NPR fail: Editor concedes it's only for liberals now

  • Bias Rating

    -10% Center

  • Reliability
  • Policy Leaning

    -10% Center

  • Politician Portrayal

    24% Negative

Bias Score Analysis

The A.I. bias rating includes policy and politician portrayal leanings based on the author’s tone found in the article using machine learning. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral.

Sentiments

Overall Sentiment

5% Positive

  •   Liberal
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"During a meeting with colleagues, I listened as one of NPR's best and most fair-minded journalists said it was good we weren't following the laptop story because it could help Trump, he wrote."
Positive
38% Conservative
"In over 3,500 words, the senior business editor explained the changes inside NPR that have angered tax-paying conservatives for years as it has turned from both-sides coverage to uber-liberal bias."
Positive
14% Conservative
During a meeting with colleagues, I listened as one of NPR's best and most fair-minded journalists said it was good we weren't following the laptop story because it could help Trump," he wrote.nn
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20% Conservative
Berliner said that while he voted against former President Donald Trump twice, he has always encouraged thought diversity on the staff and regularly called for it in memos and staff meetings.nn
Negative
-6% Liberal
For example, NPR stayed away from covering first son Hunter Biden's scandalous laptop, which the media dismissed until after Joe Biden was elected president.nn
Negative
-36% Liberal

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

69% : During a meeting with colleagues, I listened as one of NPR's best and most fair-minded journalists said it was good we weren't following the laptop story because it could help Trump," he wrote.
57% : In over 3,500 words, the senior business editor explained the changes inside NPR that have angered tax-paying conservatives for years as it has turned from both-sides coverage to uber-liberal bias.

*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.

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