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Chicago Reader
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The Chicago Reader was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The Reader is owned by a private investment group and is published by Tracy Baim and Karen Hawkins. The Reader is an alternative newspaper that includes a cultural focus and is community based. It can be found online at chicagoreader.com.

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Our A.I. media bias rating of Chicago Reader shows what policies Chicago Reader supports and opposes including Chicago Reader's conservative and liberal leanings based on analysis of three hundred of articles scanned daily using the latest data science and artificial intelligence technologies.
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.

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*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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*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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Biasly's Reliability Score is a composite score that includes the rating of the quality of sources, and quotes including their uniqueness and diversity.
Analyst Ratings
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Biasly’s analyst team evaluates politician twitter accounts, voting records, and statements made in the press to determine leanings. Our diverse analyst team includes equal representation from conservative, center, and liberal viewpoints on every article we rate.

The Analyst Bias Score is 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.
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Biasly's Reliability Score is a composite score that includes the rating of the quality of sources, and quotes including their uniqueness and diversity.
News Source Ranking
Chicago Reader is ranked 5,073 among other media sources and has an average of 1,162,000 monthly visits according to Similar Web.
At Biasly, we rate political news articles from Chicago Reader using our Bias Meter technology to provide readers better insight into the conservative and liberal leanings present in today’s media. Here is a list of biases found in articles, political policies, and politician biases from Chicago Reader:

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