Carolina Journal
Not rated yet: ChamberLight has 9 of the 10 stories a score needs. 9 stories are credited to it so far.Not rated yet: ChamberLight has 9 of the 10 stories a score needs.
- CREDIBILITY
- —9 of 10 stories
- LEAN
- —9 of 10 stories
- ORIGINALITY
- —9 of 10 stories
- STORIES
- 9▲ 1 this week
- REPRINTED
- 0times
Carolina Journal at a glance
SCORECARD
Ticks mark the local news average; on the lean bar, its own lean.STORIES · 12 MONTHS
9October spike: 4 stories, 4 of them on Elections/Campaigns and 1 on Congress/Members.
LATEST ACTIVITY
- STORY1 new story in the last 7 days · 1 on Congress/Members
- FRAMINGSenate Leadership Fund Shifts North Carolina Spending to Kansas portrayed Whatley: neutral · 10 outlets · Oct 2
- BLINDSPOTSkipped: Thomas Massie Files Impeachment Articles Against Pete Hegseth 77 outlets covered it
Carolina Journal’s scores: credibility, lean and originality
CREDIBILITY
Not enough stories yet: 9 of 10.
The combined AI rating of its own stories, 0 to 100, for the outlet’s transparency, standards, corrections and original reporting.
POLITICAL LEAN
Not enough stories yet: 9 of 10.
Where its news stories sit from 0 (left) to 100 (right). Opinion pieces are left out, and its stories reposted on other sites count toward it.
ORIGINALITY
Not enough stories yet: 9 of 10.
The share of stories it hosts that are not confirmed copies of another outlet’s article. A copy counts here once its original publisher is known.
SCORE HISTORY · 12 MONTHSHISTORY · 12 MO
Challenges to these scores
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What Carolina Journal covers: topics and people
TOP TOPICS · SHARE OF ITS STORIESTOP TOPICS
TICK = ALL OUTLETSTICK = ALL- Elections/Campaigns22%−18 PTS against 41% of all outlets’ stories
- Budget/Spending11%+8 PTS against 3% of all outlets’ stories
- Congress/Members11%−1 PTS against 13% of all outlets’ stories
- Economy11%+8 PTS against 3% of all outlets’ stories
- Education11%+10 PTS against 1% of all outlets’ stories
- Ethics/Corruption11%+1 PTS against 10% of all outlets’ stories
- Voting Rights11%+8 PTS against 3% of all outlets’ stories
WHO THEY COVER · 9 STORY–PERSON PAIRS · 9 PAIRS
- 1Michael Whatley (Republican)3 stories
- 2Jamie Ager (Democrat)1 stories
- 3Jennifer Balkcom (Republican)1 stories
- 4Mark Harris (Republican)1 stories
- 5Roy Cooper (Democrat)1 stories
- 6Ted Budd (Republican)1 stories
- 7Thom Tillis (Republican)1 stories
How Carolina Journal framed shared stories, and what it skipped
SAME STORY, DIFFERENT HEADLINES
- Carolina Journal (this source)Senate Leadership Fund pauses funding in NC Senate racePORTRAYS WHATLEY: NEUTRAL
- HuffPostSenate Republicans Move Cash From Purple North Carolina To Red Kansas As Battle For Majority ShiftsPORTRAYS WHATLEY: CRITICAL
- NC NewslineRepublican super PAC pauses spending in North Carolina’s key US Senate racePORTRAYS WHATLEY: NEUTRAL
- Associated PressSenate Republicans move cash from purple North Carolina to red Kansas as battle for majority shiftsPORTRAYS WHATLEY: CRITICAL
- The HillRepublican super PAC shifts money from North Carolina to KansasPORTRAYS WHATLEY: NEUTRAL
- TwincitiesSenate Republicans move cash from purple North Carolina to red Kansas as battle for majority shiftsPORTRAYS WHATLEY: CRITICAL
- PBSAP report: Senate Republicans move cash from North Carolina to Kansas as battle for majority shiftsPORTRAYS WHATLEY: CRITICAL
- New York PostGOP pulling up to $10M out of North Carolina Senate race, diverting to Kansas in late bid to save majorityPORTRAYS WHATLEY: NEUTRAL
WHAT IT SKIPPED · BLINDSPOTS
Stories that 8 or more news outlets covered in the last 30 days and Carolina Journal did not.
Carolina Journal’s owner, reprints and similar outlets
OWNERSHIP
WHO REPRINTS IT
OUTLETS ON THE SAME STORIES
- PoliticoCredibility 81Lean 50
- PBSCredibility 86Lean 50
- uschamber.comCredibility 50Lean 76
- The HillCredibility 78Lean 50
- The Daily WireCredibility 46Lean 78
- HuffPostCredibility 75Lean 38
Compare Carolina Journal with other outlets
Best value in each row is highlighted. Tone is the share of stories that portray a party’s member favorably minus the share that portray them critically, from −100 to +100; in brackets, the stories read. No story in the last 90 days was covered by all four.
- Carolina JournalTHIS SOURCE
- Politico
- PBS
- uschamber.com
CREDIBILITY
LEAN (50 = CENTER)
ORIGINALITY
STORIES
ELECTIONS/CAMPAIGNS COVERAGE
TONE TOWARD GOP
TONE TOWARD DEMS
Best value in each row is highlighted. Tone is the share of stories that portray a party’s member favorably minus the share that portray them critically, from −100 to +100; in brackets, the stories read. No story in the last 90 days was covered by all four.








