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