NewsBreak

AllSides Media Bias Rating™: Lean Left
34/40
-1.28
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NewsBreak
Bias Rating Lean Left
Type News Media
Region National
Website newsbreak.com/headlines
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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Contents
  1. About NewsBreak's Bias Rating
  2. What a "Lean Left" Rating Means
  3. Bias Reviews
  4. Community Feedback
  5. Confidence Level

About NewsBreak's Bias Rating

NewsBreak 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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NewsBreak Bias Rated Lean Left: Sept. 2023 Analysis

In September 2023, an AllSides bias analysis of NewsBreak found a Lean Left bias. AllSides found the top news sources that appeared in Newsbreak’s “National News” section were 0% Left-rated, 80% Lean Left-rated, 10% Center-rated, 0% Lean Right-rated, 8% Right-rated, and 2% not rated by AllSides. 

The five news sources that appeared most often on NewsBreak were ABC News (Lean Left), Associated Press (Lean Left), CBS News (Lean Left), NBC News (Lean Left), and Fox News (Right). Fox News was the only Right-rated outlet Newsbreak displayed. No outlets that were Left-rated or Lean Right-rated were displayed.

For this analysis, AllSides looked only at headlines that appeared under the “National News” section of Newsbreak.com. Newsbreak bills itself as “the nation's leading local news app" and its homepage shows news by zipcode; users can also select a state or city. For the purposes of this analysis, AllSides looked only at non-customizable, non-local content in Newsbreak’s National News section. 

Learn more about the AllSides NewsBreak Bias Analysis™ and get full results here.

As of 2024, AllSides had analyzed the bias of multiple news aggregators and found most of them Lean Left.

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Community Feedback

Feedback does not determine ratings, but may trigger deeper review.

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

Confidence Level

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

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