Helaine Olen

AllSides Media Bias Rating™: Lean Left
27/22
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Helaine Olen
Bias Rating Lean Left
Type Author
Region National
What a Lean Left Bias Rating Means

The source displays media bias in ways that moderately align with liberal, progressive, or left-wing thought and/or policy agendas.

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  1. About Helaine Olen's Bias Rating
  2. What a "Lean Left" Rating Means
  3. Details
  4. Community Feedback
  5. Confidence Level

About Helaine Olen's Bias Rating

Helaine Olen is a author 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

Helaine Olen is a columnist for The Washington Post (Lean Left bias). Her bias rating is Lean Left.

A review of Olen's writing indicates that she focuses primarily on labor unions, healthcare and other issues of more importance to the left.

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