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Deadline
U.S. center-left
Deadline is an entertainment trade publication owned by Penske Media Corporation, a large private media conglomerate that also owns Variety, Rolling Stone, and The Hollywood Reporter. Multiple bias-rating organizations place it at center-left to lean-left. Its coverage of the Trump administration, where it intersects with the entertainment industry, tends to use critical framing and has highlighted industry concerns over tariffs, retribution, and White House pressure on studios.
Owned byPenske Media Corporation (PMC), controlled by Jay Penske; Saudi Research and Media Group (SRMG) holds a significant minority stake in PMC
LeaningU.S. center-left
On the administrationbroadly critical
5average bias score across 1 story
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun