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The Skanner News was founded in 1975. It is an African-American newspaper in Portland, Oregon. It reports national and international news, commentaries, and entertainment. Its online news presence can be found at theskanner.com and has an average of 33,952 monthly visits. It ranked 39,988 among other news and media sources.

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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.

The Skanner News Policy Leanings
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Abortion
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Trump Moves to General Election Mode with Pennsylvania Rally | 36% Moderately Conservative |
Supreme Court Overturns Roe V. Wade; States Can Ban Abortion | 50% Moderately Conservative |
Border Control
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Gunman Kills 19 Children, 2 Teachers in Texas School Rampage | 22% Somewhat Conservative |
Charter Schools
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A Suspect in the Fatal Shooting of 18 in Maine is Still at Large. Residents are Sheltering in Place | 0% Center |
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Death Penalty
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White Racist Gets Life Sentence for Buffalo Market Massacre | 0% Center |
The Skanner News Articles
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Military Spending
Date | Sentiment | Associated Article | Snippet |
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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 |