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Portland Press Herald
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The Portland Press Herald is a morning daily newspaper with a website that serves southern Maine. The niche for the paper is local news of the greater metropolitan area around Portland. It also provides news about business, sports, opinion, and politics. It was founded in June 1862 by J. T. Gilman, Joseph B. Hall, and Newell A. The paper is currently owned by MaineToday Media Inc., headquartered in South Portland, Maine. According to SimilarWeb, the website has a total of 1.9 million visitors and is ranked 8092 among other media sources in the United States.

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Our A.I. media bias rating of Portland Press Herald shows what policies Portland Press Herald supports and opposes including Portland Press Herald'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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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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Source Analysis Score

The Source Analysis Score focuses on assessing the quality of sources and quotes used including their number, lengths, uniqueness, and diversity.

39% Reliable Fair

Fact Analysis Score

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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Overall Reliability

39% Reliable Fair

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54% negative

News Source Ranking

Portland is ranked 3,521 among other media sources and has an average of 2,083,000 monthly visits according to Similar Web.

At Biasly, we rate political news articles from Portland 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 Portland:

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Abortion	-9% Center
Affirmative Action	-15% Somewhat Liberal
Anti-Discrimination Laws	-14% Somewhat Liberal
Assisted Suicide	-42% Moderately Liberal
Black Lives Matter Protest	-5% Center
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ARTICLE	BIAS SCORE
Standout moments from the hearing on the Biden classified documents probe	0% Center
On the Rio Grande, 300 miles apart, Biden and Trump try to use immigration to election advantage	0% Center
Texas school’s monthslong punishment of Black student over hairstyle is legal, judge rules	0% Center
Navalny’s team confirms his death and says his mother is searching for his body	0% Center
As voters across U.S. continue to back abortion rights, some foes are challenging democratic norms	-16% Somewhat Liberal
What to watch for in tonight’s Republican presidential debate	-80% Extremely Liberal
South Carolina’s new all-male high court reverses course, upholds 6-week abortion ban	0% Center
Appeals court upholds some abortion drug restrictions in a case bound for the Supreme Court	0% Center
Ohio voters head to the polls to decide amendment with implications for abortion rights	0% Center
Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson formally launches 2024 Republican presidential campaign – Portland Press Herald	-54% Very Liberal

North Dakota governor signs law banning nearly all abortions – Portland Press Herald	-12% Somewhat Liberal
Biden launches 2024 bid, asking voters for time to ‘finish the job’ – Portland Press Herald	-12% Somewhat Liberal

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Black Lives Matter movement marks 10 years of activism, renews call to defund police	0% Center
Supreme Court restricts race-based affirmative action in college admissions	-20% Somewhat Liberal
Supreme Court takes up affirmative action in college admissions – Portland Press Herald	-36% Moderately Liberal
Conservative justices may end affirmative action in college admissions – and beyond – Portland Press Herald	-12% Somewhat Liberal
Supreme Court hears case that could affect minority voting power across U.S. – Portland Press Herald	0% Center
Part-time Mainer ‘relieved’ U.S. Supreme Court will hear his college admissions cases	-22% Somewhat Liberal

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As medical perils from abortion bans grow, so do opportunities for Democrats	0% Center
Supreme Court temporarily allows Texas police to arrest migrants at border	0% Center
Judge blocks Texas law that gives police broad powers to arrest migrants who illegally enter U.S.	0% Center
Haley wins backing of ex-Maryland governor, who won’t mount his own third-party bid	0% Center
Justice Department warns it will sue Texas over state’s new immigration law	-34% Moderately Liberal
Biden to sign gay marriage bill at celebratory White House ceremony – Portland Press Herald	-12% Somewhat Liberal
Biden signs gay marriage bill at White House ceremony – Portland Press Herald	-12% Somewhat Liberal
Biden called gay marriage ‘inevitable’ and soon it’ll be law – Portland Press Herald	-12% Somewhat Liberal
Supreme Court hears case that could affect minority voting power across U.S. – Portland Press Herald	0% Center
Trump tirade on ‘racist’ DAs echoes other racist tropes	-86% Extremely Liberal

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Vermont allows out-of-staters to use assisted suicide law – Portland Press Herald	-12% Somewhat Liberal
George Santos pocketed $3,000 in donations for dying dog, veteran alleges – Portland Press Herald	-72% Very Liberal

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Black Lives Matter movement marks 10 years of activism, renews call to defund police	0% Center
Taylor Swift ticket trouble could drive political engagement – Portland Press Herald	-12% Somewhat Liberal
Jussie Smollett gets 150-day jail sentence for falsely reporting a hate crime	-12% Somewhat Liberal

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