Analyzing the Analysis
News is data. Every headline, every quote, every angle is measurable. We track what media says about legislation — who amplifies, who stays silent, and when the narrative shifts. The numbers speak for themselves.
Publications We Track
28 outlets classified by type and ownership structure. Who funds the news matters as much as what the news says.
ABC News
Associated Press
Axios
Bloomberg
Breitbart
CBS News
CNN
Fox News
HuffPost
MSNBC
NBC News
NPR
Detected Patterns
Statistically significant deviations from baseline coverage patterns.
Minimal media coverage: 3 articles
"Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act" received only 3 article(s). For enacted legislation, this is below the threshold of 3 articles that indicates meaningful public coverage.
Shared phrase: "popular fast food"
The phrase "popular fast food" appears in headlines from 223 different outlets: 1003theriver.iheart.com, 1005thefox.iheart.com, 1007wzxl.iheart.com, 1013.iheart.com, 1013kissfm.iheart.com.
Shared phrase: "fast food chain"
The phrase "fast food chain" appears in headlines from 223 different outlets: 1003theriver.iheart.com, 1005thefox.iheart.com, 1007wzxl.iheart.com, 1013.iheart.com, 1013kissfm.iheart.com.
Shared phrase: "food chain removing"
The phrase "food chain removing" appears in headlines from 223 different outlets: 1003theriver.iheart.com, 1005thefox.iheart.com, 1007wzxl.iheart.com, 1013.iheart.com, 1013kissfm.iheart.com.
Shared phrase: "chain removing microwaves"
The phrase "chain removing microwaves" appears in headlines from 223 different outlets: 1003theriver.iheart.com, 1005thefox.iheart.com, 1007wzxl.iheart.com, 1013.iheart.com, 1013kissfm.iheart.com.
Shared phrase: "removing microwaves from"
The phrase "removing microwaves from" appears in headlines from 223 different outlets: 1003theriver.iheart.com, 1005thefox.iheart.com, 1007wzxl.iheart.com, 1013.iheart.com, 1013kissfm.iheart.com.
Shared phrase: "microwaves from all"
The phrase "microwaves from all" appears in headlines from 223 different outlets: 1003theriver.iheart.com, 1005thefox.iheart.com, 1007wzxl.iheart.com, 1013.iheart.com, 1013kissfm.iheart.com.
Shared phrase: "from all its"
The phrase "from all its" appears in headlines from 223 different outlets: 1003theriver.iheart.com, 1005thefox.iheart.com, 1007wzxl.iheart.com, 1013.iheart.com, 1013kissfm.iheart.com.
Shared phrase: "all its restaurants"
The phrase "all its restaurants" appears in headlines from 223 different outlets: 1003theriver.iheart.com, 1005thefox.iheart.com, 1007wzxl.iheart.com, 1013.iheart.com, 1013kissfm.iheart.com.
Shared phrase: "popular fast food chain"
The phrase "popular fast food chain" appears in headlines from 223 different outlets: 1003theriver.iheart.com, 1005thefox.iheart.com, 1007wzxl.iheart.com, 1013.iheart.com, 1013kissfm.iheart.com.
Tracked Personalities
20 media figures monitored. Every public statement is extracted, timestamped, and linked to the source video.
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What This Is
What The News applies the same statistical rigor to media coverage that What The Vote applies to legislation and The Honest Copy applies to fiscal anomalies. We don't rate outlets as left or right. We measure what they cover, how they frame it, and when the patterns deviate from baseline. The numbers speak for themselves.
Every publication is classified by ownership structure — corporate, independent, nonprofit, or publicly funded — because who pays for the news shapes what gets covered. Every personality statement links to the exact moment in the source video so claims can be verified, not just repeated.
How We Measure Tone
Tone is a numeric score from −6 to +6 measuring how a statement characterizes legislation — not whether we agree with it. The score reflects language intensity, not correctness.
“They named a mass detention bill after one victim to make it politically impossible to oppose.”
— Joy Reid on the Laken Riley Act“The concern from civil liberties groups is the 48-hour takedown mandate — that gives platforms an incentive to over-remove content.”
— Chris Hayes on the TAKE IT DOWN Act“The bill passed the House 218 to 206 with two Democratic votes. It faces a 60-vote threshold in the Senate.”
— Jake Tapper on the Sports Act“The One Big Beautiful Bill was a solid win, in part because it dodged some terrible policy.”
— Kimberley Strassel on the OBBBA“This is a common-sense bill. Laken Riley would be alive today if this law had been in place.”
— Sean Hannity on the Laken Riley ActTone measures how a personality frames legislation, not whether their framing is accurate. A +5.0 and a −5.0 can both be factually correct — the score reflects advocacy intensity. We don't rate outlets as left or right. We measure what they say.