News Media Reliability and Bias

The latest Media Bias Chart by Ad Fontes Media is out. How did Oklahoma's media rate?

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Media Bias Chart

The latest Media Bias Chart by Ad Fontes Media has been released. This chart rates the news media based on reliability and political bias. You can learn more about Ad Fontes Media and its rating methodology at adfontesmedia.com.

The graph has two axes. The vertical axis shows the reliability scale between 0 and 64. Scores above 40 are considered generally good and reliable, and below 24 are problematic and unreliable. The horizontal axis shows a political bias scale between -42 and 42. The negative scores show left-leaning, and the positive scores show right-leaning. Scores closer to 0 show a balanced or centrist bias.

Three examples: NPR’s News Now podcast was rated highly reliable at 49.33 with a just-off-center political bias of -0.28. The Nation magazine was rated generally reliable at 32.25 with a strong left bias of -18.75. The OAN TV Network was rated as unreliable at 13.67 with a hyper-partisan right bias of 24.33.

I did a little data diving and found some of Oklahoma’s news media, which shows them to be reliable with a close-to-center bias.

Oklahoma Media Bias Data - January 2024 - Ad Fontes Media (Google Sheet)

Please note that Ad Fontes Media is a paid service. I used their free edition to pull the Oklahoma data. They have multiple paid tiers for deeper data access and other services.

I can agree with their ratings for Oklahoma media. I share the news most mornings on social media and in the “In The News” here in the newsletter, and I find them all reliable and reasonably balanced politically. Otherwise, I wouldn’t be using them as news sources. It would be interesting to see some more Oklahoma media like Oklahoma Voice, Oklahoma Watch, Nondoc, The Journal Record, The Frontier, and others available in their data in the future.

In The News

A look at some of the latest headlines from around Oklahoma and beyond.

• What to watch for during Oklahoma's 2024 legislative session | KGOU

• State Seeks Repayment of Errant Teacher Bonuses | Oklahoma Watch

• Oklahoma sets new record for emergency certified teachers | Oklahoma Voice

• Ryan Walters, Oklahoma board of education approves pronoun ban | The Oklahoman

• Oklahoma lawmakers, educators concerned over 'Libs of TikTok' creator's appointment to education committee | KFOR

• 'Big win for us:' Federal regulators say Grand River Dam Authority is responsible for flooding in Miami | The Frontier

• Most rural Oklahoma hospitals lack maternity care, others that do risk losing it | KGOU

• Oklahoma City-based Love’s marks 60 years in business, fuels economy in 42 states | The Journal Record

• Oklahoma Department of Corrections scrutinized for use of private messaging app Signal | KOKH

• Cain's Ballroom celebrates 100 years with special shows, new beer | Public Radio Tulsa

• Rain barrel sale helps Oklahomans save springtime showers for dusty summer months | KGOU

About Oklahoma: Craig County

Craig County, Oklahoma

Welcome to Craig County.

Craig County is on the Kansas border in the northeastern part of the state. The county was formed at statehood and named after Granville Craig, a prominent Cherokee farmer from the Bluejacket area.

Vinita, Oklahoma, in the southern part of the county at the intersections of State Highway 2, U.S. Highway 60, U.S. Highway 62, Interstate 44, and Historic Route 66, is the county seat and the county’s largest city.

Other notable communities include Welch and Bluejacket in the northeastern, Centralia in the western, and White Oak, Big Cabin, and Ketchum in the southern parts of the county.

• Established: 1907

• County Seat: Vinita, Oklahoma 74301

• Nation: Cherokee

• Map: Google Maps

• Area: 761 mi² (1,971 km²)

• Population: 14,107 (2020 Census)

• Time Zone: UTC−6 (Central), DST observed

• Area Code: 918

• Congressional District: 2

• State House District: 6, 7

• State Senate District: 1

• Weather: NWS Tulsa

• Tourism Region: Green Country

• History: Oklahoma Historical Society

• Historic Places: Exploring Oklahoma History

• More Information: Wikipedia

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– K.