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Is The Guardian biased?

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Lean: Left-Center (Media Bias/Fact Check)Reliability: High factual reporting (Media Bias/Fact Check)

Verdict: The Guardian is rated Left-Center with high factual reporting by Media Bias/Fact Check. In CadNews’s last 30 days it covered 182 stories; 30 of 182 (17%) were also covered by the other side.

The Guardian is owned by the Scott Trust, an endowment created to keep the paper editorially independent. It openly identifies with a progressive editorial perspective and labels opinion content clearly.

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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 ratings work

How The Guardian covered the news this month

Stories covered
182
last 30 days
Loaded language
1.14 per story
based on 7 analyzed articles; all-outlet average 0.705
Cross-spectrum share
17%
of its stories were also covered by the other side (average 23%)
Framing
—
needs 10 stories with framing data (7 so far)

Methodology: we count the stories in our archive from the last 30 days that include The Guardian (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

The Guardian is rated Left-Center with high factual reporting by Media Bias/Fact Check.LeftCenterRightMBFC

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

Ownership and funding

Owner
Scott Trust (non-profit endowment)
Type
International daily

How other raters rate The Guardian

RaterRatingSource
Media Bias/Fact CheckLeft-Center · High factual reportingView rating ↗

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

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Recent The Guardian coverage

Blind spots

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

Media Bias/Fact Check

Left-Center · High factual reporting

Factual reliability

high factual reporting by Media Bias/Fact Check

Founded

1821

Headquarters

London, UK

Type

International daily

Ownership

Scott Trust (non-profit endowment)

Strengths

  • ·Strong investigative reporting (Snowden, Panama Papers, Cambridge Analytica).
  • ·Editorial independence enshrined in ownership structure.

Things to keep in mind

  • ·Editorial perspective is openly progressive, which carries into news framing.
  • ·US coverage is filtered through a UK editorial lens.

Is The Guardian left or right?

The Guardian is rated Left-Center with high 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 Guardian credible?

The Guardian is rated Left-Center with high 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.

What is The Guardian?

The Guardian is owned by the Scott Trust, an endowment created to keep the paper editorially independent. It openly identifies with a progressive editorial perspective and labels opinion content clearly. Founded in 1821. Owned by Scott Trust (non-profit endowment). Based in London, UK. Format: International daily.

What does The Guardian cover most?

Of the 182 The Guardian stories in CadNews's archive over the last 30 days, the most common topics were Politics (37%), Sports (25%), Technology (15%).

Does The Guardian cover the same stories as the other side?

30 of 182 The Guardian stories in our archive over the last 30 days (17%) 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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