Is The Washington Times biased?
Independent monitors rate The Washington Times as center-right.
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.
Visit washingtontimes.comHow The Washington Times covered the news this month
- Stories covered
- 77
- last 30 days
- Loaded language
- 0.09 per story
- all-outlet average 0.289
- Cross-spectrum share
- 30%
- of its stories were also covered by the other side (average 31%)
- Framing
- —
- needs 10 stories with framing data (0 so far)
Top topics
- Top Stories · 47% (avg 41%)
- Politics · 42% (avg 41%)
- World News · 8% (avg 11%)
- Technology · 3% (avg 5%)
- Business · 1% (avg 2%)
Methodology: we count the stories in our archive from the last 30 days that include The Washington Times (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
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Blind spots
Big stories from the last 30 days, covered by outlets on both sides, that The Washington Times didn't cover in its feeds.
- Israeli Oct. 7 hostage shares how she survived 50 days in Hamas captivity after massacre: ‘I demanded that they respect us’13 outlets
- Christa Pike's first words revealed after she unexpectedly woke up while lawyers thought she was 'brain dead'12 outlets
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- DNC sues to stop Trump's taxpayer-funded ad blitz9 outlets
- USS Lincoln nearly home after more than 300 days at sea9 outlets
Political lean
Center-right
Factual reliability
Mixed factual reporting
Founded
1982
Headquarters
Washington, DC
Type
Newspaper
Ownership
Operations Holdings (Unification Church affiliated)
Strengths
- ·Steady coverage of national security, defense and Capitol Hill.
- ·Publishes original reporting on topics other outlets skip.
Things to keep in mind
- ·Editorial perspective is openly conservative and can shape news framing.
- ·Ownership ties are worth knowing when reading coverage of related topics.
Is The Washington Times left or right?
CadNews rates The Washington Times as center-right. 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 The Washington Times credible?
The Washington Times has mixed factual reporting factual reliability. Steady coverage of national security, defense and Capitol Hill.
What is The Washington Times?
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. Founded in 1982, it is owned by Operations Holdings (Unification Church affiliated) and based in Washington, DC. Format: Newspaper.
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