NewsOne

AllSides Media Bias Rating™: Left
313/147
The bias meter value for NewsOne is -4.00. -6 is the furthest "Left" value and 6 is the furthest "Right" value.
-4.00
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NewsOne
NewsOne
Bias Rating Left
Type News Media
Region National
Website newsone.com
Twitter @newsone
Facebook NewsOneOfficial
Wikipedia NewsOne
What a Left Bias Rating Means

The source displays media bias in ways that strongly align with liberal, progressive, or left-wing thought and/or policy agendas. A Left rating is our most liberal rating on the political spectrum.

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About NewsOne's Bias Rating

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

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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Details

NewsOne is an American online news website that delivers "original stories, diverse opinions, photos, videos and polls," all primarily targeting black and African-American audiences. The site was created in 2008 and is owned by Urban One, Inc. (formerly called Radio One), a Silver Spring, Maryland-based media conglomerate founded in 1980 by business entreprenuer and TV personality Cathy Hughes. The ninth-highest-earning African-American-owned business in the United States as of 2015, Urban One operates 55 radio stations across the country and majority-owns the syndicator Reach Media, the cable network TV One, and the digital platform Interactive One, which claims a monthly readership of 10 million. Its mission, according to NewsOne's About Us page, is to "is to embrace and positively impact the lives of African Americans." Preliminary research shows that NewsOne has a strong left bias. Its stories often cover topics such as police violence and brutality from a progressive liberal perspective, and its opinion pieces are regularly critical of conservative figures like Donald Trump.

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

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

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