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What is your criteria for calling Axios "moderately left"? You have not given any examples. Early in his presidency, Axios was basically a Trump backchannel (s

• jfengel 5y ago
  As that article points out, the site was brand new at the time. Since then it has evened out a lot. The Media Bias Chart puts it very slightly to the left. You have to take that with a grain of salt, and I'd say that the error bars from the methodology would place it pretty much dead center. https://www.adfontesmedia.com/interactive-media-bias-chart/ https://www.adfontesmedia.com/interactive-media-bias-chart/ Of course the Media Bias Chart is itself potentially biased, but have a look at it yourself, and I suspect it will at least roughly correspond to your understanding of the left-right spectrum. If Axios was biased in favor of Trump at the time that article was written, it no longer seems to be true. I think it's a stretch to call it "moderately left", but it's almost certainly not far right.
  • dillondoyle 5y ago
    Yeah I don't think Axios is at all partisan and I am a huge fan of their 'smart brevity.' I think they might be conflating access to sources (and thus the stories) which was/is a big driver for Axios. Was founded by the most valuable Politco Playbook reporters who have probably the deepest connections in the swamp. And it's standard practice to leak what's either good for you personally or your boss' agenda.