Lincoln Journal Star media bias and reliability
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place Lincoln Journal Star in the centre. We have seen it on 38 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Lincoln Journal Star biased?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place Lincoln Journal Star in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Lincoln Journal Star left or right?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place Lincoln Journal Star in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is Lincoln Journal Star reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Lincoln Journal Star are Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What Lincoln Journal Star has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Lincoln Journal Star’s own report linked underneath.
A US federal appeals court has rejected a Trump administration policy that allowed for the rapid deportation of migrants to countries other than their own. The court ruled that migrants must be given an opportunity to raise safety concerns before such deportations.
Lincoln Journal Star reported it asAppeals court rejects third-country policy (opens Lincoln Journal Star in a new tab)
A Washington DC preservation official has urged the Trump administration to abandon plans for a 250-foot triumphal arch near Arlington National Cemetery. C. Andrew Lewis proposed building slender columns instead, citing original designs from 1924.
Lincoln Journal Star reported it asProposed arch clears federal agency hurdle (opens Lincoln Journal Star in a new tab)
Researchers have identified a new wild cat species, Leopardus tilcayo, in Bolivia's Yungas forest. The small feline, measuring about 45-46 cm and weighing 1.4 kg, is the first new wild cat species described in more than 100 years.
Lincoln Journal Star reported it asNew cat species identified in Bolivia (opens Lincoln Journal Star in a new tab)
A US Senate committee has approved a bill that would allow people to sue federal officials accused of pressuring private companies to censor speech. The legislation, known as the JAWBONE Act, passed the Senate Commerce Committee with an 18-10 vote and now moves to the full Senate and House for consideration.
Lincoln Journal Star reported it asSenate panel passes bill to support networks (opens Lincoln Journal Star in a new tab)
Senator Bill Cassidy has blamed the Trump administration's vaccine policies for recent measles deaths in Pennsylvania. He also called for confirmation that vaccines do not cause autism, a point raised during a confirmation hearing for Dr. Nicole Saphier.
Lincoln Journal Star reported it asSenator grills nominees for key leadership roles (opens Lincoln Journal Star in a new tab)
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that rapidly advancing artificial intelligence poses significant risks that require global coordination and stronger oversight. This comes as public alarm about AI's potential dangers grows, while former US President Donald Trump maintains existing safeguards are sufficient.
Lincoln Journal Star reported it asUN chief sounds alarm on artificial intelligence (opens Lincoln Journal Star in a new tab)
The U.S. Federal Reserve has raised its key interest rate by 25 basis points, marking the first such increase in over three years. The unanimous decision aims to combat inflation, and was followed by a significant drop in gold prices.
Lincoln Journal Star reported it asFederal Reserve hikes rates, sees more tightening ahead (opens Lincoln Journal Star in a new tab)
US wholesale inflation rose 5.4% year-on-year in August, exceeding expectations due to a significant jump in energy costs, particularly diesel fuel. The data has increased the likelihood of a Federal Reserve interest rate hike next week.
Lincoln Journal Star reported it asUS producer prices increased in August (opens Lincoln Journal Star in a new tab)
Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen's family business, Pillen Family Farms, has allegedly employed undocumented workers for over a decade. This comes as Pillen has publicly supported stricter immigration policies and President Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration.
Lincoln Journal Star reported it asPillen defends family business, himself after report on hiring undocumented immigrants (opens Lincoln Journal Star in a new tab)
Scientists at the LUX-ZEPLIN experiment in South Dakota have observed a single particle interaction that could be a sign of dark matter. While the event is statistically unlikely to be background noise, researchers stress it does not meet the threshold for a confirmed discovery.
Lincoln Journal Star reported it asScientists make potential breakthrough in search for dark matter (opens Lincoln Journal Star in a new tab)
Excavation for a planned 250-foot-tall arch in Washington, D.C. is set to begin within two weeks, the Trump administration announced. The project faces a lawsuit and criticism over its potential impact on historic sightlines.
