The Journal Record media bias and reliability
The Journal Record is held by the ratings provider we draw on, and no rater has placed it on the political spectrum. We have seen it on 11 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is The Journal Record biased?
The Journal Record is held by the ratings provider we draw on, and no rater has placed it on the political spectrum. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is The Journal Record left or right?
The Journal Record is held by the ratings provider we draw on, and no rater has placed it on the political spectrum.
Is The Journal Record reliable?
We do not hold a factual-reliability assessment for The Journal Record. A political-leaning label would not answer that question on its own, so we do not infer reliability from left, centre or right.
What The Journal Record has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with The Journal Record’s own report linked underneath.
The Department of Homeland Security used $20 million in taxpayer funds for advertisements that critics say glorify President Donald Trump and may violate anti-propaganda laws. The ads were funded through U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
The Journal Record reported it asTrump TV ads paid for with $20M in Homeland Security funds (opens The Journal Record in a new tab)
President Donald Trump is scheduled to hold a midterm rally in Durant, Oklahoma, on October 1 at the Choctaw Event Center. This marks his first official visit to the state in six years and will include an appearance with Republican gubernatorial nominee Mike Mazzei.
The Journal Record reported it asTrump’s Durant rally draws attention to Oklahoma midterm races (opens The Journal Record in a new tab)
Google is launching a prototype satellite carrying its AI chips into orbit next week as part of Project Suncatcher. The mission, a partnership with Planet, will test the hardware's performance in space and inform future developments in orbital computing.
The Journal Record reported it asGoogle to test AI chips in space with Project Suncatcher (opens The Journal Record in a new tab)
US stock markets closed lower on Wednesday, with major indices like the S&P 500, Nasdaq, and Dow Jones Industrial Average experiencing declines. The downturn was influenced by a nearly 4% rise in oil prices and climbing Treasury yields, alongside comments from Iran's president.
The Journal Record reported it asStocks fall as US Treasury yields hit highest level since 2007 (opens The Journal Record in a new tab)
US stocks recovered to finish Thursday trading higher, with the S&P 500, Nasdaq, and Dow Jones Industrial Average all posting gains. The rebound followed a retreat in Treasury yields from their highest levels in 24 years.
The Journal Record reported it asStocks fall as US Treasury yields hit highest level since 2007 (opens The Journal Record in a new tab)
The S&P 500 index achieved an intraday record high on Tuesday, buoyed by the ongoing artificial intelligence boom and a decline in oil prices. The 10-year Treasury yield also reached its highest level since 2002.
The Journal Record reported it asStocks fall as US Treasury yields hit highest level since 2007 (opens The Journal Record in a new tab)
Oil prices rose for a second consecutive session on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, as concerns over Middle East supply disruptions persisted. Brent crude futures for November delivery rose to $106.99 a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate crude was at $94 a barrel. Crude exports from major Middle Eastern producers climbed to 12.8 million barrels a day in September.
The Journal Record reported it asIran says it will not surrender as diplomacy with US stalls (opens The Journal Record in a new tab)
Thousands of protesters are expected on the National Mall for the "Defend the Vote" March on Washington, organized by the Rev. Al Sharpton and Martin Luther King III. The event follows a Supreme Court decision that reinterpreted the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
The Journal Record reported it asCivil rights leaders march in Washington to defend voting rights (opens The Journal Record in a new tab)
A federal judge has lifted a nationwide injunction blocking President Trump's executive order on mail-in voting. The Supreme Court ruled a previous challenge was premature, but states have filed a new lawsuit arguing the USPS rule interferes with election administration.
The Journal Record reported it asNew challenges to Trump mail-in voting order arrive after US Supreme Court ruling (opens The Journal Record in a new tab)
Iran's security chief, Mohsen Rezaei, has threatened that any neighbouring country joining the US economic measures against Iran would be considered an enemy. He stated their interests would be targeted and accused the US of increasing global nuclear insecurity.
The Journal Record reported it asU.S. targets Iran with expanded sanctions threat against financial ties (opens The Journal Record in a new tab)
Iran's Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei stated that US President Donald Trump's actions have fueled a global desire for nuclear weapons. Rezaei asserted that Iran adheres to international nuclear treaties and safeguards, while the IAEA has previously noted concerns about Iran's nuclear program.
The Journal Record reported it asU.S. targets Iran with expanded sanctions threat against financial ties (opens The Journal Record in a new tab)
Who says so
No rating organisation we draw on has placed The Journal Record. We asked on 5 October 2026.
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.
We hold no factual-reliability rating for this outlet.
Who owns it
We hold no ownership record for The Journal Record.
Where it publishes from
- Official site
- journalrecord.com
- Seen publishing on
- journalrecord.com
- Access
- Free to read
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
- 11
- Reports listed
- 11
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
11 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. The Journal Record has not been placed on the spectrum, so there is no side to count against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 11 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of The Journal Record: its report arrived a median of 3 days after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 9 October 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 9 October 2026. Ratings pulled 5 October 2026.
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