Hews close to consensus framing
Divergence tracks NPR as left, based on coverage monitored since March 2026. Across 656 scored events (1,329 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 (79% of events, followed by critical at 15%). In 19% of the events it covers, NPR takes a framing no other outlet in the cluster shares. Coverage concentrates on politics and war.
Measured across shared events, NPR frames stories most like Defense One (80%), AP News (79%) and PBS NewsHour (77%), and least like The Federalist (3% 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.