Lincoln Journal Star reported it asWork to begin on Trump's 250-foot arch despite criticism (opens Lincoln Journal Star in a new tab)
A 20-year-old Haitian student died by suicide in Springfield, Ohio, after his Temporary Protected Status was terminated. An advocacy group stated the decision to end TPS contributed to his death.
Lincoln Journal Star reported it asSupporters of Haitian man who died with ankle monitor blame immigration policy (opens Lincoln Journal Star in a new tab)
NASA's Roman Space Telescope has successfully launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. The observatory is designed to study dark matter, dark energy, and exoplanets, collecting vast amounts of data to deepen our understanding of the universe.
Lincoln Journal Star reported it asNASA launches new Roman Space Telescope from Florida (opens Lincoln Journal Star in a new tab)
Donald Trump's decision to reduce military exercises with South Korea has prompted Japan, Taiwan, and India to reconsider their reliance on the United States. Analysts suggest this move will increase existing concerns about U.S. security commitments in the Asia-Pacific region.
Lincoln Journal Star reported it asTrump's Kim gambit deepens doubts over US reliability at a key moment for Asia (opens Lincoln Journal Star in a new tab)
Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District presents a political paradox, having supported Kamala Harris for president while electing a Republican to the House of Representatives. This unusual split makes it a focal point for the upcoming midterm elections.
Lincoln Journal Star reported it asNebraska Republicans, Democrats tout momentum at Omaha events approaching election (opens Lincoln Journal Star in a new tab)
The Pentagon has fired Stars and Stripes editor-in-chief Erik Slavin, publisher Max Lederer, and reporter Lara Korte. Slavin stated he was dismissed for insubordination after an interview where he objected to potential military censorship of news for service members.
Lincoln Journal Star reported it asPentagon fires Stars and Stripes journalists (opens Lincoln Journal Star in a new tab)
The US Navy is reviewing plans to rename a Ford-class aircraft carrier currently designated USS Doris Miller, a Black sailor recognised for heroism at Pearl Harbor. Sources say internal discussions include honouring Donald Trump, which would be unprecedented for a sitting president.
Lincoln Journal Star reported it asNavy may name new carrier after Trump and not WWII hero (opens Lincoln Journal Star in a new tab)
The US Department of Education issued guidance on 19 August 2026 directing schools to apply discipline policies without regard to race. The move ends policies that treated statistical disparities as civil rights violations and opens investigations into two school districts for alleged race-based discipline.
Lincoln Journal Star reported it asSchools told not to alter policies to reduce racial disparities (opens Lincoln Journal Star in a new tab)
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are moving back to the United Kingdom after six years in the US, but will not resume their roles as working royals. Their children will attend British schools from September, and King Charles III was informed of the decision on 16 August 2026.
Lincoln Journal Star reported it asPrince Harry, Duchess Meghan reportedly moving back to UK (opens Lincoln Journal Star in a new tab)
Merck and Moderna announced positive phase three trial results for a personalised mRNA cancer vaccine combined with Keytruda, reducing melanoma recurrence and spread in high-risk patients. The treatment met its primary goal, with stock prices rising on the news. Further data will determine regulatory approval timelines.
Lincoln Journal Star reported it asVaccine cuts melanoma spread and recurrence (opens Lincoln Journal Star in a new tab)
Who says so
2 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.
High factuality
- Media Bias/Fact CheckhighCheck it
Who owns it
- Lee EnterprisesMedia Conglomeratedirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Cherokee County, Georgia, United States
- Official site
- journalstar.com
- Seen publishing on
- journalstar.com
- Access
- Paywalled
- Wikipedia
- Entry
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
- 38
- Reports listed
- 38
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
38 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 0 we could open, not on everything it published.
A blindspot is measured against one side of the spectrum. Lincoln Journal Star is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 38 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of Lincoln Journal Star: its report arrived a median of 32 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 20 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 20 September 2026. Ratings pulled 5 September 2026.
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