Is Roll Call biased?
Independent monitors rate Roll Call as center.
Roll Call covers Congress, campaigns and lobbying from Capitol Hill. Its reporting is mostly procedural and legislative, written for readers who follow how bills and elections actually move.
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Political lean
Center
Factual reliability
High factual reporting
Founded
1955
Headquarters
Washington, DC
Type
Political news
Ownership
FiscalNote
Strengths
- ·Deep, detailed coverage of Congress and House and Senate races.
- ·Mostly straight reporting with little editorializing.
Things to keep in mind
- ·Narrow focus on Washington; less national context for general readers.
- ·Some content sits behind a subscription.
Is Roll Call left or right?
CadNews rates Roll Call as center. This rating reflects the consensus of independent media monitors (AllSides, Ad Fontes Media, Media Bias/Fact Check) and how its framing compares with other outlets in our story analyses.
Is Roll Call credible?
Roll Call has high factual reporting factual reliability. Deep, detailed coverage of Congress and House and Senate races.
What is Roll Call?
Roll Call covers Congress, campaigns and lobbying from Capitol Hill. Its reporting is mostly procedural and legislative, written for readers who follow how bills and elections actually move. Founded in 1955, it is owned by FiscalNote and based in Washington, DC. Format: Political news.
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