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OVERALL RATING:18 +, 22 -
Paste Magazine scores a total of 18 Plus Points and 22 Minus Points in our evaluation of journalistic quality.
This corresponds to a score of 46* resp. the grade C- (sufficient).
*: (18 + 5 BP) * 100 / (18 + 5 BP + 22 + 5 BP)
This corresponds to a score of 46* resp. the grade C- (sufficient).
| Grade | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| very good | A+ | > 89 |
| A | 89 - 84 | |
| A- | 83 - 79 | |
| good | B+ | 78 - 74 |
| B | 73 - 67 | |
| B- | 66 - 62 | |
| satisfactory | C+ | 61 - 56 |
| C | 55 - 49 | |
| C- | 48 - 44 | |
| sufficient | D+ | 43 - 39 |
| D | 38 - 32 | |
| poor | D- | 31 - 26 |
| insufficient | F | < 26 |
Grade composition
The overall rating is made up of the following individual ratings from independent third parties:
Ad Fontes Media5 +, 15 -
Ad Fontes Media, Inc. is a media watchdog organization based in Colorado that is best known for its Media Bias Chart, which ranks media sources based on political bias and reliability. We combine their ratings of individual articles and episodes to create a weighted average, with low-rated items increasingly weighted higher.
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- "Center-Left"
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Media Bias/Fact Check13 +, 7 -
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- "Left"
Bias Rating
- "High"
Factual Reporting
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- We have not identified any failed fact checks to date.
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