Head to head
20%
Split on framing
top 40 divergent
30
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.
CBS News
neutral 82%critical 12%alarmist 4%pro-action 2%
Positive 3%Neutral 72%Negative 25%
NPR
neutral 79%critical 16%alarmist 3%pro-action 2%
Positive 8%Neutral 63%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
0.6%
of 484 shared fact checks
Each outlet's record
CBS News
Contradicts others 0.9%
Ran contested claims 5.2%
Matched consensus 88.8%
NPR
Contradicts others 1.3%
Ran contested claims 7.3%
Matched consensus 83.3%
Where they split furthest
The highest-divergence stories both outlets covered, with each outlet's headline and how the analysis labeled its framing.
CBS News
Ukrainian officials accuse U.S. of withholding intelligence, leading to Russian missile attack
Frames missed warning as deliberate US withholding · negative
NPR
The Trump administration warns Ukraine it could cut off intel, Zelenskyy tells NPR
Exclusive Zelensky interview highlighting US pressure on Ukraine · negative
CBS News
Trump revisits disputed claims about election security and declassifies documents
Disputed claims, experts push back · negative
NPR
Takeaways from Trump's primetime speech. And, at least 2 dead in major Texas flooding
No new fraud evidence found in documents · negative
CBS News
Fact-checking Trump's speech on election security - CBS News
misleading and false claims · negative
NPR
Trump will speak on elections in Thursday primetime address
revisiting debunked conspiracy theories · negative
CBS News
Senate Ethics Committee dismisses misconduct complaint against Gallego
detailed dismissal coverage · neutral
NPR
Senate Ethics Committee dismisses complaint against Sen. Ruben Gallego
straight news on dismissal · neutral
CBS News
Blanche says DOJ is "doing our own research" with Alaska challenge
DOJ's independent legal research rationale · neutral
NPR
The Justice Department begins notifying counties where it wants to monitor elections
alarm at federal monitoring expansion · negative
CBS News
DOJ demands that some California counties set aside alleged noncitizen ballots
Wire-style escalation with rarity caveat · neutral
NPR
DOJ charges 28 in California with voting crimes as election tensions escalate
Escalation risks delegitimizing midterms · negative
CBS News
French government extends curfews after riots sweep across the country
curfews plus fiscal and political constraints · neutral
NPR
France announces nightly curfews 'for as long as necessary' in Paris and other cities
curfews and arrest of arson suspect · neutral
CBS News
Supreme Court lets Trump strip deportation protections from Syrians, Haitians
Factual reporting with impact assessment · neutral
NPR
Supreme Court says U.S. can turn away asylum seekers at the border
Policy tool impact on asylum seekers · negative
CBS News
Trump call with Taiwanese president on hold
Post-summit arms sale and call uncertainty · neutral
NPR
Xi warns Trump over Taiwan, says differences could lead to clash
Trade truce backdrop with Taiwan friction · neutral
CBS News
Macklemore says Ed Sheeran dropped him from Gillette concert after call from Robert Kraft - CBS News
Macklemore blames Kraft for removal · negative
NPR
Ed Sheeran's tour in trouble after opening acts drop out in solidarity with rapper Macklemore
tour chaos over pro-Palestine comments · neutral
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