The Local Loop pulls coverage from the following outlets. A story is only published as a multi-source overview when at least two of these sources are independently covering the same event.
The label after each outlet is its political-lean rating, drawn from third-party media-rating organizations — AllSides and Media Bias/Fact Check — not our own assessment. Center means those raters place an outlet in the middle of the US spectrum; it is not a claim that the outlet is unbiased. Outlets whose audience is primarily outside the US are marked International rather than forced onto the US axis, and outlets without a third-party rating are shown as Unrated rather than guessed. These ratings power the “coverage spread” bar shown on every story — see About for how that works.
National
- CNN — Left
- Fox News — Right
- NPR — Left
- New York Post — Right
- NBC News — Left
- CBS News — Left
- CNBC — Center
- The Hill — Center
- The Guardian — Left
Global
- CNN World — Left
- Fox News World — Right
- BBC World — International
- Global Times — International
- Al Jazeera — International
- The Guardian World — Left
- Deutsche Welle World — International
- France24 — International
- Sky News World — International
Finance
- CNBC — Center
- MarketWatch — Center
- BBC Business — International
- NPR Business — Left
- The Guardian Business — Left
- Business Insider — Left
- Fortune — Center
- Forbes — Center
- The Wall Street Journal — Center
Local — Phoenix, Arizona
- 12 News Phoenix — Unrated
- ABC15 Arizona — Unrated
- Phoenix New Times — Unrated
We’re actively expanding local coverage to more cities and states, and adding more outlets over time. Every individual article links directly to each source used for that specific story.