MSNBC
Important Note: This page offers a media bias rating for online content on MSNBC.com only. AllSides does not rate the bias of broadcast TV or radio content.
MSNBC (stylized as msnbc) is an American basic cable and satellite channel that provides news coverage and political opinion on current events. It is owned by the NBCUniversal News Group.
MSNBC's Self-Proclaimed Progressive Bias
Beginning in the mid-2000s, MSNBC's opinion programming increasingly reflected its concept of political progressivism. In October 2010, it publicly acknowledged this with a marketing campaign it called "Lean Forward." Further, in September 2013, MSNBC launched its revamped official website under the tagline, "What Progressives Have Been Waiting For." Their current tagline is: "This is who we are.
Type of Content
Approved Story
1
Format
Hide on the following page types:
Front Page
Tag Pages
Topic Pages
Community Pages
Region Pages
Region
News Item Format
Standard
Story Cluster
Autocurated
1
External ID
960453
Donald Trump managed to break new rhetorical ground this week, declaring at a Fox News town hall event in Iowa that he would not be a dictator if he returned to the White House — “except for Day One.” Offered an opportunity to explain himself, the former president suggested that he’d use dictatorial powers to “close the border” and approve increased oil drilling. When Sean Hannity tried to help his guest, the GOP frontrunner doubled down. “I love this guy,” Trump added, referring to the host. “He says, ‘You’re not...