Last Week From The Top Down
Last Week From The Top Down
Oct 13-20; Trying out a unified map of mainstream media, let me know what you think!
Top Down Stories of the Week
The following stories ranked at the top by aggregated front-page attention from the following mainstream media sources:
🟦 Left: CNN, NBC News, New York Times, Washington Post
⬜️ Center: BBC, Reuters, Wall Street Journal
🟥 Right: Fox News, The National Review, Washington Examiner, Washington Times
Top Down News makes it efficient for you to see bias [in coverage, slant, spint, omission], compare different perspectives, and draw your own conclusions. In-Depth Analytics and Data are available here.
Topic Deep Dive
Russia Military Aggression In Ukraine
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Left Ranking #1
Right Ranking #16
Center Ranking #2
Washington Post: Russia is grabbing men off the street to fight in Ukraine
WSJ: Russia Ramps Up Security Measures at Home and in Ukraine
Washington Times: Uncharted territory: High-stakes questions swirl around Russia’s tactical nuke threats in Ukraine
Acquittal Of Igor Danchenko
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Left Ranking #16
Right Ranking #1
Center Ranking #51
NYTIMES: Acquittal of Russia Analyst Deals Another Blow to Trump-Era Prosecutor
WSJ: Steele Dossier Consultant Acquitted of Lying to FBI, in 2nd Trial Loss for Durham
FOX NEWS: Jury reaches verdict in trial of Steele dossier source accused of lying to FBI
Biden Release Of Emergency Oil Reserves
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Left Ranking #66
Right Ranking #2
Center Ranking #5
BBC: What's driving Biden's unusual focus on gas prices
Covid-19
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Left Ranking #3
Right Ranking #8
Center Ranking #28
FOX NEWS: US researchers say they've developed COVID strain with 80% kill rate
WSJ: U.S. Renews Covid-19’s Emergency Status
New Inflation Data
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Left Ranking #34
Right Ranking #10
Center Ranking #2
NYTIMES: New Inflation Data Is Likely to Show Stubbornly Rising U.S. Prices
WSJ: Inflation Data Could Give Clues on Fed Steps
WASHINGTONEXAMINER: Average 401(k) is down by this much thanks to inflation
Drone Attack On Kyiv
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Left Ranking #2
Right Ranking #115
Center Ranking #23
WSJ: Kyiv Hit by Drone Attacks as Russia Targets Infrastructure
Stock Market
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Left Ranking #83
Right Ranking N/A
Center Ranking #1
WSJ: Stock Futures Rally, Goldman Jumps on Earnings
House January 6th Committee Voted To Subpoena Trump
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Left Ranking #4
Right Ranking #26
Center Ranking #50
NYTIMES: Jan. 6 Panel Votes to Subpoena Trump, Setting Up Court Fight
Iranian Protests And Crackdowns
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Left Ranking #5
Right Ranking #131
Center Ranking #10
WASHINGTONPOST: ‘Bloody Friday’: Witnesses describe the deadliest crackdown in Iran protests
BBC: Crowds greet Iranian climber who broke hijab rule
Democratic and Republican Policy Towards Inflation
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Left Ranking #43
Right Ranking #4
Center Ranking N/A
CNN: Here's how Republicans would address inflation
NATIONALREVIEW: Geraghty: Democrats All but Admit Their Economic Policies Didn’t Work
Left vs Right: The left headlines tend to focus on the actions of the Republicans and Democrats, while the right headlines focus more on the issue of inflation itself. The right headlines also tend to be more critical of the Democrats, accusing them of causing inflationary problems.
Discussion: When do you think inflation will end? Is there a certain policy you think will course correct?
