Head to head
15%
Split on framing
top 40 divergent
32
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.
PBS NewsHour
neutral 85%critical 10%pro-action 2%alarmist 2%
Positive 4%Neutral 73%Negative 23%
Politico
neutral 75%critical 18%pro-action 4%alarmist 3%
Positive 5%Neutral 67%Negative 27%
Facts
From the fact ledger: how often one contradicted a claim the other reported, and each outlet's overall record.
Between these two
0.7%
of 276 shared fact checks
Each outlet's record
PBS NewsHour
Contradicts others 1.8%
Ran contested claims 14.4%
Matched consensus 66.6%
Politico
Contradicts others 0.5%
Ran contested claims 7.9%
Matched consensus 80.8%
Where they split furthest
The highest-divergence stories both outlets covered, with each outlet's headline and how the analysis labeled its framing.
PBS NewsHour
U.S. reopens long-closed embassy in Venezuela months after military operation to remove Maduro
factual restoration following regime change
Politico
US reopens embassy in Venezuela - Politico
basic news update
PBS NewsHour
News Wrap: 2 unvaccinated people die from measles in Pennsylvania
brief outbreak bulletin · neutral
Politico
RFK Jr. is exploiting Shapiro's secrecy on Pennsylvania measles deaths
Shapiro's secrecy enables RFK Jr. exploitation · negative
PBS NewsHour
Latest ceasefire talks fail as Iran's top diplomat leaves Pakistan and Trump tells envoys not to go
talks failed before starting
Politico
Kushner, Witkoff to restart talks with Iran in Pakistan — without Vance
pre-cancellation announcement framing
PBS NewsHour
Officers who defended Capitol on Jan. 6 sue to block payouts from $1.8B 'anti-weaponization' fund
officers suing to block · negative
Politico
Jan. 6 police officers sue to block Trump’s ‘anti-weaponization fund’
officers suing to block · neutral
PBS NewsHour
Democrats ask Supreme Court to halt a Virginia ruling blocking new congressional districts
neutral wire reporting with legal context · neutral
Politico
Virginia Democrats ask Supreme Court to restore their new map
neutral with longshot framing · neutral
PBS NewsHour
FCC threatens ABC's licenses as Trumps call for Kimmel's firing
retaliation framing with media analyst commentary
Politico
Brendan Carr takes on Disney — and escalates Trump's media war
escalation in systematic media war
PBS NewsHour
Comey appears in court in Trump threat case that's likely to pose a challenge for Justice Department
legal hurdles for DOJ
Politico
James Comey indicted again
brief factual report
PBS NewsHour
WATCH: After Massie defeat, Trump says it 'doesn't work out well' when GOP members vote against him
presidential intimidation of dissent · neutral
Politico
Trump’s MAGA brand dominates Georgia primary night
MAGA takeover of GOP · neutral
PBS NewsHour
Rep. Ro Khanna says he was detained by the Israeli military and settlers in the West Bank - PBS
conflicting accounts · neutral
Politico
Khanna says he was detained by the Israeli military and settlers in the West Bank - Politico
conflicting accounts · neutral
PBS NewsHour
News Wrap: Tennessee passes new congressional map, sparking protest
Brief neutral news wrap noting protest · neutral
Politico
Tennessee Republicans pass new gerrymander following Supreme Court's Voting Rights Act ruling
Gerrymander framed in context of VRA ruling · negative
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