Wave of outside money in Senate race floods NH voters' mailboxes & screens

New Hampshire Public Radio is an established regional public-media newsroom with identifiable authorship. The article includes reporting and attributed comments from candidates, a local political advertising consultant and a voter.

• ▸Track record — Established regional public radio newsroom with a record of local reporting.
• ▸Author attribution — A named reporter is credited.
• ▸Editorial standards — Public-media newsroom context supports an expectation of editorial oversight.

The report uses direct comments from both candidates and a local advertising professional, and includes a voter’s perspective. It gives a useful spending estimate and concrete examples, though it provides limited detail on how the spending totals were compiled or on the outside groups’ perspectives.

The article includes both candidates’ perspectives and voter and industry commentary. It gives more attention to attacks targeting Pappas and provides little detail from the outside groups or the Republican side about those ads.

• ▸Counterarguments presented — Both candidates speak, but the specific attack advertising discussed is directed at Pappas and the groups behind it are not quoted.
• ▸Source diversity — Sources include candidates, a local advertising consultant and a voter.
• ▸Loaded language — Strong phrases appear mainly as attributed claims or quotations.

The report uses largely neutral language and attributes campaign allegations and claims to the people or groups making them. Its account of the outside spending and the candidates’ responses does not clearly favor either party.

• ▸Language tone — Mostly descriptive language; quoted criticisms are attributed.
• ▸Source selection — Includes comments from both candidates, an advertising consultant and a voter.
• ▸Framing — Frames the story around outside spending and how candidates communicate, rather than endorsing a candidate.