabled Kids	0	34
The US Economy Delivers Blockbuster Performance in 3rd Quarter With Highest Growth Since 2021–Lowering Inflation	-0.67	44.33
Red Maple Trees Line English Road to Honor 418 Canadian Soldiers Who Died Defending Freedom Overseas	0	42.33
Man’s Wedding Ring Lost in Ocean is Found So He Drives 1,600 Miles to Thank Humble Metal Detectorist in Person	0	44.67
Giant Halloween Sculptures in Architect’s Front Yard Get Better Every Year, From King Kong to an Egyptian Tomb—LOOK	0	41.67
Debt Activists Cancel $10 Million in Student Loan Debt After Buying it All for a Penny on the Dollar	-3	43
60+ Major Companies Sign ‘Radical’ Deal to Dramatically Reduce Plastic Waste in Just 4 Years	-1.67	47
Limb-Different Gamer Wins Confidence—And Fans—With Bionic Arm, After a Rough Time in School	0	44
Dad Rallies Celebrities to Offer Life Lessons to COVID-Year Seniors in Denver—See The Great Gift for Free	0	45