Outlet track record
The New York Times
U.S. center-left
The New York Times is owned by The New York Times Company, a publicly traded firm controlled by the Sulzberger family through a dual-class share structure that insulates editorial control from outside shareholders. Multiple media-bias rating organizations place its news coverage in the center-left to lean-left range. During the Trump administration's second term, its coverage has been broadly critical, and as of mid-2026 the paper is actively fighting Justice Department subpoenas seeking to compel its reporters to reveal confidential sources.
Owned byThe New York Times Company, a publicly traded corporation (NYSE: NYT) controlled by the Sulzberger family through the Ochs-Sulzberger Trust, which holds the high-vote Class B shares. A.G. Sulzberger serves as publisher and board chairman. Large institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group (~9.6%), Berkshire Hathaway (~9.3%), and BlackRock (~9.3%).
LeaningU.S. center-left
On the administrationbroadly critical
6average bias score across 1 story
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun