The Week
On Extra Extra, The Week is grouped with left-leaning outlets, a placement drawn from the consensus of independent media-bias raters (AllSides, Ad Fontes Media, and Media Bias/Fact Check) rather than our own opinion. Its reliability rating of B reflects generally factual reporting, though it may frame stories to fit an editorial viewpoint. That rating is a guide for weighing what you read here, not a verdict on any single article.
We are currently tracking 8 recent articles from The Week, published over the past 12 hours. Recurring themes in its latest headlines include Platn.
The best way to use this profile is comparatively. Read The Week's coverage of a story alongside how outlets on other parts of the spectrum handle the same event — the facts usually overlap, but the emphasis, language, and what gets left out often do not. Other left-leaning sources we track include CNN, NBC News, CBS News, and ABC News.
Recent Articles (8)
Gray whales are dying in the Pacific
Reduced food is the likely cause
Why AI behaves differently in different languages
Study finds Claude in Arabic uses more ‘polite phrasing’ and showed ‘greater warmth’ than other language models
Smithsonian: Is Trump rewriting history?
If Trump gets his way, the Smithsonian will become a temple of ‘shallow patriotism’
Platner: Anatomy of a Democratic disaster
As Democrats scramble to find a new nominee, what lessons can they learn?
Should you pay off your mortgage before retiring?
Even if the peace of mind a paid-off mortgage offers sounds appealing, it is not necessarily the right move financially
Democrats rush to replace Platner in frantic primary push
A truncated primary race has pushed Pine Tree State candidates into a sprint, even as some national Democrats stay conspicuously away
The peptide craze
Americans are injecting themselves with unregulated chemicals to boost their health. Is that safe?
‘Outlets may become wary of pursuing stories’
Opinion, comment and editorials of the day