Outlet track record
MSNBC (ms.now, opinion)
U.S. progressive left
MS NOW (rebranded from MSNBC in November 2025) is owned by Versant Media Group, a cable-network holding company spun off from Comcast. Its opinion and news programming has consistently reflected a progressive political orientation since the mid-2000s. Coverage of the Trump administration's second term has been broadly critical, consistent with the network's longstanding editorial track record.
Owned byVersant Media Group (Nasdaq: VSNT), a publicly traded company spun off from Comcast on January 2, 2026. Brian L. Roberts, former Comcast CEO, controls approximately 33% of Versant's voting power through Class B supervoting shares. Mark Lazarus serves as Versant's CEO.
LeaningU.S. progressive left
On the administrationbroadly critical
8average bias score across 1 story
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun