Hews close to consensus framing
Divergence tracks NBC News as left, based on coverage monitored since May 2026. Across 308 scored events (734 articles), its coverage diverges from the cross-spectrum consensus at an average of 27 out of 100, roughly in line with the site-wide average of 26.
Its most common framing is neutral (83% of events, followed by critical at 12%). In 15% of the events it covers, NBC News takes a framing no other outlet in the cluster shares. Coverage concentrates on politics and war.
Measured across shared events, NBC News frames stories most like AP News (84%), Wall Street Journal (84%) and CBS News (79%), and least like The Federalist (4% 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.