Frequently stakes out contrarian positions
Divergence tracks Foreign Policy as center, based on coverage monitored since March 2026. Across 89 scored events (223 articles), its coverage diverges from the cross-spectrum consensus at an average of 33 out of 100, above the site-wide average of 27.
Its most common framing is critical (39% of events, followed by neutral at 35%). In 54% of the events it covers, Foreign Policy takes a framing no other outlet in the cluster shares, one of the higher contrarian rates we track. Coverage concentrates on politics and war.
Measured across shared events, Foreign Policy frames stories most like Financial Times (61%), Times of Israel (59%) and Globe and Mail (54%), and least like NY Post (14% 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.