World Press Freedom Rank: UK 24/180
According to Reporters without Borders, the “UK remains one of the worst-ranked Western European countries in the World Press Freedom Index, largely due to a heavy-handed approach towards the press, often in the name of national security.”
The media in the UK is divided into two types. The first is commercial media which is privately owned and generally funded through advertising. A majority of these sources tend to lean right. The second media type is public service broadcasters such as the BBC, which tends to have a more neutral tone and is fact-based. According to Media Landscapes, “Statutory regulation requires all news produced by broadcasters, television, and radio, to remain impartial and provide balanced coverage. These obligations are overseen by the regulatory body Ofcom.”
Media Bias Fact Check: United Kingdom
Reuters
Center, London, very high factual reporting
Financial Times
($$) Center-Right, London, high factual reporting
BBC News
Balanced (center left/right), London, high factual reporting
The Economist
($) “Center,” London, high factual reporting
The Times
($$) Right-Center, highly factual