• Zagorath@aussie.zone
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      10 months ago

      I’m always sceptical of any claims on that site. It continues to label the ABC as centre-left, despite the fact that independent analysis has found it does an incredibly good job of maintaining its statutory non-partisanship, or possibly even leans slightly to the right.

      Doesn’t it get its bias ratings from user votes? Terribly subject to gaming.

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        10 months ago

        Probably american-based like the other commenter says. The American left is the global center-right iirc.

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        10 months ago

        Left and right are relative and vary over time and space. They base it on US politics. Many Democrats would be conservatives here in Canada. They have a poll on the site but it doesn’t have anything to do with their assessment.

        Left-right bias is the least important thing they’re assessing though. Looking at ABC, I care that they have press freedom, editorial independence, have never failed a fact check, and are used as a fact-checker. I’d use their credibility rating if choosing one metric.