Scripps News
What does this mean?How we determined this rating:
- Independent Review
- AllSides has low or initial confidence in this bias rating.
Unless otherwise noted, this bias rating refers only to online news coverage, not TV, print, or radio content.
Learn about our bias rating methodsAbout Scripps News's Bias Rating
Scripps News is a news media source with an AllSides Media Bias Rating™ of Center.
What a "Center" Rating Means
Sources with an AllSides Media Bias Rating of Center either do not show much predictable media bias, display a balance of articles with left and right biases, or equally balance left and right perspectives.
Center doesn't mean better! A Center media bias rating does not necessarily mean a source is totally unbiased, neutral, perfectly reasonable, or credible,just as Left and Right don't necessarily mean extreme, wrong, unreasonable, or not credible. AllSides encourages people to read outlets across the political spectrum.
Learn more about Center ratingsDetails
Scripps News (formally Newsy) has a Center bias. An independent review by an AllSides staffer in April 2020 found that Scripps News does not utilize the common types of media bias in its coverage. Its coverage is largely factual and devoid of editorialization.
About Scripps News
Scripps News bills itself as offering "straightforward, opinion-free news coverage." Its Facebook page declares:
"We believe opinions should be yours. So we cut the BS and built a news brand based on sharing facts with context...Honest and accessible, we’ve ousted the screaming guest panels and partisan op-eds to make room for journalism that empowers, not manipulates. We give you the news, you decide what to do with it."
Scripps News is a U.S. news network that was founded in 2008 and was acquired by the E. W. Scripps Company in January 2014 for $35 million. Scripps News content can be found on Verizon FiOS, Comcast Xfinity, AT&T U-verse, YouTube TV, DirecTV, and other platforms.
Confidence Level
Confidence is determined by how many reviews have been applied and consistency of data.As of June 2026, AllSides has low or initial confidence in our Center rating for Scripps News. If we perform more bias reviews and gather consistent data, this confidence level will increase.