The Santa Barbara Independent
Not rated yet: ChamberLight has 2 of the 10 stories a score needs. 3 stories are credited to it so far.Not rated yet: ChamberLight has 2 of the 10 stories a score needs.
- CREDIBILITY
- —2 of 10 stories
- LEAN
- —2 of 10 stories
- ORIGINALITY
- —3 of 10 stories
- STORIES
- 3▲ 2 this week
- REPRINTED
- 0times
The Santa Barbara Independent at a glance
SCORECARD
Ticks mark the local news average; on the lean bar, its own lean.STORIES · 12 MONTHS
3Hatched: Nov–Jan and May, when ChamberLight collected few or no stories from any outlet, so a gap there is not the outlet’s.
LATEST ACTIVITY
- STORY2 new stories in the last 7 days · 1 on Elections/Campaigns
- BLINDSPOTSkipped: Thomas Massie Files Impeachment Articles Against Pete Hegseth 80 outlets covered it
The Santa Barbara Independent’s scores: credibility, lean and originality
CREDIBILITY
Not enough stories yet: 2 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: 2 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: 3 of 10.
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 The Santa Barbara Independent covers: topics and people
TOP TOPICS · SHARE OF ITS STORIESTOP TOPICS
TICK = ALL OUTLETSTICK = ALL- Elections/Campaigns33%−6 PTS against 40% of all outlets’ stories
- Environment/Climate33%+31 PTS against 2% of all outlets’ stories
- Healthcare33%+30 PTS against 3% of all outlets’ stories
WHO THEY COVER · 4 STORY–PERSON PAIRS · 4 PAIRS
- 1Salud O. Carbajal (Democrat)3 stories
- 2Alex Padilla (Democrat)1 stories
How The Santa Barbara Independent framed shared stories, and what it skipped
WHAT IT SKIPPED · BLINDSPOTS
Stories that 8 or more news outlets covered in the last 30 days and The Santa Barbara Independent did not.
The Santa Barbara Independent’s owner, reprints and similar outlets
OWNERSHIP
WHO REPRINTS IT
OUTLETS ON THE SAME STORIES
- ArcaMaxCredibility 42Lean 47
- Los Angeles TimesCredibility 85Lean 45
Compare The Santa Barbara Independent 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.
- The Santa Barbara IndependentTHIS SOURCE
- ArcaMax
- Los Angeles Times
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. All three covered 1 story in common in the last 90 days.
- Mainly about Salud O. CarbajalCRED 70REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Salud O. CarbajalCRED 75REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Salud O. CarbajalCRED 40REPRINTS —
