The Root Bias and Reliability

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Bias: Hyper-Partisan Left

Reliability: Mixed Reliability/Opinion OR Other Issues

Overview

Ad Fontes Media rates The Root in the Hyper-Partisan Left category of bias and as Mixed Reliability/Opinion OR Other Issues in terms of reliability. The Root is an online magazine targeted to African Americans. The Root was launched in 2008 by literary critic Henry Gates Jr. and Donald Graham, former publisher of the Washington Post. It is now owned by G/O Media.

Overall Score

The following are the overall bias and reliability scores for The Root according to our Ad Fontes Media ratings methodology.

Reliability: 26.30

Bias: -18.66

Panels of analysts from Ad Fontes Media regularly review representative sample content to rate it for reliability and bias. Each panel of analysts comprises one left-leaning, one right-leaning, and one center-leaning analyst.

The team considers a variety of factors when rating content. To determine its reliability score, we consider the content’s veracity, expression, its title/headline, and graphics. We add each of these scores to the chart on a weighted scale, with the average of those creating the sample content’s overall reliability score.

To determine sample content’s bias score, we consider its language, its political position, and how it compares to other reporting or analysis from other sources on the same topic. We add each of these scores to the chart on a weighted scale, with the average of those creating the content’s overall bias score.

The bias rating, demonstrated on the Media Bias Chart®️ on the horizontal axis, ranges from most extreme left to middle to most extreme right. The reliability rating, demonstrated on the chart’s vertical axis, rates sources on a scale from original fact reporting to analysis, opinion, propaganda and inaccurate/fabricated information.

Reliability scores for articles and shows are on a scale of 0-64. Scores above 40 are generally good; scores below 24 are generally problematic. Scores between 24-40 indicate a range of possibilities, with some sources falling there because they are heavy in opinion and analysis, and some because they have a high variation in reliability between articles.

Bias scores for articles and shows are on a scale of -42 to +42, with higher negative scores being more left, higher positive scores being more right, and scores closer to zero being minimally biased, equally balanced, or exhibiting a centrist bias.

Individual Content Sample Scores

These are the most recent content samples that Ad Fontes Media analysts have rated for this source.

Content Sample URL Bias Reliability
Why Isn’t The Ouster of Harvard's First Black President Going Viral Among Black Folks? Maybe Because Claudine Gay Doesn't Feel Like She's One of Us. -17.67 30.33
Funny? Dave Chappelle Comes After Disabled and Transgender People in New Special -13.33 30.33
Teenage Black Girl Stabbed to Death After Friend Allegedly Refused Flowers From Ex-Boyfriend 0 34.67
Why The Indictment of Protesters in Atlanta Should Scare Everyone -19.33 23.67
Tim Scott Once Again Disrespects Black People In Attempt To Win Voters During 2nd Republican Debate -20.67 22.67
Kanye West Sued Over Alleged Unsafe Conditions, ‘Unpaid Wages’ in Malibu Beach Home Renovation 0 36.67
Hey, Sean Penn. Keep Will Smith’s Name Out Your Mouth -1.33 27.33
Central Park 5 Member Yusef Salaam Drags Trump In New York Times Ad -12.33 6.33
Reps. Justin Pearson and Justin Jones Were Reinstated, But That Doesn't Mean This is Over! -18.67 27.33
Here's The Times Blac Chyna's Mom Was Mom Toxic To Her Than The Kardashians 0 29.67
Doulas Save Black Lives; A New Directory Helps Mothers Find One -10 44
Texas Couple's Infant Taken From Home For Taking Advice From Their Midwife 0 29
Heartbreaking Developments In The Shanquella Robinson Case 0 41
Like Black Twitter, Irish Twitter Has a Lot to Say About Queen Elizabeth's Passing -10.67 27.67
Police ‘Attack’ 11-Year-Old Boy at State Fair -8.67 43
Meghan Markle's Sister is Suing Her for Comments Made in Oprah Interview 0 42.67
Brittney Griner Found Guilty and Sentenced Years for Drug Possession and Smuggling [UPDATED] -9 39.33
Sha’Carri Richardson Questions Kamila Valieva’s Inclusion in the Olympics Following a Positive Test -7.33 34.67
Jussie Smollett Found Guilty of Faking Hate Crime 0 45.33
Kyle Rittenhouse Cries During His Testimony -7 36
White “Anti” Karen Wows Black TikTokers with Her Shade on White Women -11.67 31.33
Virginia Elects First Black Woman Lt. Governor -8.67 40
Juror Dismissed from Kyle Rittenhouse Trial for Making A Sick Joke About Jacob Blake Shooting -4.67 43.33
Why Phoenix Suns Owner Robert Sarver Could End Up Becoming the Next Donald Sterling, Explained -5 31.33
Dave Chappelle Fans and Netflix Employees Clash During Walkout; Comedian Says He’ll Do 10-City U.S. Tour if The Closer Is Removed From Streamer -11.67 29

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