Head to head
NPR
Left · 941 events
vs
Reason
Center-right · 202 events
80
Stories both covered
29%
Framing agreement
60%
Split on framing
top 40 divergent
36
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.

NPR

neutral 79%critical 16%alarmist 3%pro-action 2%
Positive 8%Neutral 63%Negative 29%

Reason

critical 63%neutral 22%pro-action 9%dismissive 5%
Positive 10%Neutral 34%Negative 57%

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
0.7%
of 144 shared fact checks

Each outlet's record

NPR
Contradicts others 1.3%
Ran contested claims 7.3%
Matched consensus 83.3%
Reason
Contradicts others 1.9%
Ran contested claims 12.2%
Matched consensus 67.9%
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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.

NPR
FCC orders early license renewal for ABC stations following Kimmel's first lady joke
factual with implied political motivation
Reason
Trump Administration's Review of ABC's Broadcast Licenses Looks Like 'Illegal Jawboning'
First Amendment violation concern
NPR
'8647' got James Comey indicted. What exactly does it mean?
explainer on slang meaning and implications
Reason
Analyzing Indictment of James Comey for "86 47" Post
legal analysis predicting dismissal
NPR
Here's a look inside security at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner
security protocol examination
Reason
The Correspondents' Dinner Shooting Is No Excuse for More Security Theater
warning against security overreach
NPR
SCOTUS upholds abortion pill telehealth access. And, Trump returns from China visit
Access upheld, case ongoing · positive
Reason
Supreme Court 'Shadow Docket' Order Preserves Mifepristone Via Telemedicine--For Now
Procedural legal analysis · neutral
NPR
Supreme Court is death knell for Virginia's Democratic-friendly congressional maps
blow to Democratic counter-efforts · negative
Reason
S. Ct. Denies Stay of Virginia Supreme Court's Redistricting Referendum Decision
legal analysis of state court's atextual interpretation · neutral
NPR
Supreme Court says U.S. can turn away asylum seekers at the border
Policy tool impact on asylum seekers · 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
NPR
Key leaders sound the alarm on AI. And, Iran-Gulf diplomacy hits a setback
AI alarm roundup newsletter · neutral
Reason
AI Executives Want International Regulation. They Could Just Slow Down Themselves.
anti-regulation libertarian critique · negative
NPR
One year after Charlie Kirk's death, Turning Point USA faces an uncertain future
movement fractures amid growth · neutral
Reason
How Charlie Kirk's Murder Chilled Speech at Utah Valley University
campus free speech deterioration · negative
NPR
Voters are fed up with data centers. Both parties are trying to cash in for midterms
Bipartisan electoral opportunism · neutral
Reason
The Backlash Against Data Centers Is Bipartisan, Nationwide, and Wrong
libertarian case that backlash is misguided · positive
NPR
Amid intense backlash, people are vandalizing Flock surveillance cameras
Privacy advocates and vandalism against surveillance · negative
Reason
Getting Rid of Flock Isn't Enough To Solve America's Surveillance Problem
Competitors pose even greater privacy threat · negative
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