International Times is a popular newspaper in Malaysia, published from and headquartered in Malaysia. In this article, Mediabuzz is going to analyze International Times’s media bias and International Times’s factual reporting on the basis of its coverage, language used, presidential endorsements, media reports, research and blind surveys. We have also commented on the left or right biasedness of the International Times along with its factual accuracy.
Media Bias Analysis Summary
After thorough research, we will conclude whether the International Timesis Left Leaning, Right Leaning or Centred in its approach. For International Times, we will go through several researches, studies, blind surveys, headline analysis, etc. to comment on International Times’s media bias. Based on the above analysis, we will assign one of the media bias meter out of all the seven possible meters shown here.
Factual Reporting Summary
For commenting on the factual accuracy of the International Times, we will flip through previous news articles of the publication and observe if International Times has published any factually incorrect information. Based on this, we will conclude that we have commented on the factual accuracy of International Times. Based on the above analysis, we will assign one of the media reliability meter out of all the three possible meters shown here.
A. International Times Media Bias Analysis
Under this section, we will briefly explain the factors that contribute towards our media bias conclusion for International Times. We will observe, analyse and comment on the International Times language used, presidential endorsement, controversies, allegations, political views of International Times’s editors, etc. to support our inference.
1. International Times Emotional Influence & Adjectives in Headlines
We will rummage through previous headlines of International Times to look out for usage of influential language, adjectives, emotionally charged words, etc. that suggests any bias of International Times towards any side of the spectrum.
2. International Times Endorsement of President
Endorsement of presidential candidates in elections comments strongly about a newspaper’s affiliation towards left or right. We will look out for candidates that International Times has endorsed in previous presidential elections to support International Times’s political bias.
3. Political leader’s Criticism of International Times
A political leader’s frequent criticism of International Times will also suggest about political inclination of the newspaper. In this section, we will observe if any political leader has criticised International Times in the past to support our arguments.
4. Allegations on International Times
Under this section, we will look out for any previous allegations against International Times by any political leader, party, organization or readers to support if International Times is biased towards left, right or center.
5. Media Bias Articles from Research Papers, Institutions, etc.
Several reputed fact checking and media bias analytics organizations conduct thorough surveys and research to write about International Times media bias. To substantiate our claims about International Times’s media bias inclination, we will cite these highly reliable sources and research from reputed organizations.
6. Audience of International Times
The audience of International Times also strongly suggests its media bias. Therefore, to further substantiate our claims, we will write about International Times’s audience whether they are democrats or republicans in their political affinities.
7. International Times’s controversial statements and tweets
Several newspapers make controversial statements or tweets on social media that reflect their affinity towards any ideology. We will flip through International Times social media accounts to look for clues that suggests International Times media bias.
8. Popular editors of International Times
Any popular person or editor associated with the International Times will also speak a lot about International Times’s media bias. We will analyze popular persons or editors of International Times that are directly or indirectly linked to any political party or ideology.
9. International Times CEO’s political views
In this section, we will look if International Times CEO supports or sponsors any political party directly or indirectly. We will look for his tweets, statements, opinion pieces, and controversies that will take us towards International Times’s media bias.
B. International Times Factual Reporting Analysis
After International Times media bias, we will write about International Times’s factual reporting, to check whether International Times is reliable or not. There are several parameters on which we will be analyzing International Times’s factual accuracies and will comment if International Times has ever published any false or misleading reports.
1. International Times’s misleading or false news articles
We will look for International Times’s previous history if it has ever intentionally or unintentionally published any fake news, false or misleading reports to influence audience. We will also write about false claims made by International Times in its Op-Ed or news section.
2. Popular Fact-Checking Organizations’ Analysis of International Times
Several fact-checking organizations including Politico, FactCheck, Snopes, Poynter, etc. conduct frequent fact-check on news articles published by newspapers. We will list down fact-checks that mentioned International Times to suggest if International Times has published false stories in the past or not.
3. Sources of International Times
Sources quotes by newspapers are also indicative of their reliability. We will check the sources quoted by International Times in their news stories to find out if International Times is factually reliable or not.
C. International Times Reliability Ratings by Fact-Checking Organizations
Several organizations across the globe independently conduct thorough research and studies on the pattern of news coverage by mainstream media. These websites study the articles published by the news media with the help of professionals and rate them on the basis of bias and reliability. Under this section, we will find out what other fact-checking organizations and media monitors have to say about International Times.
D. History of International Times
International Times is based out of Malaysia and primarily published from Malaysia . In this section, we will comment about the history of International Times including International Times founder, International Times publisher, International Times circulation and International Times headquarters.
E. International Times Funding & Ownership
Under this section, mediabuzz will write about International Times’s investors, stakeholders and owners to analyze how International Times’s media bias and factual reliability is affected.
F. Readers of International Times
Under this section, we will provide you approximate numbers of readers International Times enjoy. It will also have an age-wise, demographic-wise, gender-wise and political opinion-wise distribution of International Times audience.
G. International Times Media Bias and Credibility – Conclusion
After a thorough analysis of International Times on the above mentioned parameters, we will sum up if International Times is a left, center or right biased newspaper. Based on the analysis, we will offer a judgement on whether International Times is a reliable or unreliable publication when factual reporting is concerned.