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The Seattle Times

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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.

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Contents
  1. About The Seattle Times's Bias Rating
  2. What a "Center" Rating Means
  3. Details
  4. Confidence Level

About The Seattle Times's Bias Rating

The Seattle Times 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.

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Details

The Seattle Times is the most widely circulated daily newspaper in the Pacific Northwest. It was founded in 1891 and has been owned and operated by the Blethen family since 1896.

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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 The Seattle Times. If we perform more bias reviews and gather consistent data, this confidence level will increase.