Natter

The news. The framing. The bigger picture.

Natter compares how different news outlets cover the same stories, highlighting the facts, differences in emphasis and the narratives shaping what you read.

Trends

Outlet Focus

Focus is 1 = bad / 10 = good: how tightly an outlet stays on the event versus political or personality framing. Figures below are averages across published editions, plus the latest edition's average for that outlet.

Scale: 1-3 4-5 6-7 8-10 (47 outlets · 1104 Focus scores · 9 editions)

United Kingdom

  • BBC
    UK, public-service
    Average Focus
    8.2 8.2/10 High
    Latest Focus (14 Oct)
    8.3 8.3/10 High
    89 scores · 9 days
  • Sky News
    UK, commercial
    Average Focus
    7.9 7.9/10 High
    Latest Focus (14 Oct)
    7.9 7.9/10 High
    27 scores · 6 days
  • Evening Standard
    UK, commercial
    Average Focus
    7.8 7.8/10 High
    Latest Focus (11 Oct)
    8 8/10 High
    11 scores · 5 days
  • Metro
    UK, tabloid
    Average Focus
    7.7 7.7/10 High
    Latest Focus (14 Oct)
    7.7 7.7/10 High
    10 scores · 3 days
  • The Guardian
    UK, commercial
    Average Focus
    7.2 7.2/10 High
    Latest Focus (14 Oct)
    7.9 7.9/10 High
    76 scores · 9 days
  • The Times
    UK, commercial
    Average Focus
    7.1 7.1/10 High
    Latest Focus (14 Oct)
    7.6 7.6/10 High
    34 scores · 8 days
  • Channel 4
    UK, public-service
    Average Focus
    6.9 6.9/10 High
    Latest Focus (14 Oct)
    7 7/10 High
    15 scores · 6 days
  • The Independent
    UK, commercial
    Average Focus
    6.8 6.8/10 High
    Latest Focus (14 Oct)
    7.4 7.4/10 High
    36 scores · 7 days
  • The Telegraph
    UK, commercial
    Average Focus
    6.3 6.3/10 High
    Latest Focus (14 Oct)
    6.2 6.2/10 High
    56 scores · 9 days
  • Financial Times
    UK, commercial
    Average Focus
    6 6/10 Med
    Latest Focus (8 Oct)
    6 6/10 Med
    1 score · 1 day
  • Daily Mirror
    UK, tabloid
    Average Focus
    5.2 5.2/10 Med
    Latest Focus (14 Oct)
    5.8 5.8/10 Med
    30 scores · 9 days
  • Daily Express
    UK, tabloid
    Average Focus
    5.1 5.1/10 Med
    Latest Focus (14 Oct)
    4.5 4.5/10 Med
    11 scores · 3 days
  • Daily Mail
    UK, commercial
    Average Focus
    4.7 4.7/10 Med
    Latest Focus (14 Oct)
    4.5 4.5/10 Med
    33 scores · 9 days
  • The Sun
    UK, tabloid
    Average Focus
    4.6 4.6/10 Med
    Latest Focus (14 Oct)
    5.5 5.5/10 Med
    34 scores · 8 days

