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Daily Northwestern

-2.00
Lean LeftLean Left biasWhat does this mean?

How we determined this rating:

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

Unless otherwise noted, this bias rating refers only to online news coverage, not TV, print, or radio content.

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Contents
  1. About Daily Northwestern's Bias Rating
  2. What a "Lean Left" Rating Means
  3. Details
  4. Confidence Level
  5. Ownership & Funding

About Daily Northwestern's Bias Rating

Daily Northwestern is a news media source with an AllSides Media Bias Rating™ of Lean Left.

What a "Lean Left" Rating Means

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

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Details

One of the nation’s most respected college newspapers, The Daily Northwestern has won dozens of regional and national awards. The Daily received the top award from the Illinois College Press Association in February 2012 and February 2014. It has also won the Pacemaker, long regarded as the Pulitzer Prize of college journalism, seven times in the past decade — most recently in 2011-12.

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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 Lean Left rating for Daily Northwestern. If we perform more bias reviews and gather consistent data, this confidence level will increase.

Daily Northwestern Ownership and Funding

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

Owner: Students Publishing Company