In These Times Bias and Reliability

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Bias: Hyper-Partisan Left

Reliability: Generally Reliable/Analysis OR Other Issues

Overview

Ad Fontes Media rates In These Times in the Hyper-Partisan Left category of bias and as Generally Reliable/Analysis OR Other Issues in terms of reliability. In These Times is a monthly political magazine founded in 1976 by author and historian James Weinstein. An Independent, non-profit publication, its mission is “advancing democracy and economic justice” and supports a progressive political movement. Based in Chicago, the magazine is owned by the Institute for Public Affairs.

Overall Score

The following are the overall bias and reliability scores for In These Times according to our Ad Fontes Media ratings methodology.

Reliability: 33.97

Bias: -18.08

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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.

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