Beacon (University of Portland) is a popular newspaper in United States (US), published from and headquartered in United States (US). In this article, Mediabuzz is going to analyze Beacon (University of Portland)’s media bias and Beacon (University of Portland)’s factual reporting on the basis of its coverage, language used, presidential endorsements, media reports, research and blind surveys. We have also commented on the left or right biasedness of the Beacon (University of Portland) along with its factual accuracy.
Media Bias Analysis Summary
After thorough research, we will conclude whether the Beacon (University of Portland)is Left Leaning, Right Leaning or Centred in its approach. For Beacon (University of Portland), we will go through several researches, studies, blind surveys, headline analysis, etc. to comment on Beacon (University of Portland)’s media bias. Based on the above analysis, we will assign one of the media bias meter out of all the seven possible meters shown here.
Factual Reporting Summary
For commenting on the factual accuracy of the Beacon (University of Portland), we will flip through previous news articles of the publication and observe if Beacon (University of Portland) has published any factually incorrect information. Based on this, we will conclude that we have commented on the factual accuracy of Beacon (University of Portland). Based on the above analysis, we will assign one of the media reliability meter out of all the three possible meters shown here.
A. Beacon (University of Portland) Media Bias Analysis
Under this section, we will briefly explain the factors that contribute towards our media bias conclusion for Beacon (University of Portland). We will observe, analyse and comment on the Beacon (University of Portland) language used, presidential endorsement, controversies, allegations, political views of Beacon (University of Portland)’s editors, etc. to support our inference.
1. Beacon (University of Portland) Emotional Influence & Adjectives in Headlines
We will rummage through previous headlines of Beacon (University of Portland) to look out for usage of influential language, adjectives, emotionally charged words, etc. that suggests any bias of Beacon (University of Portland) towards any side of the spectrum.
2. Beacon (University of Portland) Endorsement of President
Endorsement of presidential candidates in elections comments strongly about a newspaper’s affiliation towards left or right. We will look out for candidates that Beacon (University of Portland) has endorsed in previous presidential elections to support Beacon (University of Portland)’s political bias.
3. Political leader’s Criticism of Beacon (University of Portland)
A political leader’s frequent criticism of Beacon (University of Portland) will also suggest about political inclination of the newspaper. In this section, we will observe if any political leader has criticised Beacon (University of Portland) in the past to support our arguments.
4. Allegations on Beacon (University of Portland)
Under this section, we will look out for any previous allegations against Beacon (University of Portland) by any political leader, party, organization or readers to support if Beacon (University of Portland) is biased towards left, right or center.
5. Media Bias Articles from Research Papers, Institutions, etc.
Several reputed fact checking and media bias analytics organizations conduct thorough surveys and research to write about Beacon (University of Portland) media bias. To substantiate our claims about Beacon (University of Portland)’s media bias inclination, we will cite these highly reliable sources and research from reputed organizations.
6. Audience of Beacon (University of Portland)
The audience of Beacon (University of Portland) also strongly suggests its media bias. Therefore, to further substantiate our claims, we will write about Beacon (University of Portland)’s audience whether they are democrats or republicans in their political affinities.
7. Beacon (University of Portland)’s controversial statements and tweets
Several newspapers make controversial statements or tweets on social media that reflect their affinity towards any ideology. We will flip through Beacon (University of Portland) social media accounts to look for clues that suggests Beacon (University of Portland) media bias.
8. Popular editors of Beacon (University of Portland)
Any popular person or editor associated with the Beacon (University of Portland) will also speak a lot about Beacon (University of Portland)’s media bias. We will analyze popular persons or editors of Beacon (University of Portland) that are directly or indirectly linked to any political party or ideology.
9. Beacon (University of Portland) CEO’s political views
In this section, we will look if Beacon (University of Portland) CEO supports or sponsors any political party directly or indirectly. We will look for his tweets, statements, opinion pieces, and controversies that will take us towards Beacon (University of Portland)’s media bias.
B. Beacon (University of Portland) Factual Reporting Analysis
After Beacon (University of Portland) media bias, we will write about Beacon (University of Portland)’s factual reporting, to check whether Beacon (University of Portland) is reliable or not. There are several parameters on which we will be analyzing Beacon (University of Portland)’s factual accuracies and will comment if Beacon (University of Portland) has ever published any false or misleading reports.
1. Beacon (University of Portland)’s misleading or false news articles
We will look for Beacon (University of Portland)’s previous history if it has ever intentionally or unintentionally published any fake news, false or misleading reports to influence audience. We will also write about false claims made by Beacon (University of Portland) in its Op-Ed or news section.
2. Popular Fact-Checking Organizations’ Analysis of Beacon (University of Portland)
Several fact-checking organizations including Politico, FactCheck, Snopes, Poynter, etc. conduct frequent fact-check on news articles published by newspapers. We will list down fact-checks that mentioned Beacon (University of Portland) to suggest if Beacon (University of Portland) has published false stories in the past or not.
3. Sources of Beacon (University of Portland)
Sources quotes by newspapers are also indicative of their reliability. We will check the sources quoted by Beacon (University of Portland) in their news stories to find out if Beacon (University of Portland) is factually reliable or not.
C. Beacon (University of Portland) Reliability Ratings by Fact-Checking Organizations
Several organizations across the globe independently conduct thorough research and studies on the pattern of news coverage by mainstream media. These websites study the articles published by the news media with the help of professionals and rate them on the basis of bias and reliability. Under this section, we will find out what other fact-checking organizations and media monitors have to say about Beacon (University of Portland).
D. History of Beacon (University of Portland)
Beacon (University of Portland) is based out of United States (US) and primarily published from United States (US) . In this section, we will comment about the history of Beacon (University of Portland) including Beacon (University of Portland) founder, Beacon (University of Portland) publisher, Beacon (University of Portland) circulation and Beacon (University of Portland) headquarters.
E. Beacon (University of Portland) Funding & Ownership
Under this section, mediabuzz will write about Beacon (University of Portland)’s investors, stakeholders and owners to analyze how Beacon (University of Portland)’s media bias and factual reliability is affected.
F. Readers of Beacon (University of Portland)
Under this section, we will provide you approximate numbers of readers Beacon (University of Portland) enjoy. It will also have an age-wise, demographic-wise, gender-wise and political opinion-wise distribution of Beacon (University of Portland) audience.
G. Beacon (University of Portland) Media Bias and Credibility – Conclusion
After a thorough analysis of Beacon (University of Portland) on the above mentioned parameters, we will sum up if Beacon (University of Portland) is a left, center or right biased newspaper. Based on the analysis, we will offer a judgement on whether Beacon (University of Portland) is a reliable or unreliable publication when factual reporting is concerned.