Scores between 24-40 indicate a range of possibilities, with some sources falling there because they are heavy in opinion and analysis, and some because they have a high variation in reliability between articles.īias scores for articles and shows are on a scale of -42 to +42, with higher negative scores being more left, higher positive scores being more right, and scores closer to zero being minimally biased, equally balanced, or exhibiting a centrist bias.This is a non-fiction account of insatiable greed on the part of a particular segment of self-serving, uncaring people drunk on money and power, who work directly in, or benefit indirectly from, the oil and gas industry. Scores above 40 are generally good scores below 24 are generally problematic. Reliability scores for articles and shows are on a scale of 0-64. The reliability rating, demonstrated on the chart’s vertical axis, rates sources on a scale from original fact reporting to analysis, opinion, propaganda and inaccurate/fabricated information. The bias rating, demonstrated on the Media Bias Chart ®️ on the horizontal axis, ranges from most extreme left to middle to most extreme right. We add each of these scores to the chart on a weighted scale, with the average of those creating the content’s overall bias score.

To determine sample content’s bias score, we consider its language, its political position, and how it compares to other reporting or analysis from other sources on the same topic. We add each of these scores to the chart on a weighted scale, with the average of those creating the sample content’s overall reliability score. To determine its reliability score, we consider the content’s veracity, expression, its title/headline, and graphics. The team considers a variety of factors when rating content. Each panel of analysts comprises one left-leaning, one right-leaning, and one center-leaning analyst. Panels of analysts from Ad Fontes Media regularly review representative sample content to rate it for reliability and bias. She is the author of two books and publishes podcasts, a blog and newsletter. Maddow previously worked as a host on Air America Radio and for WRNX and WRSI in Massachusetts. The show has won three Emmy Awards, in addition to other news awards. The show, which debuted in 2008, covers politics and in-depth analysis of breaking news. MSNBC: The Rachel Maddow Show is a cable TV program that aired weeknights on MSNBC until April 2022, when it began airing weekly on Mondays. The following are the overall bias and reliability scores for MSNBC: The Rachel Maddow Show according to our Ad Fontes Media ratings methodology.

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