Joe Biden
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Left Ranking #149
Right Ranking #2
Center Ranking #65
(washingtonpost) Biden designates Colorado’s Camp Hale as his first national monument
(foxnews) Bill McGurn: We're hearing 'frightening words' from Biden's mouth
(washingtonexaminer) Biden says late son Beau 'lost his life in Iraq' during ceremony
Saudi Arabia And United States Relations
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Left Ranking #10
Right Ranking #22
Center Ranking #35
WASHINGTONPOST: Retired U.S. generals, admirals take top jobs with Saudi crown prince
REUTERS: Analysis: Saudi oil power play bruises U.S. ties but won't break them
NATIONALREVIEW: Biden’s Failed Election Stunt in Saudi Arabia
Midterm Elections
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Left Ranking #22
Right Ranking #7
Center Ranking #69
WSJ: Republican Midterm Prospects Brighten in Closing Weeks of Election
FOXNEWS: GA, PA, OH Senate races are key to looming midterms
Prime Minister Liz Truss Possible Resignation
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Left Ranking #25
Right Ranking #4
Center Ranking #142
Note: At the time of publishing this, PM Truss has resigned.
NYTIMES: Liz Truss Fires Home Secretary Hours After Being Jeered in U.K. Parliament
BBC: Truss meeting Tory backbench chair as more MPs call for her to quit
WASHINGTONTIMES: Reeling Truss fires finance chief as new British government totters
Alex Jones Ordered To Pay Sandy Hook Families For Defamation
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Left Ranking #7
Right Ranking #57
Center Ranking #36
REUTERS: Alex Jones must pay Sandy Hook families nearly $1 billion for hoax claims, jury says
U.K. New Finance Minister Reverses Prime Minister Economic Policies
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Left Ranking #13
Right Ranking N/A
Center Ranking #7
REUTERS: Jeremy Hunt brought in from the cold to be UK's new finance minister
LGBTQ Rights
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Left Ranking #80
Right Ranking #5
Center Ranking #138
(nbcnews) Man says LGBTQ people 'deserve death' at school board meeting in Arkansas
(washingtonpost) LGBTQ bill on child abuse creates uproar in Virginia and beyond
(washingtonexaminer) Democrat ripped for plan to criminalize parents opposed to gender transitions
Senate Debate
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Left Ranking #15
Right Ranking #14
Center Ranking #87
FOXNEWS: GEORGIA ON MY MIND:Senate candidates face off in only debate ahead of Election Day
CNN: Five takeaways from the Florida Senate debate
Serial Killer Suspect Arrested
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Left Ranking #11
Right Ranking #18
Center Ranking #90
NBCNEWS: Arrest made in series of Stockton, California, killings
Discussion: Should this story be a national story? Is this a meta-debate about crime and police enforcement?
Shooting At Russian Military Base
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Left Ranking #9
Right Ranking #113
Center Ranking #29
WSJ: Shooting at Russian Military Training Ground Leaves 11 Dead, 15 Injured
Vladimir Putin Authoritarianism
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Left Ranking #14
Right Ranking #48
Center Ranking #29
WASHINGTONPOST: Leaders of democracies increasingly echo Putin in authoritarian tilt
BBC: Under-pressure Putin 'doubles down' with security decree
FOXNEWS: Nikki Haley: Putin is feeling desperate
FBI Whistleblowers Hunter Biden And 9/11
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Left Ranking #130
Right Ranking #6
Center Ranking #110
Shooting In Raleigh North Carolina
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Left Ranking #8
Right Ranking #88
Center Ranking #56
NYTIMES: 5 Killed, Including Off-Duty Officer, as Gunman Strikes Raleigh Neighborhood
China Technology Advances And Its Impact On United States
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Left Ranking #53
Right Ranking #43
Center Ranking #14
REUTERS: Analysis: China faces its "Sputnik" moment as US export curbs deal a blow to its chip ambitions
FOXNEWS: US ranked ‘weak’ by military index while China offers money to former UK pilots
Election Biden And Trump
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Left Ranking #46
Right Ranking #11
Center Ranking #99
NYTIMES: With Elections Looming, Biden Breaks Tradition of Big Rallies
REUTERS: Biden, campaigning for Oregon's Kotek, warns about Trump's impact on states
WASHINGTONEXAMINER: Biden hits the trail but mostly avoids swing states
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In Top Down News, we unify and compare a multitude of mainstream perspectives that capture the majority of America’s political readership to approximate the truth. This entire newsletter is composed using a transparent and ever-improving methodology. Read how this works here. Dive deeper into the analysis for this post here, powered by AI-based Natural Language Understanding and D3-based Dynamic visualizations.