Idaho State Journal
Not rated yet: ChamberLight has 1 of the 10 stories a score needs. 11 stories are credited to it so far.Not rated yet: ChamberLight has 1 of the 10 stories a score needs.
- CREDIBILITY
- —1 of 10 stories
- LEAN
- —1 of 10 stories
- ORIGINALITY
- 50%
- STORIES
- 11▲ 1 this week
- REPRINTED
- 0times
Originality 22 hosted stories · updated Oct 1, 2026
Idaho State Journal at a glance
SCORECARD
Ticks mark the local news average; on the lean bar, its own lean.STORIES · 12 MONTHS
11August spike: 9 stories, 6 of them on Foreign Policy and 5 on Immigration.
Hatched: May–Jun, when ChamberLight collected few or no stories from any outlet, so a gap there is not the outlet’s.
LATEST ACTIVITY
- SCOREOriginality 45% → 50% Oct 1 · 22 stories
- STORY1 new story in the last 7 days · 1 on Abortion/Reproductive Rights
- BLINDSPOTSkipped: Thomas Massie Files Impeachment Articles Against Pete Hegseth 82 outlets covered it
- FRAMINGAbdul El-Sayed Wins Michigan Democratic Senate Primary its headline: neutral · 6 outlets · Aug 5
Idaho State Journal’s 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
The share of stories it hosts that are not confirmed copies of another outlet’s article.
SCORE HISTORY · 12 MONTHSHISTORY · 12 MO
Challenges to these scores
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What Idaho State Journal covers: topics and people
TOP TOPICS · SHARE OF ITS STORIESTOP TOPICS
TICK = ALL OUTLETSTICK = ALL- Budget/Spending27%+13 PTS against 14% of all outlets’ stories
- Foreign Policy27%+9 PTS against 18% of all outlets’ stories
- Immigration27%+17 PTS against 10% of all outlets’ stories
- Abortion/Reproductive Rights9%+8 PTS against 2% of all outlets’ stories
- Defense/Military9%−3 PTS against 12% of all outlets’ stories
- Economy9%−12 PTS against 21% of all outlets’ stories
- Ethics/Corruption9%−23 PTS against 33% of all outlets’ stories
- Technology/Privacy9%+2 PTS against 7% of all outlets’ stories
WHO THEY COVER · 5 STORY–PERSON PAIRS · 5 PAIRS
- 1Darline Graham (Republican)3 stories
- 2Byron Donalds (Republican)1 stories
- 3Susan M. Collins (Republican)1 stories
How Idaho State Journal framed shared stories, and what it skipped
SAME STORY, DIFFERENT HEADLINES
- Idaho State Journal (this source)AP News in Brief at 6:04 a.m. EDTNEUTRAL
- Daily KosOPEN THREAD: Democratic Primaries in VA, KS, MI, MO, and WA — A Battle in Michigan for the Future Direction of the Democratic Party (Poll)NEUTRAL
- Bridge MichiganWho is Abdul El-Sayed? What to know about Michigan Democrats US Senate winnerNEUTRAL
- Fox NewsMichigan's Senate primary is a choice between normal and socialist crazyNEUTRAL
- HotAirBad News for Democrats in MichiganNEUTRAL
- pjmedia.comMichigan and the Democrats at the Crossroads of HistoryNEUTRAL
WHAT IT SKIPPED · BLINDSPOTS
Stories that 8 or more news outlets covered in the last 30 days and Idaho State Journal did not.
Idaho State Journal’s owner, reprints and similar outlets
OWNERSHIP
WHO REPRINTS IT
WHOSE STORIES IT CARRIES
8OUTLETS ON THE SAME STORIES
- The GazetteCredibility 76Lean 44
- Fox NewsCredibility 71Lean 67
- Daily KosCredibility 44Lean 16
- NBC NewsCredibility 86Lean 49
- NewsweekCredibility 75Lean 50
- Bridge MichiganCredibility 79Lean 50
Compare Idaho State Journal 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.
- Idaho State JournalTHIS SOURCE
- The Gazette
- Fox News
- Daily Kos
CREDIBILITY
LEAN (50 = CENTER)
ORIGINALITY
STORIES
BUDGET/SPENDING 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 Susan M. CollinsCRED 95REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Byron DonaldsCRED 95REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Darline GrahamCRED 90REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Darline GrahamCRED 90REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Darline GrahamCRED 95REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Rand PaulCRED 85REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Abdul El-SayedCRED 80REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Wesley BellCRED 90REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Haley M. StevensCRED 75REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Max L. MillerCRED 90REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Todd AchillesCRED 75REPRINTS —
