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Backpacker
U.S. outdoor/conservation-oriented, center-left on environmental issues
Backpacker is an outdoor recreation magazine owned by Outside Inc. and focused on hiking, wilderness skills, gear, and conservation of public lands. Its editorial perspective aligns with protecting trails, wild places, and access for recreationists. Its coverage of Trump administration public-lands rollbacks — roadless rule repeal, BLM conservation rule rescission, expanded mineral extraction mandates — runs critical in tone.
Owned byOutside Inc., a Boulder, Colorado–based media and technology company led by CEO Robin Thurston; formed when Thurston's Pocket Outdoor Media rebranded in 2021
LeaningU.S. outdoor/conservation-oriented, center-left on environmental issues
On the administrationbroadly critical
6average bias score across 1 story
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun