The Sacramento Bee

The Sacramento Bee is a broad general news publication with a focus on general and local news. Founded in 1857, it operates under The McClatchy Company ownership. It has a trust rating of 5.57% across 3 of the 30 categories we investigated. The publication shows opportunities for improvement in its testing practices, particularly in categories such as headphones. Overall, The Sacramento Bee falls into our Low Trust Tier, indicating that its testing practices could benefit from greater transparency and methodological consistency. It operates without clear affiliate disclosures, includes sponsored content, and maintains an ad-free environment.

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