NPR

NPR is generally regarded as left-leaning in its editorial orientation, according to widely cited media-bias assessments of the United States' press. In the United States, USA Today and NBC News are listed as Centrist, while Fox News is listed as Right-leaning — so you can open NPR beside a title of a different orientation and compare the same day's front pages directly.

Read NPR beside another title from the United States and the differences show up fastest in what leads the page. Public-service broadcasters usually carry a wider spread of civic, regional and cultural stories than commercial rivals, and lead less often on conflict or celebrity — so the gap between NPR's front page and a commercially funded one is often less about opinion than about what each considers newsworthy in the first place. Because NPR is listed as left-leaning, the sharpest contrast is usually a right-leaning title from the United States on the same morning: the facts rarely differ, but which consequence is treated as the story often does.

This is an approximate orientation, not a definitive judgement — and not a rating of quality or accuracy. Read how Crosswire classifies editorial leanings, including the sources behind each label. Directory last reviewed 2026-07-28. Think this label is wrong? Suggest a correction.