WTTW media bias and reliability
AllSides and Ad Fontes Media place WTTW in the centre. We have seen it on 14 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is WTTW biased?
AllSides and Ad Fontes Media place WTTW in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is WTTW left or right?
AllSides and Ad Fontes Media place WTTW in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is WTTW reliable?
The factuality data this site ingests describes WTTW as very high factuality. It reaches us without a named assessor, so it is an unattributed rating rather than our verdict. It does not guarantee that every report is correct.
What WTTW has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with WTTW’s own report linked underneath.
Three major news organizations have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, alleging a violation of First Amendment rights after their White House press credentials were revoked. The outlets seek immediate restoration of access.
WTTW reported it asCNN, MS NOW, Politico Sue Over Denied White House Access, Citing First Amendment (opens WTTW in a new tab)
Scientists are engineering soybeans with deeper root systems to improve climate resilience and enhance carbon sequestration. The Salk Institute, with funding from the Bezos Earth Fund, is leading this research, identifying and editing genes to promote root growth and carbon storage.
WTTW reported it asIllinois Scientists Hope Deeper-Rooted Soybeans Can Withstand Climate Extremes and Store More Carbon (opens WTTW in a new tab)
US Attorney General Todd Blanche said the Department of Justice will investigate AI-related crimes but will not be a regulatory body for the technology. He accused Democrats of using the AI debate to influence the midterm elections and prefers a restrained approach to enforcement actions against AI companies.
WTTW reported it asAttorney General Blanche’s Appearances at Political Events Blur Justice Department Boundaries (opens WTTW in a new tab)
Democratic state parties are launching the "New Battlefield Project" to recruit 10,000 volunteers for the midterm elections. The effort is intended to guard polling places against potential federal officer presence and to counter perceived interference from the Trump administration.
WTTW reported it asDemocrats and Activist Groups Plan to Push Back if Trump Tries to Interfere in Midterm Elections (opens WTTW 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.
WTTW reported it asAcross the US, Ceremonies Mark 25 Years Since the Sept. 11 Attacks (opens WTTW 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.
WTTW reported it asIllinois Joins Other States in Suing US Postal Service in Fight Over Mail-In Voting (opens WTTW in a new tab)
Enes Kanter Freedom was ejected from a WNBA game between the Indiana Fever and Chicago Sky after a confrontation with Sky guard Natasha Cloud. Freedom, who declared himself eligible for the WNBA draft identifying as a woman, was wearing a shirt with a definition of 'woman'.
WTTW reported it asChicago Sky Owner Says Enes Kanter Freedom is Banned From Home Games, Calling Him ‘a Potential Threat' (opens WTTW in a new tab)
Former Illinois Deputy Sean Grayson, convicted of the 2024 shooting death of Sonya Massey, has died in prison. Grayson was serving a 20-year sentence and had been seeking medical release due to stage 4 cancer.
WTTW reported it asSean Grayson, Former Illinois Deputy Convicted of Killing Sonya Massey, Dies in Prison, Lawyer Says (opens WTTW in a new tab)
Disney’s ABC filed a federal lawsuit against the Federal Communications Commission on 18 August 2026, alleging the agency is retaliating against the network for its editorial decisions. The suit targets early licence-renewal orders for eight stations and an investigation into the talk show 'The View'.
WTTW reported it asABC Sues FCC Over Challenge to Its Broadcast Licenses, Saying Actions Present ‘Existential Threat’ (opens WTTW in a new tab)
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro announced new permit and tax exemption rules for data centres, requiring full electricity cost payment and water use limits. Texas Governor Greg Abbott ordered regulators to prevent higher electricity bills from data centres and pledged to end a billion-dollar annual tax break. Both moves follow rising public opposition to the energy-intensive facilities.
WTTW reported it asData Centers Emerging as Key Issue in Illinois Governor’s Race (opens WTTW in a new tab)
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on 10 August 2026 to separate the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine into three individual shots and reduce the number of recommended childhood vaccines from 18 to 11. The order advises states with school vaccine mandates to consider updating their laws, though states retain authority over vaccination requirements.
WTTW reported it asTrump Signs Executive Order Calling for Spacing Out Childhood Shots (opens WTTW in a new tab)
Residents of Chicago, including a woman shot five times by a Border Patrol agent, filed police reports alleging crimes by ICE and Border Patrol agents. The filings follow federal inaction and a state commission’s recommendation for internal investigations. No right-rated outlet covered the story.
WTTW reported it as‘Do Your Job’: Chicagoans File Police Reports Alleging Abuse by Federal Agents During ‘Midway Blitz’ (opens WTTW in a new tab)
The Senate Homeland Security Committee voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress after he invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination 111 times during a hearing on COVID-19 origins. The resolution, opposed by all Democrats, was sent to the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia for potential prosecution.
WTTW reported it asDr. Anthony Fauci Contempt Vote Reflects the Enduring Politics of COVID (opens WTTW in a new tab)
The Trump administration is preparing an overhaul of Head Start that would remove federal quality standards for the preschool programme serving low-income children. Reports attribute the plan to anonymous sources and say it would allow states to set their own rules.
WTTW reported it asIllinois Advocate Sounds the Alarm as Trump Administration Proposes Eliminating Head Start Regulations (opens WTTW 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
The rating above reaches us without a named assessor, and is published as that rather than as anyone’s verdict.
Who owns it
We hold no ownership record for WTTW.
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
- 14
- Reports listed
- 14
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 6 August 2026
14 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. WTTW is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 14 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than WTTW’s on 1 of them. Overall it filed a median of 2 days after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 22 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 21 September 2026. Ratings pulled 9 September 2026.
Other outlets rated the same way
Publishers carrying the same published leaning as WTTW, also publishing from United States, ordered by how often we have seen them on a story. Sharing a rating is not the same as being alike.
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