Head to head
PBS NewsHour
Left · 1,096 events
vs
Wall Street Journal
Center-right · 774 events
188
Stories both covered
80%
Framing agreement
22%
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%

Wall Street Journal

neutral 87%critical 6%pro-action 5%alarmist 2%
Positive 12%Neutral 72%Negative 16%

Facts

From the fact ledger: how often one contradicted a claim the other reported, and each outlet's overall record.

Between these two

2
direct contradictions
2.2%
of 90 shared fact checks

Each outlet's record

PBS NewsHour
Contradicts others 1.8%
Ran contested claims 14.4%
Matched consensus 66.6%
Wall Street Journal
Contradicts others 0.9%
Ran contested claims 7.0%
Matched consensus 84.0%
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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.

PBS NewsHour
Officers who defended Capitol on Jan. 6 sue to block payouts from $1.8B 'anti-weaponization' fund
officers suing to block · negative
Wall Street Journal
Two Jan. 6 Police Officers Sue to Stop Trump’s ‘Anti-Weaponization’ Fund
officers suing to stop · neutral
PBS NewsHour
Fact-checking misinformation about the Correspondents' Dinner shooting
misinformation debunking focus
Wall Street Journal
Opinion | A 'Friendly Federal Assassin' in Washington
opinion framing of federal threat
PBS NewsHour
What to know about the daring rescue of two U.S. aviators shot down in Iran
Comprehensive rescue operation analysis
Wall Street Journal
Trump Warns Iran He Could Strike 'Every Power Plant,' in WSJ Interview
Trump's escalation threats
PBS NewsHour
Trump arrives in China for high-stakes talks on trade, Taiwan and Iran war
high-stakes state visit framing · neutral
Wall Street Journal
Iran War Hangs Over China Summit
Iran war overshadows summit · neutral
PBS NewsHour
Trump says these documents prove his false claims of election fraud. Here's what they really say
documents contradict claims · negative
Wall Street Journal
What to Know Ahead of Trump's Primetime Speech - WSJ
preview of speech topics · neutral
PBS NewsHour
Trumps call for ABC to fire Jimmy Kimmel — again — after morbid joke about first lady
wire report with regulatory background
Wall Street Journal
Kimmel Pushes Back on Trump's Calls for Disney to Fire Him After Melania Joke
Kimmel pushback as central narrative
PBS NewsHour
WATCH LIVE: Kevin Warsh sworn in as chairman of the Federal Reserve
fraught transition · negative
Wall Street Journal
Trump Will Host Swearing-In Ceremony for New Fed Chair Warsh - WSJ
ceremony details · neutral
PBS NewsHour
U.S. government agrees to drop tax claims against Trump in broadening of IRS lawsuit settlement
Extraordinary use of executive power · neutral
Wall Street Journal
Trump’s Deal With His Administration Also Ends His Tax Audits - WSJ
Deal with his own administration · neutral
PBS NewsHour
Hegseth announces new policy to test troops for low testosterone and offer them hormone replacement therapy
policy announcement · neutral
Wall Street Journal
Pentagon to Screen for Low Testosterone in Servicemembers
policy announcement · neutral
PBS NewsHour
What Blanche said about Trump, Epstein files during confirmation hearing for attorney general
hearing summary · neutral
Wall Street Journal
Attorney General Pick Todd Blanche Faces Headwinds in Senate
confirmation challenges · neutral
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