2021 Political News Rankings - My Political Personality

2021 US Political News Rankings

Independent news source rankings to ensure you’re receiving accurate, transparent, and timely political information.

Political News Rankings – Updated Feb 2021

Rankings independently aggregated by MPP staff based on subjective analysis of political news accuracy, breadth, corporate influence, and political bias.
Sources Factcheck.org, Univ Michigan, Columbia Univ.

1. The Associated Press97%

97%

2. BBC America96%

96%

3. Reuters94%

94%

4. The New York Times91%

91%

5. Business Insider90%

90%

6. The Wall Street Journal90%

90%

7. ABC News Network88%

88%

8. NBC News Network86%

86%

9. CBS News Network86%

86%

10. Huffington Post84%

84%

11. MSNBC81%

81%

12. CNN78%

78%

13. Fox News60%

60%

14. New York Post58%

58%

The Associated Press

An American non-profit news collective founded in 1846.

Overall Rating97%

97%

Political Bias: Balanced50%

50%

Political Independence98%

98%

Corporate Independence94%

94%

Accuracy96%

96%

Coverage Breadth98%

98%

1/10

BBC

A public broadcasting news service based in London.

Overall Rating96%

96%

Political Bias: Balanced55%

55%

Political Independence92%

92%

Corporate Independence97%

97%

Accuracy97%

97%

Coverage Breadth99%

99%

1/10

Reuters

An international news org founded by Thomas Reuters.

Overall Rating94%

94%

Political Bias: Balanced50%

50%

Political Independence94%

94%

Corporate Independence91%

91%

Accuracy95%

95%

Coverage Breadth97%

97%

1/10

The New York Times

An American daily newspaper located in New York.

Overall Rating91%

91%

Political Bias: Left-Center60%

60%

Political Independence86%

86%

Corporate Independence87%

87%

Accuracy95%

95%

Coverage Breadth90%

90%

A-

1/10

Business Insider

An American financial and business news website founded in 2007.

Overall Rating90%

90%

Political Bias: Right-Center40%

40%

Political Independence86%

86%

Corporate Independence81%

81%

Accuracy93%

93%

Coverage Breadth94%

94%

A-

1/10

The Wallstreet Journal

An American business-focused, English-language international daily newspaper based in New York City

Overall Rating90%

90%

Political Bias: Right-Center40%

40%

Political Independence84%

84%

Corporate Independence79%

79%

Accuracy95%

95%

Coverage Breadth94%

94%

A-

1/10

ABC News Network

ABC News is the news division of Walt Disney American Broadcasting Company

Overall Rating88%

88%

Political Bias: Left-Center55%

55%

Political Independence85%

85%

Corporate Independence85%

85%

Accuracy93%

93%

Coverage Breadth95%

95%

B+

1/10

NBC News Digital

ABC News is the news division of Walt Disney American Broadcasting Company

Overall Rating86%

86%

Political Bias: Left-Center55%

55%

Political Independence85%

85%

Corporate Independence85%

85%

Accuracy85%

85%

Coverage Breadth80%

80%

1/10

CBS News

The news division of the American television and radio service CBS.

Overall Rating86%

86%

Political Bias: Left-Center65%

65%

Political Independence85%

85%

Corporate Independence85%

85%

Accuracy85%

85%

Coverage Breadth90%

90%

1/10

Huffington Post

HuffPost is an American news aggregator and blog, with localized and international editions.

Overall Rating84%

84%

Political Bias: Left-Center65%

65%

Political Independence81%

81%

Corporate Independence85%

85%

Accuracy85%

85%

Coverage Breadth88%

88%

1/10

MSNBC

MSNBC is an American news-based pay television cable channel based in New York City and owned by the NBCUniversal News Group division of NBCUniversal.

Overall Rating81%

81%

Political Bias: Left75%

75%

Political Independence68%

68%

Corporate Independence77%

77%

Accuracy85%

85%

Coverage Breadth88%

88%

B-

1/10

CNN

A multinational news organization, Cable News Network.

Overall Rating78%

78%

Political Bias: Left-Leaning60%

60%

Political Independence78%

78%

Corporate Independence71%

71%

Accuracy76%

76%

Coverage Breadth94%

94%

C+

1/10

Fox News

An American multinational conservative cable news network.

Overall Rating60%

60%

Political Bias: Extreme Right5%

Political Independence22%

22%

Corporate Independence59%

59%

Accuracy43%

43%

Coverage Breadth79%

79%

D-

1/10

New York Post

The New York Post is a conservative-leaning daily tabloid newspaper in New York City.

Overall Rating58%

58%

Political Bias: Right Lean35%

35%

Political Independence56%

56%

Corporate Independence72%

72%

Accuracy27%

27%

Coverage Breadth51%

51%

F+

1/10