Digital news and commentary outlet

Is The Free Press biased?

Last updated Oct 21, 2026

Verdict: The Free Press (Free Press) is rated Right-Center with mixed factual reporting by Media Bias/Fact Check. In CadNews’s last 30 days it covered 9 stories; 0 of 9 were also covered by the other side.

The Free Press publishes reporting and commentary on politics, culture and media.

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External ratings are attributed to their linked rater pages. CadNews’s saved coverage and framing measurements are separate; neither is a guarantee for every story.

How The Free Press covered the news this month

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Methodology: we count the stories in our archive from the last 30 days that include The Free Press (opinion pieces excluded). For each analyzed story, the AI classifies how each outlet's article is framed, based on emphasis, word choice and what it includes or omits, and flags loaded phrases. These are automated estimates, not verdicts. How CadNews works

Political leaning spectrum

Circles: independent raters’ political labels; diamond, when shown: CadNews’s average saved political framing, not a reliability rating.

Media Bias/Fact Check: Right-Center · Mixed factual reporting

Ownership and funding

Owner: Paramount · Source ↗
Type: Digital news and commentary outlet

How other raters rate The Free Press

Rater	Rating	Source
Media Bias/Fact Check	Right-Center · Mixed factual reporting	View rating ↗

CadNews’s own coverage numbers come from its saved coverage data, separate from these external ratings.

Recent coverage compared

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Blind spots

Big stories from the last 30 days, covered by outlets on both sides, that The Free Press didn't cover in its feeds.

Media Bias/Fact Check

Right-Center · Mixed factual reporting

Factual reliability

mixed factual reporting by Media Bias/Fact Check

Founded

2021

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Headquarters

New York City, NY

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Type

Digital news and commentary outlet

Ownership

Paramount

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Strengths

·Regular national coverage CadNews compares with other outlets.

Things to keep in mind

·Its perspective comes from the linked external rating; compare coverage across outlets.

Is The Free Press left or right?

The Free Press is rated Right-Center with mixed factual reporting by Media Bias/Fact Check. External ratings are attributed to their linked rater pages. CadNews’s saved coverage and framing measurements are separate; neither is a guarantee for every story.

Is The Free Press credible?

What is The Free Press?

The Free Press publishes reporting and commentary on politics, culture and media. Founded in 2021. Owned by Paramount. Based in New York City, NY. Format: Digital news and commentary outlet.

What does The Free Press cover most?

Of the 9 The Free Press stories in CadNews's archive over the last 30 days, the most common topics were Politics (56%), Top Stories (33%), World News (11%).

Does The Free Press cover the same stories as the other side?

0 of 9 The Free Press stories in our archive over the last 30 days were also covered by outlets on the other side of the political spectrum. Stories it covered alone, and big stories it skipped, are listed on this page.

Read across the spectrum

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Outlets on the other side

Compare The Free Press with outlets whose sourced political labels fall on the other side of the spectrum.

Associated Press

Wire service

apnews.com

AllSides: Lean Left; Media Bias/Fact Check: Left-Center · High factual reporting

The Associated Press is a not-for-profit cooperative owned by its member newspapers and broadcasters. Its core output is wire copy used by thousands of outlets worldwide, which pushes its reporting toward terse, sourced, and largely descriptive language.

NPR

Public radio network

npr.org

Media Bias/Fact Check: Left-Center · High factual reporting

NPR is a privately and publicly funded non-profit that distributes news and cultural programming to local member stations. Its hard news desk is widely cited; its features and culture coverage typically reflect a center-left lens.

The New York Times

National daily newspaper

nytimes.com

AllSides: Lean Left (News); Media Bias/Fact Check: Left-Center · High factual reporting

The Times is the largest US national newspaper by subscriptions. Its news desk is rigorous and well-sourced; its opinion section is editorially separate and runs a wide range of voices skewed toward the center-left.

Other center-right outlets

CBS News

Broadcast network news outlet

cbsnews.com

Media Bias/Fact Check: Right-Center · Mostly Factual

CBS News is the news division of the CBS broadcast network, home of the CBS Evening News, 60 Minutes and Face the Nation. Its straight news reporting is generally conventional and sourced, while story selection and tone on social issues are often rated slightly left of center.

Washington Examiner

Political news and commentary outlet

washingtonexaminer.com

Media Bias/Fact Check: Right-Center · Mostly Factual

The Washington Examiner is a Washington-focused outlet covering politics and policy from a conservative perspective. It mixes straight reporting with a large volume of commentary, and its story selection and headlines are generally rated right of center.

The Washington Times

Newspaper

washingtontimes.com

Media Bias/Fact Check: Right-Center · Mixed factual reporting

The Washington Times is a daily newspaper in the capital with a conservative editorial page. Its news coverage focuses on national politics, security and the federal government, with story selection and framing generally rated center-right to right.