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