San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco Chronicle has a Left AllSides Media Bias Rating.
May 2022 Independent Review
A May 2022 Independent Review by an AllSides reviewer on the right confirmed the Left rating, though a reviewer on the left argued Lean Left was a better rating for the outlet. The reviewers noted that on the Chronicle's Politics page, there were indicators of a left bias:
- Word choices typically favored on the left, such as "restorative justice programs", "abortion rights", "reproductive healthcare" (to describe abortion), "pro-choice activists" (instead of "pro-abortion," the phrase typically used by conservatives); there was a positive description of pro-choice marchers: "The demonstration drew thousands of people, who were united in their desire to elevate the national conversation around reproductive health care."
- Negative coverage of anti-abortion activists (but no mention of actions by pro-choice activists that had made local San Francisco news in recent weeks): "Antiabortion activists ‘barged’ into UCSF women’s clinic, recorded patients and stalked a doctor,..."
- Negative coverage of people who didn't want the covid vaccine: "S.F. firefighters who refused vaccines fought their firings with misinformation and conspiracy theories..."
- Positive coverage of a "New Deal ballot proposal"
- Critical coverage of a company that "made millions more in profit than allowed"
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Three mass shootings in two weeks recently have left more than 30 people dead, dozens hurt, and millions of Americans once again wrestling with one of the country’s most divisive sets of issues — gun control and gun rights.
Gun regulation is a topic of frequent disagreement and debate. Throughout this nation’s history, similar debates have helped us find common ground and craft our greatest laws as we know them today. But in the age of hyper-polarized politics and internet-fueled filter bubbles, this particular debate often divides us more than it helps us. People are increasingly confident in their own beliefs, and so dismissive of others that they harbor a serious misunderstanding of the other side.