SFGATE

AllSides Media Bias Rating™: Lean Left
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SFGATE
Bias Rating Lean Left
Type News Media
Region California
Owner Hearst Communications, Inc.
Established 1994
Website sfgate.com
Twitter @sfgate
Facebook SFGate
Wikipedia SFGATE
What a Lean Left Bias Rating Means

The source displays media bias in ways that moderately align with liberal, progressive, or left-wing thought and/or policy agendas.

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Contents
  1. About SFGATE
  2. What a "Lean Left" Rating Means
  3. Details
  4. Community Feedback
  5. Confidence Level
  6. Ownership & Funding
  7. Articles from SFGATE

About SFGATE

SFGATE 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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Details

SFGATE is a digital news website covering local news and culture in the San Francisco area.

It served as the online version of The San Francisco Chronicle (Left bias) until 2019, when the Chronicle and SFGATE "officially became two separately run entities with their own editorial staffs and independent newsrooms," according to SFGATE's website.

SFGATE was one of the earliest major market newspaper websites to be launched, having done so in 1994, at the time of The Newspaper Guild strike.

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Community Feedback

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

As of June 2023, people have voted on the AllSides Media Bias Rating for SFGATE. 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 June 2023, AllSides has low or initial confidence in our Lean left rating for SFGATE. If we perform more bias reviews and gather consistent data, this confidence level will increase.

SFGATE Ownership and Funding

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

Owner: Hearst Communications, Inc.

Articles from SFGATE

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