KSAT
One of the most credible local outlets we track, with a lean close to the center. 9% of the stories it hosts are confirmed reposts of other outlets’ articles.One of the most credible outlets we track, with a lean close to center. 9% of the stories it hosts are confirmed reposts of other outlets’ articles.
- CREDIBILITY
- 86High
- LEAN
- 50Center
- ORIGINALITY
- 91%
- STORIES
- 33▲ 1 this week
- REPRINTED
- 0times
Credibility 12 stories · 95% range 82–90 · updated Oct 6, 2026Lean 12 stories · 95% range 46–53 · updated Oct 6, 2026Originality 34 hosted stories · updated Oct 6, 2026
KSAT at a glance
SCORECARD
Ticks mark the local news average; on the lean bar, its own lean.STORIES · 12 MONTHS
33June spike: 28 stories, 22 of them on Elections/Campaigns and 4 on Congress/Members.
Hatched: Nov–Jan and May, when ChamberLight collected few or no stories from any outlet, so a gap there is not the outlet’s.
TONE TOWARD EACH PARTY
NETAbout the same as other outlets toward Republicans and Democrats. How tone is measured
LATEST ACTIVITY
- SCORECredibility 84 → 86 Oct 5 · 12 stories
- FRAMINGRepublicans Shift Senate Resources Toward Texas and Ohio its headline: neutral · 7 outlets · Sep 29
- STORY1 new story in the last 7 days · 1 on Elections/Campaigns
- BLINDSPOTSkipped: Thomas Massie Files Impeachment Articles Against Pete Hegseth 80 outlets covered it
KSAT’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. 12 points above 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–Jan and May). Local news average: 74, below this range. 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 KSAT covers: topics and people
TOP TOPICS · SHARE OF ITS STORIESTOP TOPICS
TICK = ALL OUTLETSTICK = ALL- Elections/Campaigns73%+32 PTS against 41% of all outlets’ stories
- Ethics/Corruption6%−12 PTS against 18% of all outlets’ stories
- Foreign Policy6%−3 PTS against 9% of all outlets’ stories
- Immigration6%+1 PTS against 5% of all outlets’ stories
- Defense/Military3%−3 PTS against 6% of all outlets’ stories
- Technology/Privacy3%−1 PTS against 4% of all outlets’ stories
WHO THEY COVER · 40 STORY–PERSON PAIRS · 40 PAIRS
- 1Mike Collins (Republican)4 stories
- 2Dan Sullivan (Republican)3 stories
- 3Joaquin Castro (Democrat)3 stories
- 4Abdul El-Sayed (Democrat)2 stories
- 5Bill Cassidy (Republican)2 stories
- 6Jon Ossoff (Democrat)2 stories
- 7Micah Lasher (Democrat)2 stories
- 8Robert White (Democrat)2 stories
How KSAT framed shared stories, and what it skipped
SAME STORY, DIFFERENT HEADLINES
- KSAT (this source)GOP doubts about Georgia and North Carolina have Republicans shifting focus in battle for SenateNEUTRAL
- PBSGOP hopes fade in Georgia and North Carolina as party shifts focus in battle for SenateNEUTRAL
- ABC NewsGOP doubts about Georgia and North Carolina have Republicans shifting focus in battle for SenateNEUTRAL
- WTOP NewsGOP doubts about Georgia and North Carolina have Republicans shifting focus in battle for SenateNEUTRAL
- Associated PressGOP doubts about Georgia and North Carolina have Republicans shifting focus in battle for Senate - AP NewsNEUTRAL
- 41NBC News | WMGT-DTPeach County GOP chair questions Collins’ chances as Republicans shift Senate focus - 41NBC NewsNEUTRAL
- Now GeorgiaGOP doubts about Georgia and North Carolina have Republicans shifting focus in battle for SenateNEUTRAL
WHAT IT SKIPPED · BLINDSPOTS
Stories that 8 or more news outlets covered in the last 30 days and KSAT did not.
KSAT’s owner, reprints and similar outlets
OWNERSHIP
WHO REPRINTS IT
WHOSE STORIES IT CARRIES
3MOST SIMILAR OUTLETS
- WDIVCredibility 86Lean 50
- myMotherLode.com - The Mother Lode's Local News, Sports, Weather, Movies, Classifieds, Yellow Pages, Real EstateCredibility 86Lean 49
- NBC NewsCredibility 86Lean 49
- WTOP NewsCredibility 86Lean 49
- CBS NewsCredibility 85Lean 50
- AxiosCredibility 85Lean 49
Compare KSAT 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 four covered 3 stories in common in the last 90 days.
- KSATTHIS SOURCE
- Associated Press
- The Hill
- The New York 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 four covered 3 stories in common in the last 90 days.
- Mainly about Roy CooperCRED 90REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Susan M. CollinsCRED 90REPRINTS —
- Mainly about John R. CurtisCRED 90REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Abdul El-SayedCRED 80REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Mike RogersCRED 90REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Joaquin CastroCRED 75REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Dan SullivanCRED 90REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Chris Van HollenCRED 90REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Bill CassidyCRED 90REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Mallory McMorrowCRED 95REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Steny H. HoyerCRED 90REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Bill CassidyCRED 90REPRINTS —
- Mainly about John SchlossbergCRED 80REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Joaquin CastroCRED 75REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Robert WhiteCRED 90REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Kevin HernCRED 95REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Jon OssoffCRED 85REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Dan SullivanCRED 90REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Mike CollinsCRED 85REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Joaquin CastroCRED 75REPRINTS —
