Anchorage Daily News media bias and reliability
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place Anchorage Daily News in the centre. We have seen it on 18 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Anchorage Daily News biased?
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place Anchorage Daily News in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Anchorage Daily News left or right?
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place Anchorage Daily News in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is Anchorage Daily News reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Anchorage Daily News are Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What Anchorage Daily News has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Anchorage Daily News’s own report linked underneath.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to address the European Parliament. This follows a proposal by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen for Canada to become the EU's first associate member, a move US President Donald Trump has criticised.
Anchorage Daily News reported it asCarney embraces proposal for Canada to become the European Union’s first associate member (opens Anchorage Daily News in a new tab)
Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey has proposed new initiatives to enhance postpartum care, including free nurse home visits for all new parents and updated mental health screening regulations. The proposals follow the mistrial in the Lindsay Clancy case, which highlighted concerns about maternal mental health.
Anchorage Daily News reported it asIn wake of Lindsay Clancy trial, Massachusetts governor proposes improved postpartum healthcare (opens Anchorage Daily News in a new tab)
The Environmental Protection Agency is set to repeal rules limiting greenhouse gas emissions from coal and natural gas power plants. Administrator Lee Zeldin stated the move could save billions for the industry and boost American energy.
Anchorage Daily News reported it asEPA eliminates rule that limits planet-warming emissions from power plants (opens Anchorage Daily News in a new tab)
The Trump administration has blocked more than 130 projects in national parks, withholding at least $25 million in previously secured funding. The Interior Department cited work against administration priorities for disapproving agreements for projects ranging from fire preparedness to sled dog care.
Anchorage Daily News reported it asTrump administration blocks $25 million in funding for national parks (opens Anchorage Daily News in a new tab)
Goldman Sachs has warned that oil prices could surge to $120 per barrel if attacks on ships in the Middle East intensify. The bank also projected prices could fall to $80 per barrel if regional exports normalize. Brent crude was trading around $97 per barrel on 7 September 2026.
Anchorage Daily News reported it asOil surges above $100 a barrel as US and Iran launch new attacks, while gasoline prices also jump (opens Anchorage Daily News in a new tab)
Millions of affordable rental units in the U.S. remain vacant because the poorest households cannot afford them. These households, earning below 30% of area median income, face severe housing shortages, with many paying over half their income on rent and utilities.
Anchorage Daily News reported it asThe poorest in the US can’t find housing even as low-income units sit empty (opens Anchorage Daily News in a new tab)
President Donald Trump announced he will campaign in Alaska for Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan, who is in a tight race for re-election. The event is scheduled for October, with control of the U.S. Senate at stake in the November vote.
Anchorage Daily News reported it asTrump vows to visit Alaska to help U.S. Sen. Sullivan fend off the other Dan Sullivan (opens Anchorage Daily News in a new tab)
A United Nations report published on September 2, 2026, states that global temperatures are likely to exceed the 1.5°C warming threshold within a few years. The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) calls for rapid emissions cuts and carbon removal to limit damage.
Anchorage Daily News reported it asGlobal warming will exceed limit, UN says in a report that maps path to get back below danger zone (opens Anchorage Daily News in a new tab)
Germany accused Russia of a drone attack at Leipzig airport on August 4-5. Russian President Vladimir Putin denied involvement, suggesting Germany fabricated evidence to address domestic political issues. Germany closed Russia's consulate and cultural center in Bonn and summoned its ambassador.
Anchorage Daily News reported it asGermany blames Russia for drone attack on airport; EU considers countermeasures (opens Anchorage Daily News in a new tab)
Jurors deliberated for a third day without reaching a verdict in the trial of Lindsay Clancy, who is accused of strangling her three young children in January 2023. The case hinges on whether she acted due to postpartum psychosis or made a conscious choice.
