Cbs2iowa
A local outlet rated high on credibility, with a lean close to the center. 23% of the stories it hosts are confirmed reposts of other outlets’ articles, and other sites have reprinted 1 of its stories.A local outlet rated high on credibility, with a lean close to center. 23% of the stories it hosts are confirmed reposts of other outlets’ articles.
- CREDIBILITY
- 73High
- LEAN
- 50Center
- ORIGINALITY
- 77%
- STORIES
- 46none this week
- REPRINTED
- 1time
Credibility 43 stories · 95% range 73–74 · updated Oct 7, 2026Lean 44 stories · 95% range 49–51 · updated Oct 7, 2026Originality 57 hosted stories · updated Oct 7, 2026
Cbs2iowa at a glance
SCORECARD
Ticks mark the local news average; on the lean bar, its own lean.STORIES · 12 MONTHS
46May spike: 25 stories, 23 of them on Elections/Campaigns and 9 on Economy.
Hatched: Nov–Feb, when ChamberLight collected few or no stories from any outlet, so a gap there is not the outlet’s.
TONE TOWARD EACH PARTY
NETMore positive toward Republicans than other outlets are, and about the same toward Democrats. How tone is measured
LATEST ACTIVITY
- SCOREOriginality 76% → 77% Oct 6 · 56 stories
- BLINDSPOTSkipped: Thomas Massie Files Impeachment Articles Against Pete Hegseth 81 outlets covered it
- FRAMINGAshley Hinson Calls for End to Iran War, Fuel-Cost Relief its headline: mixed on Hinson · 26 outlets · Sep 25
Cbs2iowa’s scores: credibility, lean and originality
CREDIBILITY
The combined AI rating of its own stories, 0 to 100, for the outlet’s transparency, standards, corrections and original reporting. 1 point below the local news average (74).
POLITICAL LEAN
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
The share of stories it hosts that are not confirmed copies of another outlet’s article.
SCORE HISTORY · 12 MONTHSHISTORY · 12 MO
Dotted where ChamberLight collected few or no stories (Nov–Feb). The dashed line is the local news average (74). How score history works
Challenges to these scores
No one has challenged a score on this page yet. Anyone can; editors publish every outcome here.
What Cbs2iowa covers: topics and people
TOP TOPICS · SHARE OF ITS STORIESTOP TOPICS
TICK = ALL OUTLETSTICK = ALL- Elections/Campaigns70%+27 PTS against 43% of all outlets’ stories
- Congress/Members7%−1 PTS against 8% of all outlets’ stories
- Ethics/Corruption7%−9 PTS against 16% of all outlets’ stories
- Agriculture4%+4 PTS against 1% of all outlets’ stories
- Economy4%−1 PTS against 6% of all outlets’ stories
- Criminal Justice2%−2 PTS against 4% of all outlets’ stories
- Foreign Policy2%−6 PTS against 8% of all outlets’ stories
- Healthcare2%−1 PTS against 3% of all outlets’ stories
WHO THEY COVER · 40 STORY–PERSON PAIRS · 40 PAIRS
- 1Joshua Turek (Democrat)11 stories
- 2Ashley Hinson (Republican)7 stories
- 3Randy Feenstra (Republican)4 stories
- 4Chuck Grassley (Republican)3 stories
- 5Joe Mitchell (Republican)3 stories
- 6Mariannette Miller-Meeks (Republican)3 stories
- 7Lindsay James (Democrat)2 stories
- 8Mike Johnson (Republican)2 stories
How Cbs2iowa framed shared stories, and what it skipped
SAME STORY, DIFFERENT HEADLINES
- Cbs2iowa (this source)Ashley Hinson outlines affordability plan, discusses Iowa's high cancer ratesMIXED ON HINSON
- Crooks and LiarsPanic Sets In As Ashley Hinson Breaks With Trump On IranMIXED ON HINSON
- Daily KosIowa Republicans turn away from Trump as midterm peril mountsMIXED ON HINSON
- The New RepublicRepublican Senate Nominee Who Backed Trump’s War Now Eating Her WordsMIXED ON HINSON
- Alternet.orgRepublican in tough election fight calls for 'immediate' end to Trump’s warMIXED ON HINSON
- HuffPostGOP Rep Who Voted 6 Times Against Ending Iran War Now Opposes It -- And Critics Won't Let It SlideNEGATIVE TOWARD HINSON
- 2paragraphsRepublicans in Tight Senate Races Want Iran War Ended, "Shouldn't Have To Foot the Bill"MIXED ON HINSON
- The GazetteHinson wants 'immediate end' to Iran war. She voted against efforts to force one.MIXED ON HINSON
WHAT IT SKIPPED · BLINDSPOTS
Stories that 8 or more news outlets covered in the last 30 days and Cbs2iowa did not.
Cbs2iowa’s owner, reprints and similar outlets
OWNERSHIP
WHO REPRINTS IT
1WHOSE STORIES IT CARRIES
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Compare Cbs2iowa with other outlets
Best value in each row is highlighted. Tone is the share of stories positive toward a party minus the share negative, from −100 to +100. No story in the last 90 days was covered by all four.
- Cbs2iowaTHIS SOURCE
- KCCI
- townhall.com
- The Hill
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 positive toward a party minus the share negative, from −100 to +100. No story in the last 90 days was covered by all four.
- Mainly about Ashley HinsonCRED 75REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Chuck GrassleyCRED 60REPRINTS 1×
- Mainly about Ted CruzCRED 70REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Joshua TurekCRED 70REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Mariannette Miller-MeeksCRED 75REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Mark KellyCRED 70REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Mike JohnsonCRED 75REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Mariannette Miller-MeeksCRED 75REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Lindsey GrahamCRED 70REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Joshua TurekCRED 75REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Joshua TurekCRED 75REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Joshua TurekCRED 75REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Ashley HinsonCRED 70REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Joe MitchellCRED 75REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Lindsay JamesCRED 75REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Joni ErnstCRED 75REPRINTS —
- Mainly about James CarlinCRED 75REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Joe MitchellCRED 75REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Randy FeenstraCRED 75REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Zach WahlsCRED 70REPRINTS —
