Hews close to consensus framing
Divergence tracks CBS News as left, based on coverage monitored since May 2026. Across 675 scored events (1,155 articles), its coverage diverges from the cross-spectrum consensus at an average of 27 out of 100, roughly in line with the site-wide average of 27.
Its most common framing is neutral (82% of events, followed by critical at 11%). In 18% 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 (82%), Reuters (80%) and PBS NewsHour (78%), and least like Vox (0% 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.