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Roanoke Times is the main newspaper in Southern Virginia, based in Roanoke Virginia. Its niche is news on local events. The paper also covers national and world news, crime, education, politics and technology. Most of the local news covered by the paper have gained national media exposure for example; the April 16, 2007 shooting at Virginia Tech. Its first publication was in 1886, and was originally owned by M.H Claytor. However, it is currently owned by Lee Enterprises. According to Similar Web, roanoke.com has 1.1 million average visits.

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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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Abortion
Border Control
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AP News Summary at 6:29 a.m. EST | -12% Somewhat Liberal |
Graham unveils 15-week abortion ban | -30% Moderately Liberal |
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Biden holds off — for now — on climate emergency declaration | -32% Moderately Liberal |
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08/25/2019 | 75% For | Trump Family Detentions Flores Agreement (link) | So, of course, the Trump administration is doing the opposite in a baldfaced |