Head to head
70%
Split on framing
top 40 divergent
36
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.
Mother Jones
critical 70%alarmist 14%pro-action 12%neutral 3%
Positive 10%Neutral 6%Negative 84%
Politico
neutral 73%critical 20%pro-action 3%alarmist 3%
Positive 5%Neutral 65%Negative 30%
Facts
From the fact ledger: how often one contradicted a claim the other reported, and each outlet's overall record.
Between these two
0.7%
of 135 shared fact checks
Each outlet's record
Mother Jones
Contradicts others 2.3%
Ran contested claims 9.0%
Matched consensus 72.2%
Politico
Contradicts others 0.5%
Ran contested claims 7.1%
Matched consensus 82.4%
Where they split furthest
The highest-divergence stories both outlets covered, with each outlet's headline and how the analysis labeled its framing.
Mother Jones
warns of broader targeting of Trump critics
Politico
Southern Poverty Law Center says it is under Justice Department investigation
Neutral news report
Mother Jones
DHS Shoots New York Man With 5-Year-Old in Car
Shooting placed in pattern of Trump-era ICE violence · negative
Politico
DHS chief defends New York ICE shooting, calling victim one of 'the worst of the worst'
Policy and political fallout lens · neutral
Mother Jones
Abortion Providers Are Racing to Stay Ahead of the Courts
Provider disruption and resilience · negative
Politico
SCOTUS Preserved Abortion by Mail. Opponents Already Know Their Next Moves.
Strategic landscape analysis · neutral
Mother Jones
Trump's Election Security Speech: A Good Night for Putin
Speech benefits Russia by ignoring its interference · negative
Politico
Trump spares Beijing in probe of alleged Chinese election plot
Trump exempts China from actual investigation · negative
Mother Jones
Trump's Primetime Speech Was a Dud. He Could Still Use it to Interfere in the Midterms.
laying groundwork for emergency powers · negative
Politico
'Scared s–tless': Republicans brace for Trump's primetime speech
GOP anxiety over 2020 rehash · negative
Mother Jones
They're Trying to Get Jimmy Kimmel Fired Again
coordinated right-wing pressure campaign
Politico
'We've all been there, right?': Kimmel defends himself after Trumps call for his firing
Kimmel's sardonic self-defense as lead
Mother Jones
Stop the Steal Never Stopped
Ruling as part of broader Stop the Steal power consolidation · negative
Politico
DOJ can keep 2020 Fulton County election records it seized, judge rules
Legal threshold not met despite warrant flaws · neutral
Mother Jones
Todd Blanche Swears Arrest of Virginia Democrat Isn’t “Political Payback”
Skeptical of DOJ motives, political retribution · negative
Politico
DOJ indicts Virginia Democrat who led redistricting push on drug trafficking, money laundering charges - Politico
Frames around redistricting and White House clash · neutral
Mother Jones
Supreme Court Gives Trump Green Light to End Protected Status for Haitians and Syrians
Humanitarian program dismantled, racial animus highlighted · negative
Politico
Trump's immigration agenda gets a boost
Policy impact and political landscape shift · neutral
Mother Jones
First, a $1.8 Billion Slush Fund. Now Trump Aims to Weasel Out of IRS Audits “Forever”
Corrupt self-dealing and theft · negative
Politico
Justice Department expands Trump settlement to cover his tax audits
Broadly worded expansion ending disputes · neutral
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