# Balanced Media

> Help us keep news accountable.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/balanced-media](https://chrome-stats.com/d/balanced-media)

## Overview

- **ID:** `balanced-media`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Caleb H
- **Category:** feeds-news-blogging,social-communication
- **Version:** 2.4
- **Last updated:** 2021-09-05
- **First published:** 2021-03-16
- **Size:** 171 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/balanced-media/)

## Description

Balanced Media is a browser add-on that allows users to rate the bias and perspective of news articles. It helps find the most balanced and least biased articles based on crowdsourced information from users.

## Rankings

- #132,353 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `*://www.balancedmedia.org/api/*`

### Content script matches

- `www.cnn.com`
- `www.foxnews.com`
- `www.npr.org`
- `www.cnbc.com`
- `www.buzzfeed.com`
- `www.washingtonpost.com`
- `www.msn.com`
- `nypost.com`
- `thehill.com`
- `www.nbcnews.com`
- `www.bbc.com`
- `www.usnews.com`
- `www.nytimes.com`
- `www.huffpost.com`
- `www.usatoday.com`
- `www.reuters.com`
- `www.politico.com`
- `news.yahoo.com`
- `www.latimes.com`
- `www.breitbart.com`
- `www.newsweek.com`
- `www.vox.com`
- `abcnews.go.com`
- `www.wsj.com`
- `www.dailymail.co.uk`
- `www.theguardian.com`
- `www.businessinsider.com`
- `slate.com`
- `www.telegraph.co.uk`
- `www.nj.com`
- `www.independent.co.uk`
- `www.theatlantic.com`
- `www.freep.com`
- `www.boston.com`
- `www.voanews.com`
- `www.newsmax.com`
- `apnews.com`
- `www.thedailybeast.com`
- `www.nationalreview.com`
- `www.theepochtimes.com`
- `www.csmonitor.com`
- `www.washingtonexaminer.com`
- `www.axios.com`
- `www.motherjones.com`
- `www.cbsnews.com`
- `www.seattletimes.com`
- `freebeacon.com`
- `www.americanthinker.com`
- `pjmedia.com`
- `redstate.com`
- `thefederalist.com`
- `theintercept.com`
- `www.propublica.org`
- `www.newyorker.com`
- `www.economist.com`
- `www.balancedmedia.org`
- `balancedmedia.org`
- `www.google.com`
- `www.reddit.com`
- `news.google.com`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Very high risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Request access to the following domains: balancedmedia.org, cnn.com, foxnews.com, npr.org, cnbc.com, buzzfeed.com, washingtonpost.com, msn.com, nypost.com, thehill.com, nbcnews.com, bbc.com, usnews.com, nytimes.com, huffpost.com, usatoday.com, reuters.com, politico.com, yahoo.com, latimes.com, breitbart.com, newsweek.com, vox.com, go.com, wsj.com, co.uk, theguardian.com, businessinsider.com, slate.com, nj.com, theatlantic.com, freep.com, boston.com, voanews.com, newsmax.com, apnews.com, thedailybeast.com, nationalreview.com, theepochtimes.com, csmonitor.com, washingtonexaminer.com, axios.com, motherjones.com, cbsnews.com, seattletimes.com, freebeacon.com, americanthinker.com, pjmedia.com, redstate.com, thefederalist.com, theintercept.com, propublica.org, newyorker.com, economist.com, google.com, reddit.com
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/balanced-media)