Last Week In The News
Divided on US Rail Strike Deal, Sep 11 Focus, Jan 6; United on Queen Elisabeth, King Charles, Ukraine > Russia, and Inflation;
In Top Down News, we unify, compare, and distill many mainstream perspectives that capture most of America’s political readership to approximate the truth. Dive deeper into the analysis for this post here, powered by AI-based Natural Language Understanding and D3-based Dynamic visualizations.
What if we walk across the divide and look at the news on both sides?
From a 2020 Pew Report, 60% of Republicans turn to Fox News for political news and 53% of Democrats turn to CNN. By comparing what CNN and Fox is focused on, we can get a current top-down view of the partisan divide in the US over the past week.
Most sources and social media covered Queen Elisabeth II and King Charles III exhaustively and without political bias so we will skip this topic.
Ukraine Make Gains Russia
Top Down Left Right Analysis (TDLR): All sources are unified on their stance against Putin, and report on this similar to a US victory. However, the left places stronger editorial significance on this battle than the right.
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The gains Ukrainians are making are unprecedented: Kirk Lippold
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Ukraine’s Rout of Russia Forces Poses Challenge of How to Exploit Gains
Sep 11 Honor 21 Years
TDLR: Left and Center place much lower editorial attention on 9/11 than Right. Republicans have a stronger association with patriotism.
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Nation pays tribute to the American lives lost and honors the heroic first responders 21 years later
College students born after 9/11 reflect on aftermath: ‘People come together’
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9/11 Ceremonies Honor Victims 21 Years After Terrorist Attacks
US Rail Strike Deal
TDLR: The US Railroad strike that would affect our supply chain was averted. Left and Right present the information to make Biden look good and bad respectively.
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Inside the high-stakes negotiations to avert a national rail crisis
A call from President Biden came at a critical moment as the marathon meeting between rail industry and union reps neared its 12th hour
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Biden needs to get involved in brewing rail strike: Barrasso
Front Page Headlines for Wall Street Journal
Putin Criticism Mounts
TDLR: Left and Right are both against Putin. Left portrays Putin as weakening in strength and invests significant front page real-estate to it compared to the right and center. Right shows Putin still has strength. The center doesn’t report on this.
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Live updates Municipal deputies from Moscow and St. Petersburg call for Putin's resignation
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Russian officials arrested after proposing to remove Putin from power, charge him with treason
Russian officials arrested after proposing charges against president
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NO HEADLINE
Election Poll Workers
TDLR: Left interlaces election results with stories that show Republicans encouraging rule-breaking for poll workers. Right focuses its election analysis on highlighting a big difference in absentee ballot requests between Democrats and Republicans. WSJ elects not to use its front page real estate on this topic.
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Polls are closed, and first projections are rolling in
Michigan Republicans encouraged poll workers to break the rules
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Swing-state voters reveal key issues influencing their decisions in crucial midterm elections
One party far outpacing other in key state's absentee ballot requests
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NO HEADLINE
Covid 19 New Booster
TDLR: CNN is focusing on the Covid 19 significantly more than anyone else, exhibiting bias by slant and story choice and placement to paint former President Trump negatively with regard to the pandemic. Center sources practically focus on the new booster and long Covid. Right-leaning sources don’t cover this Covid-19 on the front page.
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End of Covid-19 pandemic is in sight, WHO director-general says, 'so let's seize this opportunity'
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NO HEADLINE
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Should I Get New Covid Booster Now or Wait?
A Key to Long Covid Is Virus Lingering in Body, Scientists Say
Mayor Sanctuary City Texas
TDLR: Fox continues coverage, exhibiting bias by slant and story choice and placement, on migrant buses being sent to Democratic cities, garnering some attention from center sources such as WSJ and Reuters.
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NO HEADLINE
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Border sheriffs slam Dem mayor after sanctuary city declares emergency over migrant buses
Dem mayor of sanctuary city skewered for sending migrants to neighboring Republican-led town
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Illinois Governor Declares Emergency Over Migrants Bused From Texas
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.