Hews close to consensus framing
Divergence tracks ABC News as left, based on coverage monitored since March 2026. Across 1,307 scored events (2,010 articles), its coverage diverges from the cross-spectrum consensus at an average of 25 out of 100, roughly in line with the site-wide average of 27.
Its most common framing is neutral (84% of events, followed by critical at 9%). In 15% of the events it covers, ABC News takes a framing no other outlet in the cluster shares. Coverage concentrates on politics and economy.
Measured across shared events, ABC News frames stories most like AP News (86%), Reuters (80%) and PBS NewsHour (78%), and least like The Intercept (6% agreement).
These numbers are computed, not opinions. They update every 30 minutes as new coverage arrives. How the score, framing labels, and spectrum placement work is documented in the methodology.