Manila Shimbun (in Japanese) is a popular newspaper in Philippines, published from and headquartered in Philippines. In this article, Mediabuzz is going to analyze Manila Shimbun (in Japanese)’s media bias and Manila Shimbun (in Japanese)’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 Manila Shimbun (in Japanese) along with its factual accuracy.
Media Bias Analysis Summary
After thorough research, we will conclude whether the Manila Shimbun (in Japanese)is Left Leaning, Right Leaning or Centred in its approach. For Manila Shimbun (in Japanese), we will go through several researches, studies, blind surveys, headline analysis, etc. to comment on Manila Shimbun (in Japanese)’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 Manila Shimbun (in Japanese), we will flip through previous news articles of the publication and observe if Manila Shimbun (in Japanese) has published any factually incorrect information. Based on this, we will conclude that we have commented on the factual accuracy of Manila Shimbun (in Japanese). Based on the above analysis, we will assign one of the media reliability meter out of all the three possible meters shown here.
A. Manila Shimbun (in Japanese) Media Bias Analysis
Under this section, we will briefly explain the factors that contribute towards our media bias conclusion for Manila Shimbun (in Japanese). We will observe, analyse and comment on the Manila Shimbun (in Japanese) language used, presidential endorsement, controversies, allegations, political views of Manila Shimbun (in Japanese)’s editors, etc. to support our inference.
1. Manila Shimbun (in Japanese) Emotional Influence & Adjectives in Headlines
We will rummage through previous headlines of Manila Shimbun (in Japanese) to look out for usage of influential language, adjectives, emotionally charged words, etc. that suggests any bias of Manila Shimbun (in Japanese) towards any side of the spectrum.
2. Manila Shimbun (in Japanese) 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 Manila Shimbun (in Japanese) has endorsed in previous presidential elections to support Manila Shimbun (in Japanese)’s political bias.
3. Political leader’s Criticism of Manila Shimbun (in Japanese)
A political leader’s frequent criticism of Manila Shimbun (in Japanese) will also suggest about political inclination of the newspaper. In this section, we will observe if any political leader has criticised Manila Shimbun (in Japanese) in the past to support our arguments.
4. Allegations on Manila Shimbun (in Japanese)
Under this section, we will look out for any previous allegations against Manila Shimbun (in Japanese) by any political leader, party, organization or readers to support if Manila Shimbun (in Japanese) 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 Manila Shimbun (in Japanese) media bias. To substantiate our claims about Manila Shimbun (in Japanese)’s media bias inclination, we will cite these highly reliable sources and research from reputed organizations.
6. Audience of Manila Shimbun (in Japanese)
The audience of Manila Shimbun (in Japanese) also strongly suggests its media bias. Therefore, to further substantiate our claims, we will write about Manila Shimbun (in Japanese)’s audience whether they are democrats or republicans in their political affinities.
7. Manila Shimbun (in Japanese)’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 Manila Shimbun (in Japanese) social media accounts to look for clues that suggests Manila Shimbun (in Japanese) media bias.
8. Popular editors of Manila Shimbun (in Japanese)
Any popular person or editor associated with the Manila Shimbun (in Japanese) will also speak a lot about Manila Shimbun (in Japanese)’s media bias. We will analyze popular persons or editors of Manila Shimbun (in Japanese) that are directly or indirectly linked to any political party or ideology.
9. Manila Shimbun (in Japanese) CEO’s political views
In this section, we will look if Manila Shimbun (in Japanese) 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 Manila Shimbun (in Japanese)’s media bias.
B. Manila Shimbun (in Japanese) Factual Reporting Analysis
After Manila Shimbun (in Japanese) media bias, we will write about Manila Shimbun (in Japanese)’s factual reporting, to check whether Manila Shimbun (in Japanese) is reliable or not. There are several parameters on which we will be analyzing Manila Shimbun (in Japanese)’s factual accuracies and will comment if Manila Shimbun (in Japanese) has ever published any false or misleading reports.
1. Manila Shimbun (in Japanese)’s misleading or false news articles
We will look for Manila Shimbun (in Japanese)’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 Manila Shimbun (in Japanese) in its Op-Ed or news section.
2. Popular Fact-Checking Organizations’ Analysis of Manila Shimbun (in Japanese)
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 Manila Shimbun (in Japanese) to suggest if Manila Shimbun (in Japanese) has published false stories in the past or not.
3. Sources of Manila Shimbun (in Japanese)
Sources quotes by newspapers are also indicative of their reliability. We will check the sources quoted by Manila Shimbun (in Japanese) in their news stories to find out if Manila Shimbun (in Japanese) is factually reliable or not.
C. Manila Shimbun (in Japanese) 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 Manila Shimbun (in Japanese).
D. History of Manila Shimbun (in Japanese)
Manila Shimbun (in Japanese) is based out of Philippines and primarily published from Philippines . In this section, we will comment about the history of Manila Shimbun (in Japanese) including Manila Shimbun (in Japanese) founder, Manila Shimbun (in Japanese) publisher, Manila Shimbun (in Japanese) circulation and Manila Shimbun (in Japanese) headquarters.
E. Manila Shimbun (in Japanese) Funding & Ownership
Under this section, mediabuzz will write about Manila Shimbun (in Japanese)’s investors, stakeholders and owners to analyze how Manila Shimbun (in Japanese)’s media bias and factual reliability is affected.
F. Readers of Manila Shimbun (in Japanese)
Under this section, we will provide you approximate numbers of readers Manila Shimbun (in Japanese) enjoy. It will also have an age-wise, demographic-wise, gender-wise and political opinion-wise distribution of Manila Shimbun (in Japanese) audience.
G. Manila Shimbun (in Japanese) Media Bias and Credibility – Conclusion
After a thorough analysis of Manila Shimbun (in Japanese) on the above mentioned parameters, we will sum up if Manila Shimbun (in Japanese) is a left, center or right biased newspaper. Based on the analysis, we will offer a judgement on whether Manila Shimbun (in Japanese) is a reliable or unreliable publication when factual reporting is concerned.