Salon

AllSides Media Bias Rating™: Left
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-4
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Salon
Bias Rating Left
Type News Media
Region National
Owner Salon Media Group, Inc.
Established 1995
Website salon.com
Twitter @Salon
Facebook salon
Wikipedia Salon
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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Contents
  1. About Salon's Bias Rating
  2. What a "Left" Rating Means
  3. Details
  4. Community Feedback
  5. Confidence Level
  6. Ownership & Funding
  7. Articles from Salon

About Salon's Bias Rating

Salon 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.

Learn more about Left ratings

Details

Salon has a far left bias in its daily reviews of domestic politics and provocative cultural topics. The American Journalism Review described Salon's political views as provocative and liberal, while many readers have noticed a uniquely progressive, Northern California style in the website’s content. Accordingly, the AllSides Bias Rating™ for Salon is far left, a rating we have a medium confidence level in. A majority of nearly 3500 AllSides community members agreed with this rating, while 29 of those who disagreed gave Salon an average bias rating of 70. This score falls in the middle of the lean left bias, but it is not enough evidence to change Salon's rating. 

More on Salon

In addition to politically liberal commentary, Salon covers a variety of topics including reviews about books, films and music; articles about modern life, including relationships and sexuality; and reviews about technology. Founded in 1995 by David Talbot, it was created by former San Francisco Examiner staff members who departed the newspaper looking to explore digital journalism.  The website has maintained its progressive style over the years, producing stories in the format of a “smart tabloid” in order to reach popular audiences, as Talbot said in 2008. Although it has historically been unprofitable, Salon offers both free and premium content, with about 15 new articles posted per day.

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Community Feedback

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

As of September 2023, people have voted on the AllSides Media Bias Rating for Salon. On average, those who disagree with our rating think this source has a Lean Left bias.

Confidence Level

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

As of September 2023, AllSides has medium confidence in our Left rating for Salon. An Editorial Review or Blind Bias Survey has affirmed this rating, or multiple reviews have returned differing results. If we perform more bias reviews and gather consistent data, this confidence level will increase.

Salon Ownership and Funding

Funding and ownership do not influence bias ratings. We rate the bias of content only.

Owner: Salon Media Group, Inc.

Articles from Salon

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