Hews close to consensus framing
Divergence tracks ABC News as left, based on coverage monitored since March 2026. Across 832 scored events (1,636 articles), its coverage diverges from the cross-spectrum consensus at an average of 24 out of 100, roughly in line with the site-wide average of 26.
Its most common framing is neutral (86% 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 (89%), CBS News (83%) and Reuters (81%), and least like The Federalist (5% 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.