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The Boston Globe

-4.00
LeftLeft biasWhat does this mean?

How we determined this rating:

  • Independent Review
  • AllSides has low or initial confidence in this bias rating.

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Contents
  1. About The Boston Globe's Bias Rating
  2. What a "Left" Rating Means
  3. Details
  4. Confidence Level
  5. Ownership & Funding

About The Boston Globe's Bias Rating

The Boston Globe is a news media source with an AllSides Media Bias Rating™ of Left.

What a "Left" Rating Means

Sources with an AllSides Media Bias Rating of Left display media bias in ways that strongly align with liberal, progressive, or left-wing thought and/or policy agendas. This is our most liberal rating on the political spectrum.

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Details

Boston Globe Rated Left In 2021 Independent Review

An independent review by an AllSides reviewer concluded that the Boston Globe should be moved from a Lean Left to Left rating, due to story choice that consistently favors progressive and/or left-wing stances and a frequent lack of including dissenting voices or conservative perspectives in political news stories.

 

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Confidence Level

Confidence is determined by how many reviews have been applied and consistency of data.

As of June 2026, AllSides has low or initial confidence in our Left rating for The Boston Globe. If we perform more bias reviews and gather consistent data, this confidence level will increase.

The Boston Globe Ownership and Funding

Funding and ownership do not influence bias ratings. We rate the bias of content only.

Owner: Boston Globe Media Partners, LLC

The Boston Globe (and the Boston Sunday Globe) is an American daily newspaper based in Boston, Massachusetts. It is owned by businessman John henry, who also owns NESN, a television sports network in Boston. Its chief print rival is the Boston Herald.