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Star Tribune
U.S. center-left (editorial page); newsroom mainstream metro
The Star Tribune is Minnesota's largest newspaper, owned by billionaire Glen Taylor, with a mainstream metro newsroom and a center-left editorial board. Its editorial page has been sharply critical of Trump administration actions, especially immigration enforcement such as Operation Metro Surge, while the newsroom's news reporting follows conventional standards. Its owner has said he wants to shift it to a foundation, and he denied a 2026 report that he planned to sell to the conservative Alpha News.
Owned byPrivately owned by Glen Taylor, a Minnesota billionaire who also owns the Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx (sold NBA/WNBA control to new owners in 2025). Taylor has said he wants to move the company under a foundation or nonprofit structure.
LeaningU.S. center-left (editorial page); newsroom mainstream metro
On the administrationbroadly critical
3.2average bias score across 6 stories
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun