Indy Week

The bias meter value for Indy Week is -2.00. -6 is the furthest "Left" value and 6 is the furthest "Right" value.
-2.00
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Indy Week
Bias Rating Lean Left
Type News Media
Region North Carolina
Owner ZM INDY
Established 1983
Website indyweek.com
Twitter @indyweek
Facebook INDYWeekNC
Wikipedia Indy Week
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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About Indy Week's Bias Rating

Indy Week 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

Indy Week, formerly known as the Independent Weekly and originally the North Carolina Independent, is a tabloid-format alternative weekly newspaper published in Durham, North Carolina, United States, and distributed throughout the Research Triangle area (Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, and Cary) and counties (Wake County, Durham County, Orange County, and Chatham County). Its first issue was published in April 1983. Indy Week is a member of the Association of Alternative Newsmedia and has a progressive, liberal political perspective. The Columbia Journalism Review has cited the newspaper for its "spine of steel."[citation needed] The print edition is published on Wednesdays.

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As of March 2024, people have voted on the AllSides Media Bias Rating for Indy Week. On average, those who disagree with our rating think this source has a Left bias.

Confidence Level

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As of March 2024, AllSides has low or initial confidence in our Lean left rating for Indy Week. If we perform more bias reviews and gather consistent data, this confidence level will increase.

Indy Week Ownership and Funding

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Owner: ZM INDY

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