Steve Paikin podcast episode on child loss featured across Village Media sites

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Steve Paikin podcast episode on child loss featured across Village…?

Of the 14 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 100% are rated left, 0% are rated centre, 0% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is Steve Paikin podcast episode on child loss featured across Village… left or right?

The story itself is neither. What can be counted is who has covered it, and 100% of the 14 rated outlets on it are rated left — so far this is a story carried mostly by the left. Coverage of this one has settled, so that is unlikely to move much now.

Is the coverage of Steve Paikin podcast episode on child loss featured across Village… biased?

Steve Paikin podcast episode on child loss featured across Village Media sites is one event reported by 14 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.

Which side is not reporting Steve Paikin podcast episode on child loss featured across Village…?

When we first saw this story, outlets rated right had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.

Which outlets covered Steve Paikin podcast episode on child loss featured across Village…?

14 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.

Who hosts the podcast featured in these reports?

The podcast is hosted by Steve Paikin, described in the digests as "one of Canada’s most respected journalists." The episode focused on coping with the loss of a child and was featured across eight left-rated local news sites.

Which outlets carried the story about the podcast episode?

Eight left-rated outlets carried digests of the episode: SooToday.com, Orillia Matters, Sudbury.com, Bay Today, ElliotLakeToday.com, The NOTL Local, burlingtontoday.com, and flamboroughtoday.com. No centre- or right-rated outlets ran the story.

What details about the podcast episode were omitted from the digests?

The digests did not include details about the episode’s guests, specific discussion points, length, release date, or how listeners could access it beyond its Saturday morning slot. They focused on the episode’s title and Paikin’s reputation.