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How to Determine Bias in Magazines, Journals, & Newspapers

Look in Magazines for Libraries for short, descriptive articles about many major magazines, newspapers, and journals.

For Example: 

"The Nation is a strongly leftist publication that includes original in-depth reporting as well as significant editorial and opinion content."

"National Review...is generally considered to be the premier mainstream conservative publication."

"The Monthly Review has been publishing articles from a hard-left perspective for over 60 years."

"The New American is a hard-right magazine (usually further to the right than the National Review), published by the John Birch Society in one form or another since the 1950s."


Go to the magazine's homepage and look for the "About Us" section.

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