Head to head
40%
Split on framing
top 40 divergent
29
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.
BBC
neutral 78%critical 10%alarmist 5%international 4%
Positive 7%Neutral 60%Negative 33%
PBS NewsHour
neutral 85%critical 10%pro-action 2%alarmist 2%
Positive 4%Neutral 73%Negative 23%
Facts
From the fact ledger: how often one contradicted a claim the other reported, and each outlet's overall record.
Between these two
1.9%
of 625 shared fact checks
Each outlet's record
BBC
Contradicts others 2.3%
Ran contested claims 14.3%
Matched consensus 69.7%
PBS NewsHour
Contradicts others 1.8%
Ran contested claims 14.4%
Matched consensus 66.6%
Where they split furthest
The highest-divergence stories both outlets covered, with each outlet's headline and how the analysis labeled its framing.
BBC
Fans react to Stephen Colbert’s final show
fan farewell to TV institution · neutral
PBS NewsHour
What Stephen Colbert's exit means for the future of late-night
comedy landscape transformation · neutral
BBC
Two unvaccinated people die of measles in Pennsylvania
measles outbreak and vaccine policy context · negative
PBS NewsHour
News Wrap: 2 unvaccinated people die from measles in Pennsylvania
brief outbreak bulletin · neutral
BBC
Trump cancels US envoys' trip to Pakistan for talks on Iran war
balanced coverage of stalled diplomacy
PBS NewsHour
Latest ceasefire talks fail as Iran's top diplomat leaves Pakistan and Trump tells envoys not to go
talks failed before starting
BBC
US regulator to review Disney broadcast licenses after Jimmy Kimmel joke about Melania Trump
neutral international reporting with opposition voice
PBS NewsHour
FCC threatens ABC's licenses as Trumps call for Kimmel's firing
retaliation framing with media analyst commentary
BBC
Former FBI director James Comey indicted for second time
factual news report with context
PBS NewsHour
Comey appears in court in Trump threat case that's likely to pose a challenge for Justice Department
legal hurdles for DOJ
BBC
Inside Trump press dinner shooting suspect's court appearance
courtroom scene reporting
PBS NewsHour
Fact-checking misinformation about the Correspondents' Dinner shooting
misinformation debunking focus
BBC
Trump issues expletive-laden threat to Iran over Hormuz Strait blockage
Crude presidential ultimatum
PBS NewsHour
What to know about the daring rescue of two U.S. aviators shot down in Iran
Comprehensive rescue operation analysis
BBC
How the Trump-Xi summit could set superpower relations for many years to come
historic inflection point, balanced stakes · neutral
PBS NewsHour
Trump arrives in China for high-stakes talks on trade, Taiwan and Iran war
high-stakes state visit framing · neutral
BBC
international neutral reporting
PBS NewsHour
News Wrap: DOJ announces criminal charges against Southern Poverty Law Center
Balanced news wrap with SPLC rebuttal
BBC
US Supreme Court restores abortion pill access for now
International neutral reporting · neutral
PBS NewsHour
Supreme Court temporarily extends access to a widely used abortion pill
Temporary access maintained · neutral
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