Outlet track record
The Conversation
U.S. center-left (academic nonprofit)
The Conversation is an independent nonprofit media outlet whose articles are written by academic researchers and edited by professional journalists. It is funded primarily by member universities and foundations rather than advertising. Its coverage of the second Trump administration has leaned broadly critical, with experts examining policy impacts on science funding, DEI rollbacks, tariffs, and Project 2025.
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LeaningU.S. center-left (academic nonprofit)
On the administrationbroadly critical
7average bias score across 2 stories
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun