NewsGuard – California Globe

Democrats’ State Funded News is Not a Free Press

September 28, 2026 6:00 amSeptember 28, 2026 6:01 am

A free press is supposed to be independent of the government it covers. Assembly Bill 2222, offers tax incentives to local news outlets that hire qualifying journalists in California. It is state funded news. Government money is never truly neutral....

Ferrer Censorship Lawsuit Heading to Final Arguments

November 22, 2023 2:21 pmNovember 22, 2023 2:21 pm

Can the government block public speech? In theory, no, absolutely, of course not. There’s this thing called the Frist Amendment that makes that abundantly clear. In practice, though, agencies across the nation have clearly been doing so for some time...

Chesa Boudin Must Go

May 23, 2022 8:30 amJanuary 27, 2023 9:08 am

The California Globe has generally resisted endorsing candidates or initiatives. Our sense is that trust in the media is so low that declaring our opinion on one page and then covering the news straight on the next naturally gives rise...