They actually do. In fact, the bias checkers evaluate the news section separate from the editorial pages.

Now the bias checkers all label the Wall Street Journal news sections to be center. They also label things like NPR as center...so you can calibrate from there. 😏

And I guess compared to the way corporate media has evolved recently, because they haven't gone completely woke they might actually be center in today's climate.

But what bias checkers claim as center in today's climate just 5 or 10 years ago would have been considered solidly liberal.

Here's an example.