NPR

Divergence tracks NPR as left, based on coverage monitored since March 2026. Across 759 scored events (1,255 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 16%). 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 AP News (79%), PBS NewsHour (77%) and Reuters (76%), 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.