U.S. Media Outlets by Partisan Leaning

Media Outlet	Type	Perceived Leaning	Notes
CNN	TV/Online	Pro-DP	Heavily trusted by Democrats (64% per YouGov 2020); distrusted by 58% of Republicans (Pew 2020).
MSNBC	TV/Online	Pro-DP	95% Democratic viewership (Pew 2020); distrusted by 66% of Republicans.
The New York Times	Print/Online	Pro-DP	63% of Democrats trust it (YouGov 2020); 42% of Republicans distrust it (Pew 2020).
The Washington Post	Print/Online	Pro-DP	Trusted by 65% of Democrats; distrusted by 39% of Republicans (Pew 2020).
NPR	Radio/Online	Pro-DP	Appeals to younger, educated Democrats; 64% of its audience under 50 (Pew 2020).
PBS	TV/Online	Pro-DP	Trusted more by Democrats (47%) than Republicans (34%), but less polarized (Pew 2020).
HuffPost	Online	Pro-DP	Distrusted by 34% of Republicans; trusted by Democrats (Pew 2020).
Vox	Online	Pro-DP	Left-leaning editorial stance; popular among progressive Democrats.
Slate	Online	Pro-DP	Consistently liberal commentary; minimal Republican trust.
The Atlantic	Print/Online	Pro-DP	Left-leaning; appeals to urban, educated Democrats.
BuzzFeed News	Online	Pro-DP	Distrusted by both parties, but more aligned with younger Democrats.
TIME	Print/Online	Pro-DP	Leans liberal; trusted more by Democrats than Republicans.
Newsweek	Print/Online	Pro-DP	Historically centrist, now leans left; trusted more by Democrats.
ABC News	TV/Online	Pro-DP	Mixed audience (57% DP vs. 38% RP per Pew 2020), but leans DP in perception.
CBS News	TV/Online	Pro-DP	70% of its audience is 50+; more trusted by Democrats (Pew 2020).
NBC News	TV/Online	Pro-DP	57% Democratic audience; distrusted by 40% of Republicans (Pew 2020).
Fox News	TV/Online	Pro-RP	93% Republican viewership (Pew 2020); 61% of Democrats distrust it.
One America News (OANN)	TV/Online	Pro-RP	Far-right; trusted by 24% of Republicans (YouGov 2020).
Newsmax	TV/Online	Pro-RP	Conservative; growing influence among Republicans post-2020.
Breitbart	Online	Pro-RP	Distrusted by 36% of Democrats; trusted by conservative Republicans.
The Wall Street Journal	Print/Online	Pro-RP (Editorial)	Newsroom centrist, but editorial board leans RP; 34% RP trust (YouGov 2020).
New York Post	Print/Online	Pro-RP	Murdoch-owned; distrusted by both, but aligns with RP base.
Washington Examiner	Print/Online	Pro-RP	Conservative; distrusted more by Democrats than trusted by Republicans.
The Daily Caller	Online	Pro-RP	Right-leaning; founded by Tucker Carlson, appeals to RP base.
The Federalist	Online	Pro-RP	Strongly conservative; minimal Democratic trust.
National Review	Print/Online	Pro-RP	Conservative magazine; core RP readership.
Rush Limbaugh Show	Radio	Pro-RP	17% of Republicans tuned in (Pew 2020); distrusted by 43% of Democrats.
Sean Hannity Show	Radio/TV	Pro-RP	19% Republican audience (Pew 2020); distrusted by 38% of Democrats.
The Blaze	Online/TV	Pro-RP	Founded by Glenn Beck; staunchly conservative.
Washington Times	Print/Online	Pro-RP	Right-leaning; contrasts with The Washington Post.