WWLP media bias and reliability
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place WWLP in the centre. We have seen it on 21 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is WWLP biased?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place WWLP in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is WWLP left or right?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place WWLP in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is WWLP reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for WWLP are Ad Fontes Media: High factuality; Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What WWLP has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with WWLP’s own report linked underneath.
Gold prices surpassed $4,000 per ounce and silver neared $52 as the US dollar index dropped to a five-week low. Markets reacted to potential Democratic control of Congress and geopolitical tensions.
WWLP reported it asDemocrats flip Congress, Massachusetts backs incumbents (opens WWLP in a new tab)
Democrats are projected to win a majority in the House of Representatives and have taken control of the Senate following the US midterm elections. The results mark a significant setback for Donald Trump and the Republican Party.
WWLP reported it asDemocrats flip Congress, Massachusetts backs incumbents (opens WWLP in a new tab)
Maura Healey has won re-election as governor of Massachusetts, securing a second term. She defeated Republican challenger Michael Minogue. Healey previously served two terms as the state's attorney general.
WWLP reported it asElection Results: Ed Markey wins reelection to U.S. Senate in Massachusetts (opens WWLP in a new tab)
Senator Ed Markey has won re-election in Massachusetts, securing a third term in the U.S. Senate. He defeated Republican challenger John Deaton in Tuesday's election.
WWLP reported it asElection Results: Ed Markey wins reelection to U.S. Senate in Massachusetts (opens WWLP in a new tab)
More than 34 million Americans have cast early ballots in the current midterm elections. This figure is on pace to surpass the early voting turnout of the 2022 midterms, according to data tracked by the UF Election Lab.
WWLP reported it asMassachusetts officials urge voters to drop off mail-in ballots ahead of Election Day (opens WWLP in a new tab)
On Tuesday, Americans vote in the 2026 midterms that will decide whether Republicans keep their narrow House majority and Senate seats. Trump faces low approval ratings, a war with Iran and a costly cost‑of‑living squeeze, while polls show 54% of his base would back him even if he loses.
WWLP reported it asMassachusetts officials urge voters to drop off mail-in ballots ahead of Election Day (opens WWLP in a new tab)
New York will participate in a federal scholarship tax credit program starting January 1. Taxpayers can receive federal credits for donations to nonprofit scholarship organizations, with individuals eligible for up to $1,700 and married couples up to $3,400. The program faces opposition from teachers unions.
WWLP reported it asDivisions remain after feds roll out scholarship tax credit regs (opens WWLP in a new tab)
Following his removal from Ed Sheeran's tour for pro-Palestinian statements, Macklemore has announced a new 'Free Palestine Tour'. The shows will take place in Dublin, Paris, and London, with all proceeds donated to charities supporting Palestinians.
WWLP reported it asEd Sheeran concerts at Gillette Stadium canceled due to weather (opens WWLP in a new tab)
Ed Sheeran's concerts scheduled for Friday and Saturday in Foxborough, Massachusetts, have been cancelled. The decision was made by concert promoter Messina Touring due to an anticipated nor'easter bringing severe weather to the region, with fan and staff safety cited as the primary reason.
WWLP reported it asEd Sheeran concerts at Gillette Stadium canceled due to weather (opens WWLP in a new tab)
Vice President JD Vance's antifraud task force is removing hundreds of thousands of enrollments from the Affordable Care Act's public exchanges. The action targets 760,000 individual accounts for allegedly unauthorized and fraudulent applications, with an estimated $2.2 billion in taxpayer funds expected to be saved.
WWLP reported it asOfficial: State marketplace offers insulation from ACA crackdown (opens WWLP in a new tab)
A former Michigan NICU nurse, Kieran L. Ansley, has been charged with child abuse. The charges stem from injuries discovered on a premature infant girl who had spent months in hospital. Court records indicate the baby suffered multiple fractures and bruising.
WWLP reported it asHospital nurse in Michigan charged after baby suffers broken bones (opens WWLP in a new tab)
A new report from the Climate Impact Lab estimates that the current El Niño event could lead to 451,000 additional heat-related deaths worldwide between September 2026 and February 2027. India is projected to experience 15,800 of these deaths.
WWLP reported it asSuper-strong El Niño could lead to 450K deaths. Map shows the states hit hardest (opens WWLP in a new tab)
Record-high diesel prices have prompted Republican Senator Chuck Grassley to call for an embargo on exports. Farm state Republicans are pressuring the White House to stop exports, citing the impact on farmers and truckers.
WWLP reported it asLocal drivers feel sting of soaring gas prices (opens WWLP 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.
WWLP reported it asFederal Reserve raises interest rates to 3.75%-4% range (opens WWLP 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.
WWLP reported it asHealey launches push to expand maternal mental healthcare, screening (opens WWLP in a new tab)
A whistleblower has raised alarms about a new U.S. Postal Service system designed to verify mail ballots, alleging it is being developed with inadequate testing and a rushed timeline. The system, intended to comply with a Trump executive order, could lead to the rejection of large numbers of ballots.
WWLP reported it asPostal Service work to comply with Trump's executive order is rushed, sloppy, whistleblower contends (opens WWLP 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.
WWLP reported it asJury in Lindsay Clancy trial goes home after fourth day without verdict (opens WWLP 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.
WWLP reported it asMassachusetts AG sues USPS over new mail-in ballot regulations (opens WWLP in a new tab)
Massachusetts State Representative Francisco Paulino has been arrested and charged with 11 counts of fraud and money laundering. He is accused of orchestrating a scheme to obtain over $700,000 in federal pandemic relief funds, allegedly using some for personal expenses and campaign contributions.
WWLP reported it asMass. State Rep. Francisco Paulino indicted for $700K COVID relief fraud (opens WWLP in a new tab)
A whistleblower alleges a Trump administration task force pressured Ivy League universities into settlements despite incomplete investigations or no evidence of legal violations. The complaint, filed by former Justice Department lawyer Haley Van Erem, claims the probes were politically driven and disregarded constitutional protections.
WWLP reported it asWhistleblower alleges political pressure, lack of evidence in antisemitism probes targeting schools (opens WWLP 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
Who owns it
- Nexstar Media GroupMedia 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
- 21
- Reports listed
- 21
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 12 August 2026
21 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. WWLP is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 21 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of WWLP: its report arrived a median of 2 days after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 10 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 9 November 2026. Ratings pulled 12 October 2026.
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