On 21 December 2004 it was purchased by the Washington Post Company. Slate is a United States-based, English language online current affairs and culture magazine created in 1996 by former New Republic editor Michael Kinsley, initially under the ownership of Microsoft as part of MSN. Slate describes itself as a "daily magazine on the web," a "podcast network," and "a general-interest publication offering analysis and commentary about politics, news, business, technology, and culture." Additional InformationĪccording to Wikipedia, Slate is an "online magazine that covers current affairs, politics, and culture in the United States from a liberal perspective." Two or more bias reviews have affirmed this rating or the source is transparent about bias. Another Slate piece labeled "news" opened, " Donald Trump, who is somehow the president, did an interview." Slate's framing of these issues and subjective language has a clear Left media bias.Ĭonfidence Level Confidence is determined by how many reviews have been applied and consistency of data.Īs of October 2023, AllSides has high confidence in our Left rating for Slate. Another piece claimed the Trump administration was "ignoring" rules against indefinite detention of undocumented children, when in reality the administration released documents proposing to amend them. For example, that day a piece on the site claimed that the Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court nomination is "a matter of life and death" for women - a subjective statement. 6, 2018, we noted that multiple pieces of Slate content labeled "news" were not balanced, and gave readers only a Left perspective on issues of the day. In its news reporting, Slate often uses subjective and emotional words.Īt the time of review on Sept. Opinion pieces on Slate are often labeled news, making it unclear to readers what is fact and what is opinion. The AllSides team found that Slate never includes a Right-leaning perspective on its website, making it unbalanced. We decided to move Slate's bias from a Lean Left to Left. In September 2018, AllSides conducted an Editorial Review of Slate. Slate Moved from Lean Left to Left in Sept. The reviewer found that while much of Slate's content was opinion and analysis content on nonpartisan topics, content on partisan topics almost always criticized Republicans or advocated positions usually associated with the political left. 2022 Independent ReviewĪn independent review of Slate conducted in April 2022 by a member of the AllSides panel confirmed the rating of Left. Slate Moved from Lean Left to Left in 2018 Editorial Review.Bias Reviews We use multiple methods to analyze sources.
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