Head to head
Politico
Center-left · 941 events
vs
Reuters
Center · 3,088 events
598
Stories both covered
72%
Framing agreement
30%
Split on framing
top 40 divergent
30
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.

Politico

neutral 75%critical 18%pro-action 4%alarmist 3%
Positive 5%Neutral 67%Negative 27%

Reuters

neutral 94%critical 3%pro-action 1%alarmist 1%
Positive 6%Neutral 80%Negative 14%

Facts

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

Between these two

4
direct contradictions
0.9%
of 445 shared fact checks

Each outlet's record

Politico
Contradicts others 0.5%
Ran contested claims 7.9%
Matched consensus 80.8%
Reuters
Contradicts others 1.0%
Ran contested claims 7.3%
Matched consensus 84.9%
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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.

Politico
Gianni Infantino's shuttle diplomacy: Can FIFA keep Iran in a Trump-hosted World Cup?
diplomatic maneuvering under political pressure
Reuters
Trump envoy seeks to replace Iran with Italy in upcoming World Cup, FT reports
US political pressure to exclude Iran
Politico
White House presses tech companies for support on AI-driven cyberattacks
White House soliciting industry on AI cyber threats · neutral
Reuters
White House drafts guidance to bypass Anthropic's risk flag for new AI models, Axios reports
White House drafting workaround to Anthropic risk designation · neutral
Politico
RFK Jr. is exploiting Shapiro's secrecy on Pennsylvania measles deaths
Shapiro's secrecy enables RFK Jr. exploitation · negative
Reuters
What to know about US measles cases on the rise
measles cases rising overview · neutral
Politico
Hill Republicans lack a clear path to get Trump his ballroom
legislative obstacles emphasized
Reuters
US Congress Republicans push legislation to build, fund Trump's $400 million ballroom
straightforward legislative reporting
Politico
Kushner, Witkoff to restart talks with Iran in Pakistan — without Vance
pre-cancellation announcement framing
Reuters
US-Iran peace hopes fade as Trump scraps talks
peace hopes fading
Politico
Jan. 6 police officers sue to block Trump’s ‘anti-weaponization fund’
officers suing to block · neutral
Reuters
Police officers who guarded Capitol sue to block Trump's $1.8 billion 'slush fund'
slush fund · negative
Politico
Virginia Democrats ask Supreme Court to restore their new map
neutral with longshot framing · neutral
Reuters
Virginia Democrats ask Supreme Court to revive their US House voting map
concise wire report on appeal · neutral
Politico
Brendan Carr takes on Disney — and escalates Trump's media war
escalation in systematic media war
Reuters
FCC to order early license reviews of Disney-owned ABC stations, source says
wire report on regulatory action
Politico
James Comey indicted again
brief factual report
Reuters
Trump's DOJ indicts former FBI director James Comey over '86 47' post
straightforward news report
Politico
global health funding blocked
Reuters
Political strategy and electoral calculation · neutral
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