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Iowa Starting Line
Media Bias Rating

Iowa Starting Line is a civic media company that aims to protect and strengthen our democracy in the United States. The niche of the paper is local news in Iowa. They also provide a daily newspaper on how national issues impact Iowans and breaking news. It was founded in 2015 by Pat Rynard, the current manager and editor, and it joined Courier Newsroom in 2021, with its headquarters in Iowa. According to SimilarWeb, the website iowastartingline.com has a total of 83,200 visitors and is ranked 131,676 among other media sources in the United States.

Bias Meter
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Our A.I. media bias rating of Iowa Starting Line shows what policies Iowa Starting Line supports and opposes including Iowa Starting Line'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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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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The Source Analysis Score focuses on assessing the quality of sources and quotes used including their number, lengths, uniqueness, and diversity.
Fact Analysis Score
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The Fact Analysis Score focuses more on the accuracy of claims, facts, and sources presented in the article and any hints of selection and omission bias.
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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.

Author Bias
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News Source Ranking
Iowa is ranked 47,251 among other media sources and has an average of 63,076 monthly visits according to Similar Web.
At Biasly, we rate political news articles from Iowa 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 Iowa:

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