Outlet track record
Forbes (Victoria Forster contributor)
U.S. center to center-right
Forbes is a major U.S. business and financial news outlet majority-owned since 2014 by Hong Kong-based Integrated Whale Media Investments, with the Forbes family retaining a minority stake and Steve Forbes serving as chairman and editor-in-chief. It occupies a center to center-right position, particularly on economic and business policy, reflecting its pro-market editorial tradition. Its coverage of the second Trump administration has been mixed: the outlet has published critical pieces on the economic impacts of tariffs and domestic spending cuts, while Steve Forbes personally has voiced support for aspects of Trump's economic agenda, and Trump publicly attacked the outlet in July 2025 for its coverage of him.
Owned byMajority stake (approximately 51%) held by Integrated Whale Media Investments, a Hong Kong-based investment group, since 2014; the Forbes family retains a minority interest. Steve Forbes, grandson of the founder, serves as chairman and editor-in-chief.
LeaningU.S. center to center-right
On the administrationmixed
6average bias score across 1 story
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun