Source profile · STATE · ILLINOIS · LEAN LEFT · FACTUALITY HIGH

WBEZ Chicago

Chicago NPR member; statewide Illinois coverage and investigations.

Bias

Lean Left

Factuality

High

Ownership

Chicago Public Media

Funding

Public broadcasting + listener donations

Scope STATE · Illinois

Ideology Public-Broadcasting Centrist

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Ownership & funding

Chicago Public Media (nonprofit). Funded primarily through public broadcasting + listener donations.

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Where they land on the spectrum

nwsly's editorial team places WBEZ Chicago at Lean Left with a factuality rating of High.

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Why we include them in nwsly

Chicago NPR member; statewide Illinois coverage and investigations.

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