Head to head
CNN
Left · 1,921 events
vs
Reason
Center-right · 164 events
112
Stories both covered
32%
Framing agreement
68%
Split on framing
top 40 divergent
32
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.

CNN

neutral 66%critical 21%alarmist 8%pro-action 4%
Positive 8%Neutral 55%Negative 36%

Reason

critical 63%neutral 24%pro-action 9%dismissive 4%
Positive 9%Neutral 36%Negative 55%

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
3.5%
of 142 shared fact checks

Each outlet's record

CNN
Contradicts others 0.9%
Ran contested claims 11.0%
Matched consensus 77.9%
Reason
Contradicts others 2.1%
Ran contested claims 13.8%
Matched consensus 64.6%
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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.

CNN
Democratic Strategist to Republicans on Redistricting: 'You're cheating.'
panel debate framing redistricting as Republican cheating · negative
Reason
The Stunning Plan To Reverse The Supreme Court of Virginia: Lower The Retirement Age to 54, "Retire" The Justices In The Majority, Install Cronies To Uphold New Map
legal analysis condemning court-packing plan · negative
CNN
FCC's challenge to ABC station licenses ignites free speech concerns
free speech alarm framing
Reason
Trump Administration's Review of ABC's Broadcast Licenses Looks Like 'Illegal Jawboning'
First Amendment violation concern
CNN
The slippery slope of indicting James Comey for '86 47'
prosecutorial overreach and hypocrisy
Reason
Analyzing Indictment of James Comey for "86 47" Post
legal analysis predicting dismissal
CNN
Press dinner shooting suspect charged with attempting to assassinate the president
White House response and press secretary angle
Reason
The Correspondents' Dinner Shooting Is No Excuse for More Security Theater
warning against security overreach
CNN
Supreme Court briefly extends telehealth and mail access for mifepristone as deliberations continue
Deliberations in progress · neutral
Reason
Supreme Court 'Shadow Docket' Order Preserves Mifepristone Via Telemedicine--For Now
Procedural legal analysis · neutral
CNN
US Supreme Court tosses longshot appeal from Virginians to use new congressional map that would benefit Democrats
Democratic setback in redistricting war · negative
Reason
S. Ct. Denies Stay of Virginia Supreme Court's Redistricting Referendum Decision
legal analysis of state court's atextual interpretation · neutral
CNN
June 25, 2026: Supreme Court gives Trump major wins on two immigration cases
Humanitarian consequences and political fallout · negative
Reason
Supreme Court Lets Trump End Temporary Protected Status for Haitian and Syrian Nationals Residing in U.S.
Legal analysis with civil liberties concern · negative
CNN
Jimmy Kimmel moves Talarico interview to Youtube over FCC ‘threat’
Threat as real constraint prompting workaround · neutral
Reason
Jimmy Kimmel Didn't Air Talarico Interview Over Fear of FCC 'Equal Time' Threats
equal-time rule as systemic problem · negative
CNN
Voters hate data centers. Candidates from both parties are scrambling to respond
bipartisan backlash quantified by ad spending · negative
Reason
The Backlash Against Data Centers Is Bipartisan, Nationwide, and Wrong
libertarian case that backlash is misguided · positive
CNN
'F**k Flock!' Vandals wage war on AI surveillance cameras
Activist vandalism against surveillance · negative
Reason
Getting Rid of Flock Isn't Enough To Solve America's Surveillance Problem
Competitors pose even greater privacy threat · negative
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