Who's running in the Tennessee special election? Meet the candidates

The reporting is attributed to USA TODAY, an established national news organization, and includes an identified reporter and contributing journalists. The page is hosted by Yahoo News, but the article identifies its original publication.

• ▸Source type — The article is attributed to an established national news organization.
• ▸Author attribution — A lead reporter and additional contributors are named.
• ▸Transparency — The page identifies USA TODAY as the original publisher.

The article provides polling figures with a named poll source and useful candidate and district background. The profiles rely largely on summarized information and offer limited direct sourcing or comparable detail about each candidate’s policy positions.

The article profiles both candidates and gives basic context on the race, though the information is not fully symmetrical and it includes little direct response or detailed comparison of their platforms.

• ▸Source diversity — Covers both major-party candidates and cites a polling organization, but includes few direct candidate quotes.
• ▸Counterarguments presented — Both sides of the race are represented, though policy differences are not explored in depth.
• ▸Omitted context — Candidate backgrounds receive attention, but policy positions and substantive contrasts are limited.

The article uses straightforward election-preview language, attributes polling to its source and describes both candidates and their supporters without an evident partisan judgment.

• ▸Language tone — Mostly descriptive wording without evident partisan labels in the article’s own narration.
• ▸Framing — Presents the race and profiles both major-party candidates.
• ▸Source selection — Includes a named poll source and campaign activity from both parties.