Herald and News
Not rated yet: ChamberLight has 1 of the 10 stories a score needs. 1 story is credited to it so far.Not rated yet: ChamberLight has 1 of the 10 stories a score needs.
- CREDIBILITY
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- LEAN
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- ORIGINALITY
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- STORIES
- 1▲ 1 this week
- REPRINTED
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Herald and News at a glance
SCORECARD
Ticks mark the local news average; on the lean bar, its own lean.STORIES · 12 MONTHS
1Hatched: Nov–Feb, when ChamberLight collected few or no stories from any outlet, so a gap there is not the outlet’s.
LATEST ACTIVITY
- FRAMINGMerkley and Curtis Introduce Bill to Extend Benefits to Fallen Firefighters’ Families its headline: positive toward Merkley · 4 outlets · Oct 7
- STORY1 new story in the last 7 days · 1 on Labor/Unions
- BLINDSPOTSkipped: Thomas Massie Files Impeachment Articles Against Pete Hegseth 81 outlets covered it
Herald and News’ scores: credibility, lean and originality
CREDIBILITY
Not enough stories yet: 1 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: 1 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: 1 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
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What Herald and News covers: topics and people
TOP TOPICS · SHARE OF ITS STORIESTOP TOPICS
TICK = ALL OUTLETSTICK = ALL- Labor/Unions100%+99 PTS against 1% of all outlets’ stories
WHO THEY COVER · 2 STORY–PERSON PAIRS · 2 PAIRS
- 1Jeff Merkley (Democrat)1 stories
- 2John R. Curtis (Republican)1 stories
How Herald and News framed shared stories, and what it skipped
SAME STORY, DIFFERENT HEADLINES
- Herald and News (this source)Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley proposes extending military death benefits to fallen firefightersPOSITIVE TOWARD MERKLEY
- East OregonianOregon's Merkley, Utah's Curtis propose extending military death benefits to fallen firefightersPOSITIVE TOWARD MERKLEY
- The OregonianBill would expand death benefits for wildland firefighters: The latest on Oregon's 2026 electionPOSITIVE TOWARD MERKLEY
- OregoncapitalchronicleOregon’s Merkley, Utah’s Curtis propose extending military death benefits to fallen firefightersPOSITIVE TOWARD MERKLEY
WHAT IT SKIPPED · BLINDSPOTS
Stories that 8 or more news outlets covered in the last 30 days and Herald and News did not.
Herald and News’ owner, reprints and similar outlets
OWNERSHIP
WHO REPRINTS IT
OUTLETS ON THE SAME STORIES
- The OregonianCredibility 80Lean 49
- East OregonianCredibility 75Lean 45
Compare Herald and News 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. All three covered 1 story in common in the last 90 days.
- Herald and NewsTHIS SOURCE
- The Oregonian
- East Oregonian
CREDIBILITY
LEAN (50 = CENTER)
ORIGINALITY
STORIES
LABOR/UNIONS 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. All three covered 1 story in common in the last 90 days.
- Mainly about Jeff MerkleyCRED 75REPRINTS —
