WQOW media bias and reliability
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place WQOW in the centre. We have seen it on 29 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is WQOW biased?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place WQOW in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is WQOW left or right?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place WQOW in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is WQOW reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for WQOW are Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What WQOW has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with WQOW’s own report linked underneath.
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.
WQOW reported it asFAA gives approval for Trump’s arch, says it won’t interfere with flights (opens WQOW in a new tab)
Three supporting acts have withdrawn from Ed Sheeran's tour following the removal of rapper Macklemore. Macklemore was dropped by tour promoters for pro-Palestinian comments made during a performance. The departing acts cited solidarity with Macklemore and opposition to perceived silencing of voices speaking out against Israeli actions.
WQOW reported it asEd Sheeran stadium drama turns to donations and humanitarian cooperation (opens WQOW in a new tab)
House Speaker Mike Johnson has sent representatives home early for their pre-election recess. This move postpones a vote on impeaching Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, which had been initiated by Rep. Thomas Massie over Hegseth's actions in Iran and Venezuela.
WQOW reported it asHouse to adjourn early, stave off Hegseth impeachment vote over the Iran war (opens WQOW in a new tab)
A Government Accountability Office report found the Trump administration spent $9.5 billion on paid administrative leave for federal workers in 2025. The initiative, known as DOGE, led to a 435% increase in such leave, with an estimated $6.7 billion spent on a deferred resignation program.
WQOW reported it asTrump administration paid federal employees $9.5 billion not to work in 2025 under DOGE plan (opens WQOW 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.
WQOW reported it asEPA is set to eliminate rule that limits planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from power plants (opens WQOW in a new tab)
A federal judge in Washington, D.C. ordered the U.S. Postal Service not to implement President Donald Trump's executive order limiting mail balloting. The order came late Sunday, September 13, 2026, adding an obstacle to the administration's efforts to change election rules as the Supreme Court considers an appeal.
WQOW reported it asThe Latest: 2nd judge freezes Trump mail ballot order with Supreme Court poised to rule (opens WQOW in a new tab)
Pastor Daimon L. King, a registered sex offender with prior child-related convictions, delivered the opening prayer at a rally for North Carolina GOP Senate nominee Michael Whatley. Whatley's campaign stated they did not know King and that the event was not planned by the campaign.
WQOW reported it asConvicted sex offender offered opening prayer at rally for GOP Senate nominee in North Carolina (opens WQOW in a new tab)
The Justice Department announced the deportation of Nazira Haji Zada, an Afghan woman accused of aiding a terror plot. Her case was the first to use the Alien Terrorist Removal Court, a secretive tribunal established 30 years ago, which had not been activated until this summer.
WQOW reported it asJustice Department secures deportation order in first-of-its-kind case brought in secretive court (opens WQOW in a new tab)
The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History is commemorating the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks with an exhibit of artifacts. The display includes personal items from the day, presented openly due to fragility, as museum leadership navigates political criticism.
WQOW reported it asABC News Special Presentation: 9/11 - 25 Years Later - America Remembers (opens WQOW in a new tab)
Alcohol-attributable cancer deaths in the United States more than doubled between 1990 and 2023, rising from 11,361 to 23,126. The increased risk applies to multiple cancer types, including breast, colorectal, and head and neck cancers.
WQOW reported it asJust one drink a day may increase the risk of dying from numerous cancers (opens WQOW 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.
WQOW reported it asTrump ‘triumphal arch’ opponents seek emergency court action after groundbreaking plans were announced (opens WQOW in a new tab)
The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to reject a federal judge's order that halts new rules for mail-in voting. The appeal comes as North Carolina prepares to send out mail ballots, with a whistleblower report warning the new rules could prevent millions of ballots from being sent.
WQOW reported it asTrump asks Supreme Court to OK sweeping changes for mail ballots (opens WQOW 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.
WQOW reported it asCivil rights groups make urgent plea for voting rights in DC, ahead of midterm elections (opens WQOW in a new tab)
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested 49,571 people in July, the highest single monthly total during the second Trump administration. This figure represents a 15% increase from June and a 70% increase from February.
WQOW reported it asICE arrests jumped to nearly 50,000 in July, the highest monthly total of Trump’s second term (opens WQOW in a new tab)
The Trump administration is implementing new regulations that extend beyond border enforcement, targeting immigrants through measures like limiting tax credit refunds and requiring English proficiency for truck drivers.
WQOW reported it asICE arrests jumped to nearly 50,000 in July, the highest monthly total of Trump’s second term (opens WQOW in a new tab)
The Trump administration has temporarily suspended tariffs on up to 300,000 metric tons of imported ground beef. The stated aim is to lower consumer prices, but cattlemen's associations and some ranchers argue this will harm domestic producers and is a short-term fix.
WQOW reported it asIowa Cattlemen's Association 'disappointed' with Trump's decision to import ground beef (opens WQOW in a new tab)
The United States announced it would impose 50% tariffs on $20 billion of Canadian products, effective early Saturday. U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer stated Canada declined to finalize a trade deal on previously agreed terms, leading to the tariffs.
WQOW reported it asNew tariffs take effect after trade talks between US, Canada fall apart (opens WQOW in a new tab)
A combined Russian attack using ballistic and cruise missiles and drones hit Ukraine on 20 August 2026, killing at least 13 people and injuring about 40. Residential buildings, a children's hospital and a school were damaged in Kyiv, while gas infrastructure in Chernihiv Oblast and a border crossing in Odesa Oblast were also targeted.
WQOW reported it asHuge Russian strikes on Kyiv leave 17 dead as attacks spill over to Romanian and Moldovan territory (opens WQOW in a new tab)
Russian missile strikes on the Kharkiv region killed ten people and injured at least 17, according to Ukrainian officials. Ukraine launched 147 drones at Moscow, where 620 were intercepted. Attacks also hit Kyiv and Zaporizhzhia, damaging civilian infrastructure.
WQOW reported it asHuge Russian strikes on Kyiv leave 17 dead as attacks spill over to Romanian and Moldovan territory (opens WQOW in a new tab)
At least 12 people were killed and 33 injured in Russian strikes on Kyiv overnight into 20 August 2026. A children’s hospital, a school, residential buildings and warehouses were damaged. Ukraine said Russia used ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and drones; Russia claimed it struck military facilities with precision weapons.
WQOW reported it asHuge Russian strikes on Kyiv leave 17 dead as attacks spill over to Romanian and Moldovan territory (opens WQOW 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.
Very high factuality
- Media Bias/Fact CheckhighCheck it
Who owns it
- Quincy MediaIndependentdirect owner
- Gray TelevisionMedia Conglomeratedirect owner
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
- 29
- Reports listed
- 29
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
29 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. WQOW is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 29 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of WQOW: its report arrived a median of 33 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 22 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 22 September 2026. Ratings pulled 8 September 2026.
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