San Diego Union-Tribune

About San Diego Union-Tribune's Bias Rating

San Diego Union-Tribune 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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AllSides gives San Diego Union-Tribune a Left rating. In August 2020, an AllSides editor conducted an independent review of San Diego Union-Tribune and gave it an initial rating of Lean Left. San Diego Union-Tribune is a paid local daily newspaper for the San Diego area. Coverage area includes the San Diego county and the Imperial area. It was sold, along with the Los Angeles Times, by the Tribune Company in 2018 to Patrick Soon-Shiong's investment firm Nant Capital LLC for $500 million plus $90 million in pension liabilities.

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As of April 2024, people have voted on the AllSides Media Bias Rating for San Diego Union-Tribune. On average, those who disagree with our rating think this source has a Center bias.

As of April 2024, AllSides has low or initial confidence in our Lean left rating for San Diego Union-Tribune. If we perform more bias reviews and gather consistent data, this confidence level will increase.