International

  • Reuters
    International, wire
    Average Focus
    8.7 8.7/10 High
    Latest Focus (14 Oct)
    8.8 8.8/10 High
    33 scores · 6 days
  • ABC News
    US, commercial
    Average Focus
    8.3 8.3/10 High
    Latest Focus (14 Oct)
    8.3 8.3/10 High
    11 scores · 5 days
  • France 24
    France, state-funded
    Average Focus
    8.1 8.1/10 High
    Latest Focus (14 Oct)
    8.2 8.2/10 High
    41 scores · 9 days
  • AP
    US, wire
    Average Focus
    8.1 8.1/10 High
    Latest Focus (14 Oct)
    8.7 8.7/10 High
    22 scores · 5 days
  • NBC News
    US, commercial
    Average Focus
    8.1 8.1/10 High
    Latest Focus (14 Oct)
    8.1 8.1/10 High
    31 scores · 8 days
  • DW
    Germany, public
    Average Focus
    8.0 8.0/10 High
    Latest Focus (14 Oct)
    8.4 8.4/10 High
    43 scores · 8 days
  • AFP
    International, wire
    Average Focus
    8 8/10 High
    Latest Focus (7 Oct)
    8 8/10 High
    1 score · 1 day
  • Kyiv Post
    Ukraine, commercial
    Average Focus
    8 8/10 High
    Latest Focus (7 Oct)
    8 8/10 High
    1 score · 1 day
  • RT Africa
    Russia, state
    Average Focus
    8 8/10 High
    Latest Focus (7 Oct)
    8 8/10 High
    1 score · 1 day
  • CBS News
    US, commercial
    Average Focus
    7.9 7.9/10 High
    Latest Focus (14 Oct)
    8.1 8.1/10 High
    29 scores · 7 days
  • Al Arabiya
    Saudi, commercial
    Average Focus
    7.8 7.8/10 High
    Latest Focus (14 Oct)
    7.2 7.2/10 High
    25 scores · 8 days
  • Washington Post
    US, commercial
    Average Focus
    7.7 7.7/10 High
    Latest Focus (14 Oct)
    8.1 8.1/10 High
    27 scores · 7 days
  • CNN
    US, commercial
    Average Focus
    7.7 7.7/10 High
    Latest Focus (14 Oct)
    7.9 7.9/10 High
    42 scores · 9 days
  • ABC Australia
    Australia, public
    Average Focus
    7.6 7.6/10 High
    Latest Focus (14 Oct)
    7.8 7.8/10 High
    27 scores · 7 days
  • Arab News
    Saudi, commercial
    Average Focus
    7.4 7.4/10 High
    Latest Focus (14 Oct)
    7.8 7.8/10 High
    30 scores · 8 days
  • New York Times
    US, commercial
    Average Focus
    7.4 7.4/10 High
    Latest Focus (14 Oct)
    7.6 7.6/10 High
    31 scores · 6 days
  • CGTN
    China, state-owned
    Average Focus
    7.3 7.3/10 High
    Latest Focus (14 Oct)
    7.5 7.5/10 High
    20 scores · 9 days
  • Al Jazeera
    Qatar, state-funded
    Average Focus
    7.2 7.2/10 High
    Latest Focus (14 Oct)
    8 8/10 High
    56 scores · 9 days
  • CNBC-TV18
    India, commercial
    Average Focus
    7 7/10 High
    Latest Focus (7 Oct)
    7 7/10 High
    1 score · 1 day
  • Iran International
    Iran, opposition-funded
    Average Focus
    7 7/10 High
    Latest Focus (7 Oct)
    7 7/10 High
    1 score · 1 day
  • Kyiv Independent
    Ukraine, commercial
    Average Focus
    7 7/10 High
    Latest Focus (7 Oct)
    7 7/10 High
    1 score · 1 day
  • Sydney Morning Herald
    Australia, commercial
    Average Focus
    7 7/10 High
    Latest Focus (7 Oct)
    7 7/10 High
    2 scores · 1 day
  • Times of Israel
    Israel, commercial
    Average Focus
    6.8 6.8/10 High
    Latest Focus (14 Oct)
    8 8/10 High
    28 scores · 8 days
  • Ynet
    Israel, commercial
    Average Focus
    6.6 6.6/10 High
    Latest Focus (14 Oct)
    7 7/10 High
    29 scores · 7 days
  • Politico Europe
    Europe, commercial
    Average Focus
    6.3 6.3/10 High
    Latest Focus (8 Oct)
    6.3 6.3/10 High
    3 scores · 1 day
  • Jerusalem Post
    Israel, commercial
    Average Focus
    6.1 6.1/10 High
    Latest Focus (11 Oct)
    7.5 7.5/10 High
    18 scores · 5 days
  • Haaretz
    Israel, commercial
    Average Focus
    6 6/10 Med
    Latest Focus (11 Oct)
    6 6/10 Med
    1 score · 1 day
  • Fox News
    US, commercial
    Average Focus
    5.8 5.8/10 Med
    Latest Focus (14 Oct)
    6.6 6.6/10 High
    32 scores · 9 days
  • TASS
    Russia, state news agency
    Average Focus
    5.7 5.7/10 Med
    Latest Focus (14 Oct)
    6 6/10 Med
    17 scores · 7 days
  • RT
    Russia, state
    Average Focus
    4.4 4.4/10 Med
    Latest Focus (14 Oct)
    3.8 3.8/10 Med
    13 scores · 4 days
  • IRNA
    Iran, state
    Average Focus
    3.2 3.2/10 Med
    Latest Focus (14 Oct)
    4 4/10 Med
    4 scores · 4 days
  • PressTV
    Iran, state-run
    Average Focus
    3 3/10 Low
    Latest Focus (14 Oct)
    2 2/10 Low
    7 scores · 3 days
  • Tehran Times
    Iran, government-linked
    Average Focus
    2.6 2.6/10 Low
    Latest Focus (14 Oct)
    2.5 2.5/10 Low
    13 scores · 8 days