Alabama Political Reporter

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Alabama Political Reporter
Typedaily news site
OwnerBill Britt
Editor-in-chiefBill Britt
Associate editorSusan Britt
LanguageEnglish
CountryUnited States
Website www.alreporter.com

The Alabama Political Reporter describes itself as "a daily political news site devoted to Alabama politics." [1] Media Bias/Fact Check rates Alabama Political Reporter as "Least Biased based on neutral language and balanced coverage and High for factual reporting due to proper sourcing and a clean fact check record." [2]

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Notable reporters

Bill Britt is the Editor-in-chief. [3] Columnist, commentator, and former Alabama State Representative Steve Flowers has described Britt as "the premier political investigative reporter" on Alabama politics. [4]

Eddie Burkhalter, then a 2020 Poynter-Koch Media and Journalism Fellow at the Alabama Political Reporter, was a contributor to the New York Times's team coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic, which won the 2021 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. [5]

Controversies

In 2022, the Alabama Political Reporter was one of six independent news outlets accused of downplaying negative reporting about Alabama Power and engaging in a smear campaign against Terry Dunn, a Republican Public Service Commission member and critic of Alabama Power, who subsequently lost a re-election bid. [6]

In 2023, reporter Jacob Holmes began covering a controversy over books in the children's section of the Autauga-Prattville Library, which drew national attention and is currently the subject of a lawsuit. [7] [8]

References

  1. ↑ "About the Alabama Political Reporter". Alabama Political Reporter. Archived from the original on 2025-09-24. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
  2. ↑ "Alabama Political Reporter – Bias and Credibility". Media Bias/Fact Check. 2023-10-13. Archived from the original on 2025-04-08. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
  3. ↑ "Meet Our Staff". Alabama Political Reporter. Archived from the original on 2025-09-24. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
  4. ↑ Flowers, Steve (2016-10-03). "Alabama's best political reporters". Montgomery Advertiser. Archived from the original on 2020-09-28. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
  5. ↑ "My experience: Eddie". Stand Together Fellowships. Poynter-Koch. Archived from the original on 2024-07-14. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
  6. ↑ Folkenflick, David; Ariza, Mario; Green, Miranda (2022-12-19). "In the Southeast, power company money flows to news sites that attack their critics". All Things Considered. NPR. Archived from the original on 2022-12-19. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
  7. ↑ Cole, Neela (2025-11-24). "Alabama political reporter describes intense investigative case". Troy Trojan Vision. Archived from the original on 2024-05-27. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
  8. ↑ Holmes, Jacob (2025-07-10). "Prattville Library lawsuit moving forward". Alabama Political Reporter. Archived from the original on 2025-07-10. Retrieved 18 November 2025.

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