From a dataset of 5,138 news articles on U.S. immigration and the border, these five authors scored the highest according to the Factual’s news rating algorithm.
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What Are the Best Nonpartisan News Sources for Covid-19?
Based on our analysis of 180,000 articles from 2020, these ten outlets emerged as the most credible nonpartisan news sources on Covid-19.
The Most Credible Reporters for Election News
In the cacophonous news cycle, it essential to have trusted voices in the media who have a demonstrated track record of quality, credible reporting.
The Factual’s Most Credible Sources for Election News
Given the contentiousness of this election cycle, having reliable sources for credible news has rarely been more essential.
Women Journalists Are the Most Credible Voices on Covid-19
By Phillip Meylan and Lucina Di Meco On more than one occasion, The Factual has uncovered data on the U.S. media ecosystem that suggests that women journalists make up a disproportionately high number of the most credible journalists. An analysis back in April found that 8 of the top 10 journalists covering Covid-19 were women, …
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The Top-Rated Media Outlets on COVID-19
In the first 72 days of 2020 (up through March 12, the day of our first such review), roughly 11,000 articles were published about COVID-19 in the entire U.S. media ecosystem. By the end of March (19 days later), that number nearly quadrupled to over 41,000, with a daily output that routinely tops 1,500 articles. …
The Most Credible Journalists on COVID-19
The spread of COVID-19 in the U.S. passed an inflection point in the last 2 weeks. The number of articles published about the global pandemic went from hundreds a day to a weekday average of roughly 1,400 articles. Spending endless hours reading COVID-19 updates quickly loses its marginal utility and can drive our underlying levels …
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