Hews close to consensus framing
Divergence tracks CBS News as left, based on coverage monitored since May 2026. Across 450 scored events (958 articles), its coverage diverges from the cross-spectrum consensus at an average of 26 out of 100, roughly in line with the site-wide average of 26.
Its most common framing is neutral (82% of events, followed by critical at 10%). In 17% of the events it covers, CBS News takes a framing no other outlet in the cluster shares. Coverage concentrates on politics and war.
Measured across shared events, CBS News frames stories most like AP News (83%), Reuters (81%) and ABC News (80%), and least like The Federalist (12% 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.