Frequently stakes out contrarian positions
Divergence tracks National Review as right, based on coverage monitored since April 2026. Across 74 scored events (216 articles), its coverage diverges from the cross-spectrum consensus at an average of 35 out of 100, above the site-wide average of 27.
Its most common framing is critical (54% of events, followed by pro-action at 19%). In 64% of the events it covers, National Review takes a framing no other outlet in the cluster shares, one of the higher contrarian rates we track. Coverage concentrates on politics and economy.
Measured across shared events, National Review frames stories most like The Federalist (67%), Vox (67%) and Reason (65%), and least like Mother Jones (0% 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.