- Lean
- Left-Center (MBFC)
- Reliability
- High factual reporting (MBFC)
- Founded
- 1884
- Headquarters
- Montréal
- Owner
- La Presse Inc., an independent non-profit organization
- Funding
- La Presse has been an independent non-profit organization since 2018, when Power Corporation of Canada gave up ownership of the paper.
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Is La Presse Left or Right?
Media Bias/Fact Check rates La Presse Left-Center, with a score of -4.2. It says the paper's story selection tends to favor the left slightly and that some headlines use emotionally loaded words, while its news reporting is well sourced, often from wire services. AllSides and Ad Fontes Media have not rated it, so its position on our chart rests on that single rater.
La Presse is a member of the Conseil de presse du Québec, the province's press council, which hears complaints from the public, and one of its rulings shows how errors are judged there. The council found that a March 2023 editorial on private ambulance companies gave incomplete information about the public money they receive. La Presse had published a correction, and the council first cleared it for that reason; in December 2024, its appeal committee found the correction inadequate and reprimanded the paper and the editorial writer. La Presse says that neither its donors nor its advertisers can intervene in its journalism.
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How Reliable Is La Presse?
Media Bias/Fact Check rates La Presse's factual reporting High and its credibility High, with no failed fact checks recorded. Its standards guide commits it to correct errors publicly and quickly, and tells its reporters, other than columnists, editorial writers and critics, not to give their opinions on what they cover.
How La Presse Handles Corrections
La Presse's standards guide says it corrects errors publicly and as soon as it learns of them: online, it edits the story or adds a note at the top or bottom. Complaints can also go to the Conseil de presse du Québec.
La Presse Bias: What the Ratings Show
Media Bias/Fact Check rates it Left-Center with High factual reporting.
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La Presse Bias Rating From Independent Raters
All bars use one shared scale: the shaded band is each rater's own center zone, lined up. How we combine the raters. Not every rater has rated La Presse.
| Rater | Bias rating | Factual / reliability |
|---|---|---|
| AllSides | Not rated (lean only) | |
| Ad Fontes Media | ||
| Media Bias/Fact Check | Left-Center (-4.2) | High, High Credibility |
Who Funds La Presse?
La Presse has been an independent non-profit organization since 2018, when Power Corporation of Canada gave up ownership of the paper. Since 2020 it has been a registered journalism organization, which lets it issue tax receipts for readers' donations. It is funded by advertising and donations, and is free to read.
Why La Presse Is in Aplomb
La Presse brings Québec and international news in French from a newsroom it describes as the largest in Québec. It meets our six source criteria; in the app, its videos appear in the Québec tab rather than in Latest. What to watch for: only Media Bias/Fact Check has rated it, and some of its short videos are features or lighter clips rather than news.
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La Presse FAQ
Is La Presse biased?
Media Bias/Fact Check rates it Left-Center (-4.2), saying its story selection leans slightly left while its reporting is well sourced. AllSides and Ad Fontes Media have not rated it.
Who owns La Presse?
No company or family: since 2018, La Presse has been an independent non-profit organization, after Power Corporation of Canada gave up ownership. Two trusts make sure the paper keeps to its mission. La Presse is also one of the three owners of The Canadian Press.
Is La Presse reliable?
Media Bias/Fact Check rates its factual reporting High and its credibility High, with no failed fact checks recorded.
Is La Presse still printed?
No. Its last print edition came out at the end of 2017. La Presse is now published on its website and in its free La Presse+ app.
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