Politico -- Media Bias...Types of bias most commonly detected were word choice bias, story choice bias, analysis presented as fact, and some slant.
Examples of Word Choice Bias
Politico used Lean Left language to describe Jan. 6: “damning findings,” “deadly riot,” “violent siege,” “threat to democracy,” “insurrection,” “Trump’s crusade.”
A category on the website was labeled “Insurrection Fallout," which is Lean Left framing of Jan. 6; a reviewer in the center noted a "heavy anti-Trump focus."
Politico used the left characterization of Florida's Parental Rights in Education Bill, calling it "Don't Say Gay".
The panel noted story choice bias, with stories more of interest to, appealing to, or reflecting the perspective of the left often being chosen. The panel noted the Politico opinion section featured more pieces from a left point of view at the time of review— such as a piece warning of dangers of ending access to abortion and commentary calling criticism of critical race theory “national panic about anti-racist education” and “the new boogeyman.” However, one panelist noted that "Politico has featured right-rated opinion writers consistently over time, such as Ben Shapiro and Rich Lowry from National Review."
A “Women Rule” series was seen as Lean Left, due to the focus on an identity group. A panelist who leans right said pieces on the Jan. 6 hearings issued opinion presented as fact and anti-GOP bias, while a panelist on the left did not see anti-GOP bias. During the review, the team noticed an outsized focus on the Jan. 6 hearings, which differed from Lean Right outlets that were not as focused on this story. Coverage largely did not mention why the right doesn't care about the hearings (they think the committee is partisan; were more worried about crime/inflation, etc.) or why the right thought the Jan. 6 riot was unfairly a subject of more focus than the George Floyd riots in summer 2020.
A panelist in the Center noted, "While Politico is one of the only left-rated outlets to consistently cover the Hunter Biden laptop story and criticize other media’s coverage of it, Politico framed it as potential Russian disinformation in 2020, and the New York Post has remained critical of Politico’s coverage of it."...