Pennsylvania Capital-Star

About Pennsylvania Capital-Star's Bias Rating

Pennsylvania Capital-Star is a news media source with an AllSides Media Bias Rating™ of Lean Right.

What a "Lean Right" Rating Means

Sources with an AllSides Media Bias Rating of Lean Right display media bias in ways that moderately align with conservative, traditional, libertarian, or right-wing thought and/or policy agendas. A Lean Right bias is a moderately conservative rating on the political spectrum.

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According to its About page, "The Pennsylvania Capital-Star is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news site dedicated to honest and aggressive coverage of state government, politics and policy. The Capital-Star is part of States Newsroom, a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit supported by grants and a coalition of donors and readers."

States Newsroom runs several state-based news organizations across the U.S. An independent review of Capital-Star in March 2022 conducted by AllSides Managing Editor Henry A. Brechter (Center bias) noted a slight bias to the right, with consistently positive framing of Republicans and focus on conservative issues like school choice and replealing Obamacare.

 

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

As of September 2024, AllSides has low or initial confidence in our Lean right rating for Pennsylvania Capital-Star. If we perform more bias reviews and gather consistent data, this confidence level will increase.