Jacobin

AllSides Media Bias Rating™: Left
1375/359
The bias meter value for Jacobin is -4.00. -6 is the furthest "Left" value and 6 is the furthest "Right" value.
-4.00
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Jacobin
Jacobin
Bias Rating Left
Type News Media
Region National
Owner Bhaskar Sunkara
Established 2010
Website jacobinmag.com
Twitter @jacobin
Facebook jacobinmag
Wikipedia Jacobin
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About Jacobin's Bias Rating

Jacobin is featured on the AllSides Media Bias Chart™.

Jacobin is a news media source with an AllSides Media Bias Rating™ of Left.

Jacobin is transparent about its bias. On its About page, Jacobin states that it is "a leading voice of the American left, offering socialist perspectives on politics, economics, and culture." Because it is a self-proclaimed socialist publication, AllSides rates Jacobin's media bias as Left with high confidence.

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

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

Jacobin Ownership and Funding

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Owner: Bhaskar Sunkara

Jacobin was founded and is published by Bhaskar Sunkara.

Updated November 23, 2020

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