Anchorage Daily News reported it asJury in Lindsay Clancy case goes home after a 4th day without a verdict, signaling an impasse (opens Anchorage Daily News in a new tab)
The Pentagon has hired conservative military veterans with significant online followings into government positions. These individuals are reportedly amplifying Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's viewpoints and challenging critics of the Trump administration. The State Department is also funding a $11 million initiative to counter Chinese influence.
Anchorage Daily News reported it asPentagon secretly installs military influencers in civilian roles (opens Anchorage Daily News in a new tab)
Tom Begich has suspended his campaign for Alaska governor, endorsing fellow Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins. Begich cited the high cost of running for office and the need to unify Democratic support as reasons for his withdrawal.
Anchorage Daily News reported it asTom Begich says he will withdraw from Alaska governor’s race (opens Anchorage Daily News in a new tab)
New documents obtained by the Associated Press and The Guardian appear to contradict statements made by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. regarding his 2019 visit to Samoa. Kennedy had told lawmakers the trip was unrelated to vaccines, but a letter he sent mentions vaccines eight times.
Anchorage Daily News reported it asRFK Jr. said a Samoa trip had nothing to do with vaccines. New documents refute that. (opens Anchorage Daily News in a new tab)
Eight South Koreans working on a hydropower plant project are missing and 10 others are stranded after a flash flood in Nepal. South Korea's Foreign Ministry has established a task force and plans to send a response team to the affected Rasuwa district.
Anchorage Daily News reported it asFlooding caused by glacial collapse kills hundreds on Nepal-China border, with hundreds more still missing (opens Anchorage Daily News in a new tab)
A 24-year-old Nepali labourer survived a flash flood by clinging to a mango tree after being swept away by a torrent of mud and rock. The disaster has killed at least 150 people and left hundreds missing in Nepal.
Anchorage Daily News reported it asFlooding caused by glacial collapse kills hundreds on Nepal-China border, with hundreds more still missing (opens Anchorage Daily News in a new tab)
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, announced she will vote against Todd Blanche’s nomination for attorney general, leaving the Trump administration two Republican defections short of confirmation. Blanche struck a deal to end the ‘anti-weaponization fund’ to secure committee approval, but Democrats and Collins oppose the pick.
Anchorage Daily News reported it asBlanche wins key support for attorney general from GOP Sen. Cassidy while Murkowski says she’ll oppose him (opens Anchorage Daily News in a new tab)
A Government Accountability Office audit found the Department of Government Efficiency, led by Elon Musk, claimed $110bn in savings that were either inaccurate or unsupported. The report also revealed 128 of 206 DOGE employees had left by January 2026, and agencies withheld ethics records.
Anchorage Daily News reported it asElon Musk’s DOGE made big errors in claims of government savings, GAO finds (opens Anchorage Daily News in a new tab)
A US appeals court ruled the Trump administration improperly terminated a $20 billion Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, siding with nonprofits selected to distribute clean energy grants. The decision was paused to allow the EPA to appeal to the Supreme Court, leaving funds frozen for now.
Anchorage Daily News reported it asDivided federal appeals court says Trump administration was wrong to terminate climate funds (opens Anchorage Daily News in a new tab)
Who says so
3 organisations have published a rating for this outlet, in their own words. Where they disagree, the disagreement is the useful part and it is left standing.
How reliably it reports fact
A rating of the newsroom in general, by others, and a different thing from the Trust score we publish on each story, which judges one piece of reporting.
Very high factuality
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Who owns it
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Where it publishes from
What we have seen ourselves
Counted across the stories this site has published, which is the only denominator a reader can check: every one of them has a page, and every page lists the reports it was written from.
- Stories
- 18
- Reports listed
- 18
- We could read
- 3
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
15 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 3 we could open, not on everything it published.
A blindspot is measured against one side of the spectrum. Anchorage Daily News is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 18 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than Anchorage Daily News’s on 1 of them. Overall it filed a median of 17 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 18 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 18 September 2026. Ratings pulled 5 September 2026.
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