Head to head
Financial Times
Center-right · 684 events
vs
South China Morning Post
Center · 1,267 events
269
Stories both covered
62%
Framing agreement
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.

Financial Times

neutral 83%critical 10%pro-action 3%alarmist 2%
Positive 8%Neutral 70%Negative 21%

South China Morning Post

neutral 67%international 17%critical 10%alarmist 4%
Positive 8%Neutral 65%Negative 27%

Facts

From the fact ledger: how often one contradicted a claim the other reported, and each outlet's overall record.

Between these two

Too few shared fact checks to compare yet, or no direct contradictions on record.

Each outlet's record

Financial Times
Contradicts others 0.7%
Ran contested claims 4.0%
Matched consensus 88.0%
South China Morning Post
Contradicts others 0.8%
Ran contested claims 6.7%
Matched consensus 86.1%
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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.

Financial Times
Zelenskyy says Kyiv's partners failed to warn of ballistic missile attack
Paywalled; headline frames partners as having failed Ukraine · negative
South China Morning Post
US-Russia deal, Trump-Zelensky clash could leave Ukraine out in the cold
US-Ukraine alliance fracturing under Trump pressure · negative
Financial Times
Nobel Peace Prize awarded to human rights pioneer Navi Pillay
Human rights pioneer framing · positive
South China Morning Post
Trump slams Norway and Nobel committee after missing out on Peace Prize
Trump's reaction as annual pattern · neutral
Financial Times
Wall Street bets on 2026 rate rise as Kevin Warsh takes charge of the Fed - Financial Times
rate hike expectations · neutral
South China Morning Post
Warsh takes US Fed’s helm with inflation dilemma already unfolding
inflation dilemma · neutral
Financial Times
Ukraine says Starlink speeds still throttled - Financial Times
speeds still throttled · negative
South China Morning Post
Musk ordered slowdown of Starlink service Ukraine military relies on, report says
Musk ordered slowdown · neutral
Financial Times
France reels after ‘unprecedented’ violence from protesters - Financial Times
unprecedented violence · negative
South China Morning Post
Liberty, equality, tear gas: no nation does mass protests quite like France
French protest tradition feature · neutral
Financial Times
Donald Trump's plan to discuss Taiwan arms sales with Xi Jinping rattles Asian allies
Asian ally alarm at arms sales discussion · negative
South China Morning Post
Whiplash in Taiwan? How Donald Trump's blunt warning collides with a historic call offer
Contradictory US signals create Taiwan whiplash · neutral
Financial Times
Mamdani-backed candidates sweep New York primaries
primary sweep · neutral
South China Morning Post
Mamdani-backed candidates win Democratic congressional primaries in New York
coalition gaining strength · neutral
Financial Times
CBS fires Scott Pelley after clash over ‘60 Minutes’ - Financial Times
management clash · neutral
South China Morning Post
60 Minutes correspondent fired after clashing with bosses over US show
management clash · neutral
Financial Times
Israeli settlers attack European diplomats in the West Bank - Financial Times
Paywalled, headline only · neutral
South China Morning Post
Israeli settlers attack European diplomats, beat up French mayor in West Bank
Mayor's personal account and settler tolerance claim · negative
Financial Times
Russia 'interfered' in 2016 Brexit vote, says Andy Burnham
Sourced original report · neutral
South China Morning Post
UK's Burnham says Russia interfered in 2016 Brexit vote
Straight factual report · neutral
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