Learn About Our Fact-Based Labeling System

The search results feature our proprietary bias labeling classification. We assign a political bias label to each news outlet, indicated next to its articles. The label relates to the ideological orientation, the editorial independence, and the nature of the news outlet. When choosing a label for a news outlet, factors we consider include, but are not limited to, ownership, affiliations, funding, article content, and the country’s media freedom environment. For more details on our political bias labels, please visit the relevant section of the Perspectify FAQ shown below.

  Left-wing

Left-wing

A Left-wing label is used for liberal and progressive news outlets whose content predominantly adopts positions favoring the state/Social intervention in the economy with a redistributive aim, or advocates for positive discrimination to support marginalized groups, and/or is written from these groups’ perspective.

It also includes news outlets that openly endorse or are affiliated with political actors that share these ideological frames.

Examples: Greenpeace International, World Socialist Web Site.

  Center-left

Center-left

A Center-left label is used for news outlets whose content occasionally offers critical views on the free market and social inequalities. However, these news outlets also present alternative perspectives and much of their content tends to be neutral or only mildly editorialized.

Examples: The Guardian, Le Monde.

  Neutral

Neutral

A Neutral label is used for those news outlets whose content presents a balanced range of perspectives or is free from left-wing and right-wing ideological frames. These news outlets prioritize factual reporting, impartiality, and transparency, and do not actively support or oppose political actors.

Examples: Associated Press, Reuters.

  Public Broadcaster

Public Broadcaster

A Public Broadcaster label is used for those news outlets that are largely financed by the state but retain editorial independence.

These news outlets' content is Neutral, as it presents a balanced range of perspectives or is free from left-wing or right-wing ideological frames. These news outlets prioritize factual reporting, impartiality, and transparency, and do not actively support the state’s current government.

Examples: BBC, the Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK).

  Gov't Institution

Gov't Institution

A Government Institution label is used for the official websites of Governmental bodies or Intergovernmental Organizations.

Examples: Government of the Virgin Islands, World Health Organization.

  Center-right

Center-right

A Center-right label is used for news outlets whose content occasionally offers critical views on state intervention in the economy, and adopts conservative views. However, these news outlets also present alternative perspectives and much of their content tends to be neutral or only mildly editorialized.

Examples: National Post, Boston Herald.

  Right-wing

Right-wing

A Right-wing label is used for conservative and libertarian news outlets whose content predominantly supports the concept of a minimal state and/or advocates for upholding traditionalist conceptions of family, religion, and nationhood.

It also includes news outlets that openly endorse or are affiliated with political actors that share these ideological frames.

Examples: The Daily Mail, Fox News.

  Pro-Government

Pro-Government

A Pro-Government label is used for those news outlets subjected to editorial interference, either directly or through self-censorship, by a country’s government.

These news outlets' content presents a predominantly positive picture of the government. This label is used for news outlets operating in contexts of limited media freedom or that have recently experienced a stark erosion in media freedom.

Examples: Al Jazeera, Hurriyet Daily News.

  Gov't Propaganda

Gov't Propaganda

A Gov't Propaganda label is used for those news outlets subjected to editorial interference, either directly or through self-censorship, by a country’s government.

These news outlets' content presents an exclusively positive picture of the government. To this aim, they often include false, radical, and hateful narratives against domestic opposition or foreign governments.

This label is used for news outlets operating in contexts of limited media freedom or that have recently experienced a stark erosion in media freedom.

Examples: Xinhua, Fars News Agency.

  Indeterminate

Indeterminate

An Indeterminate label is used for news outlets that do not fit into the above category structure. They may be unreliable, conflicting, or not provide enough information about funding and ownership.