Head to head
AP News
Center · 1,454 events
vs
NPR
Left · 757 events
373
Stories both covered
79%
Framing agreement
20%
Split on framing
top 40 divergent
28
Avg divergence, shared stories

Framing and tone

How each outlet's coverage is framed across all of its scored events, and how its sentiment toward the subject breaks down.

AP News

neutral 94%critical 4%pro-action 1%alarmist 1%
Positive 7%Neutral 78%Negative 16%

NPR

neutral 79%critical 16%pro-action 3%alarmist 3%
Positive 9%Neutral 62%Negative 29%

Facts

From the fact ledger: how often one contradicted a claim the other reported, and each outlet's overall record.

Between these two

5
direct contradictions
0.6%
of 837 shared fact checks

Each outlet's record

AP News
Contradicts others 1.2%
Ran contested claims 10.0%
Matched consensus 79.2%
NPR
Contradicts others 1.1%
Ran contested claims 8.0%
Matched consensus 82.3%
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Where they split furthest

The highest-divergence stories both outlets covered, with each outlet's headline and how the analysis labeled its framing.

AP News
Stephen Colbert is saying goodbye to ‘The Late Show.’ How it ends is still a secret
suspicious cancellation of ratings leader · neutral
NPR
For 20 years, Stephen Colbert distinguished truth from truthiness
legacy of truth-telling · positive
AP News
Talks in Pakistan on hold as Iran's top diplomat leaves Islamabad and Trump's envoys are a no-show
both sides failed to engage
NPR
Trump doubts shooter motivated by Iran war as peace talks on hold
peace talks sidelined amid domestic news
AP News
Officers who defended Capitol from rioters sue to block payouts from $1.8B ‘anti-weaponization’ fund
officers suing to block · neutral
NPR
Officers who defended Capitol from rioters sue to block payouts from fund
officers suing to block · negative
AP News
Comey due in court in a Trump threat case that's likely to pose a challenge for Justice Department
legal challenge for prosecution
NPR
'8647' got James Comey indicted. What exactly does it mean?
explainer on slang meaning and implications
AP News
Trump's many upcoming large, public events may present fresh security challenges after latest attack
future security risk assessment
NPR
Here's a look inside security at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner
security protocol examination
AP News
Southern Poverty Law Center says it faces a Justice Department criminal probe over paid informants
Investigation-as-political-weapon concern
NPR
Southern Poverty Law Center indicted on federal fraud charges
Straightforward indictment report
AP News
Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion pill, while lawsuit plays out
Access preserved, litigation continues · neutral
NPR
SCOTUS upholds abortion pill telehealth access. And, Trump returns from China visit
Access upheld, case ongoing · positive
AP News
Supreme Court rejects Virginia’s bid to restore congressional map favoring Democrats
factual procedural outcome · neutral
NPR
Supreme Court is death knell for Virginia's Democratic-friendly congressional maps
blow to Democratic counter-efforts · negative
AP News
China rejects Trump's election interference claim as 'groundless accusations'
China's formal rejection and Xi visit uncertainty · neutral
NPR
Takeaways from Trump's primetime speech. And, at least 2 dead in major Texas flooding
No new fraud evidence found in documents · negative
AP News
Trump uses primetime address to the nation to once again raise doubts about past elections
raising doubts without evidence · negative
NPR
Trump will speak on elections in Thursday primetime address
revisiting debunked conspiracy theories · negative
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