Head to head
Mother Jones
Left · 156 events
vs
Reason
Center-right · 164 events
24
Stories both covered
33%
Framing agreement
50%
Split on framing
top 24 divergent
40
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 13%pro-action 12%neutral 4%
Positive 10%Neutral 8%Negative 81%

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

1
direct contradictions
3.8%
of 26 shared fact checks

Each outlet's record

Mother Jones
Contradicts others 2.4%
Ran contested claims 9.6%
Matched consensus 71.9%
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.

Mother Jones
Abortion Providers Are Racing to Stay Ahead of the Courts
Provider disruption and resilience · negative
Reason
Supreme Court 'Shadow Docket' Order Preserves Mifepristone Via Telemedicine--For Now
Procedural legal analysis · neutral
Mother Jones
Supreme Court Gives Trump Green Light to End Protected Status for Haitians and Syrians
Humanitarian program dismantled, racial animus highlighted · 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
Mother Jones
Republicans Are Realizing That No One Wants Data Centers
GOP caught between Trump and voter backlash · negative
Reason
The Backlash Against Data Centers Is Bipartisan, Nationwide, and Wrong
libertarian case that backlash is misguided · positive
Mother Jones
Flock Execs Are Taking Credit For Catching Bad Cops Now
Flock's PR tactics and abuse cover-up · negative
Reason
Getting Rid of Flock Isn't Enough To Solve America's Surveillance Problem
Competitors pose even greater privacy threat · negative
Mother Jones
Todd Blanche Just Opened the Door to a National Abortion Ban
abortion rights alarm · negative
Reason
By Blessing Corruption, Todd Blanche Has Disqualified Himself From the Job He Wants
corruption disqualifies nominee · negative
Mother Jones
How Lindsey Graham, Eager to Serve Trump, Became a Useful Idiot for Putin
Trump toady and Putin dupe · negative
Reason
Last of the Neocon 'Three Amigos': Lindsey Graham Dies Unexpectedly
morally flexible neocon · negative
Mother Jones
US Soccer Doesn't Need a Big, Orange Thumb on the Scale
Trump corrupts World Cup integrity · negative
Reason
Trump's World Cup Intervention Shows His Sore Loser Philosophy
Trump undermines fair play norms · negative
Mother Jones
Why the Scandal-Ridden Democrat With a Nazi Tattoo Won Maine's Senate Primary
redemption arc analysis · neutral
Reason
Maine Kampf
satirical condemnation · negative
Mother Jones
Graham Platner Says He's Out. Now What?
progressive movement continuity · neutral
Reason
Graham Platner Dropped Out, but His Shadow Lingers Over Democrats and U.S. Politics
Democratic Party embrace of radicalism · negative
Mother Jones
Even FIFA and Trump Can’t Ruin This World Cup
elite corruption amid grassroots inspiration · neutral
Reason
'Why Is America Hosting the World Cup If It Is So Hostile?': Trump's Border Crackdown Spoils Soccer Tournament
immigration policy spoils hosting · negative
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