Politics Added 139d ago 11 outlets

Trump administration terminates members of the National Science Foundation's governing board

The Trump administration notified several members of the National Science Board that they were terminated from their positions. The White House Presidential Personnel Office sent messages thanking members for their service, according to screenshots obtained by The Washington Post. The NSF board oversees the National Science Foundation, a major federal science funding agency.

Divergence score

This event sits in the top 16% of divergence this week. 11 outlets covered it, splitting into 10 framing camps across 4 bias groups.

10 camps

4 bias groups

The spectrum · how 11 outlets placed this story

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PBS NewsHour

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National Review

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Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first

Furthest apart on this story

New York Times

Trump Fires Board Members of Group That Oversees U.S. Science Funding

pattern of assault on science

National Review

Trump Says ‘You’re Fired’ to the Members of the National Science Board

neutral

How New York Times and National Review compare across every story →

First to report

The Hillfirst
New York Times+3.2 h
Washington Post+3.8 h
Reuters+43.6 h
PBS NewsHour+44.4 h
Al Jazeera+56.8 h
ABC News+71.6 h
NPR+72.4 h
CNN+133.4 h
Mother Jones+133.4 h
National Review+180.4 h

By each outlet's earliest publish time in this story. Feeds that index slowly can appear later than they printed.

The split, in one line

Coverage splits between factual reporting of mass terminations (Reuters, ABC, Washington Post) and framing as ideological assault on science independence (NPR, Mother Jones, Al Jazeera), with CNN emphasizing the board's independent role.

How each outlet covered it