Refocusing on giving you a map of bias
Last Week In The News (Jul 23rd to July 30th)
On a personal note: I haven’t posted for a few months and I’m sorry about that. There are two reasons: 1) I’ve been trying to figure out what I’m doing next to make a living and 2) I was unclear on the direction of this newsletter - I’ve since decided to focus on providing analytics over narration. We’re officially back!
For those that are new, welcome! Clarity cuts through the noise to give you a clear view of the world. Our anti-filter approach brings together polarized and fragmented landscapes, so you can see the bigger picture without the confusion.
Your 30,000-foot View of the News
I don’t think there’s a better way out there right now to get a map of the media landscape and let you draw your own conclusions. These are the top topics and stories aggregated by front-page attention across the most popular outlets.
Pay close attention to how it maps to what you’ve seen in your news feed and heard about from your friends. What did you miss? What did you know the most about?
👨⚖️🔍🔒 Hunter Biden's Legal Troubles
🌍🚀🇨🇳 China's Global Influence and Concerns
🇮🇱⚖️📣 Israeli Judicial Reform and Protests
🐦🔄🚀 Elon Musk's Twitter Rebranding
🔥🌍☀️ Climate Change and Heatwaves
🇪🇸🗳️🤝 Spain's Political Uncertainty
🇺🇦🛡️💪 Ukraine's Counteroffensive against Russia
💉🔄📉 Ron DeSantis's Covid Response
🇳🇪💥💼 Niger Military Coup
💸📈🏦 Federal Reserve Raises Interest Rates
🛑🤝🌊 Texas Border Security
🥶🧊🗣️ McConnell's Freezing Episode
Top 3 Stories from Internationally-based Outlets
Note: Rankings are compiled per topic based on front-page attention from BBC & Reuters
1. Niger experiences a military coup as soldiers remove the president from power, leading to potential consequences for U.S. aid and stability in the country [more]
2. Spain's recent election results have led to a political impasse, with the center-right Partido Popular winning the most votes but facing challenging negotiations, while the possibility of the far-right Vox party gaining power raises concerns about Spain's progressive model [more]
3. Amid mass protests, the Israeli government passes a contentious judicial reform law, limiting the powers of the Supreme Court, leading to intensified protests across the country [more]
How media divides us
Fox and MSNBC are known to lean right and left in their reporting - what topics are they reporting on the most on their websites? Interactive link here.
That’s it for this week. To see a full rundown of the biggest stories of the week, along with a detailed analysis of how they are being covered by the various tribal factions, check out useclarity.com. And if you’re curious, here’s how it works.