Overview

Ad Fontes Media rates SeattlePI in the Middle category of bias and as Reliable, Analysis/Fact Reporting in terms of reliability. SeattlePI (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) is an online newspaper based in Seattle, Washington. It was the first major metro daily newspaper to publish online only, in 2009. The website is part of Hearst Seattle Media, owned by The Hearst Corporation since 1921. The Post-Intelligencer was founded in 1863 as the Seattle Gazette.

Overall Score

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

Reliability: 44.82

Bias: -2.99

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
Are Student Dress Codes a Violation of Civil Rights?	-1.67	39
Seattle street parking rates set to increase in June as business districts rebound from virus	0	47.67
King County health officer: No summer surge of COVID expected, but unvaccinated remain at high risk	0	47
'Supply chain remains strong': As second shutdown hits Washington, shoppers urged not to panic buy	0	48
Fishermen find woman who jumped off state ferry	0	45.33
Here's what you can and can't do under Washington's new coronavirus restrictions	-0.67	51
10 Seattle-area restaurants reimagine outdoor dining, takeout for Thanksgiving dinner	-0.33	46
Seattle grocery stores adapt to new restrictions, capacity limits ahead of increased holiday demand	0	46
Lil Wayne Charged With Firearm Possession, Faces Up to 10 Years in Prison	0	43.33
Undaunted in the face of a challenging diagnosis	0	38.33
These Seattle bars, restaurants closed permanently due to COVID-19	0	37.67
Coronavirus update: Statewide cases reach 75,377; 1,935 deaths	-9	47
Seattle police to move 100 officers to 911 response as protests continue over police brutality	-3.67	48
King County prosecutors believe man who shot protester on Capitol Hill provoked incident	-3.67	47
24 things that let you know you're done with Seattle	0.33	34
Reds broadcaster Thom Brennaman suspended for anti-gay slur	0	48.33
Inslee recommends high-risk WA counties use distance learning, cancel all extracurricular activities	-2.67	47
New proposal suggests rebuilding cracked West Seattle Bridge with local timber	-3	37.33
New proposal suggests rebuilding cracked West Seattle Bridge with local timber	-1	40.33
6 months in, who is getting COVID-19 in King County? Here's a breakdown by race, age	-3	49
Inslee extends pause indefinitely for Washington counties to move forward with phase reopening	-6.33	46.33