https://www.wabi.tv
A local outlet rated high on credibility, with a lean close to the center. None of the stories it hosts is a confirmed repost.A local outlet rated high on credibility, with a lean close to center. None of its stories here are confirmed reposts.
- CREDIBILITY
- 72High
- LEAN
- 50Center
- ORIGINALITY
- 100%
- STORIES
- 18none this week
- REPRINTED
- 0times
Credibility 10 stories · 95% range 69–75 · updated Oct 6, 2026Lean 10 stories · 95% range 46–54 · updated Oct 6, 2026Originality 17 hosted stories · updated Oct 5, 2026
https://www.wabi.tv at a glance
SCORECARD
Ticks mark the local news average; on the lean bar, its own lean.STORIES · 12 MONTHS
18June spike: 14 stories, 11 of them on Elections/Campaigns and 1 on Abortion/Reproductive Rights.
Hatched: 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
- FRAMINGSusan Collins Criticizes Trump Administration's $810 Million Funding Cuts its headline: mixed on Collins · 16 outlets · Sep 28
- BLINDSPOTSkipped: Thomas Massie Files Impeachment Articles Against Pete Hegseth 80 outlets covered it
https://www.wabi.tv’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. 2 points 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–Jan and May). The dashed line is the local news average (74). How score history works
Challenges to these scores
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What https://www.wabi.tv covers: topics and people
TOP TOPICS · SHARE OF ITS STORIESTOP TOPICS
TICK = ALL OUTLETSTICK = ALL- Elections/Campaigns44%+4 PTS against 40% of all outlets’ stories
- Ethics/Corruption22%+4 PTS against 18% of all outlets’ stories
- Budget/Spending6%−1 PTS against 7% of all outlets’ stories
- Congress/Members6%−2 PTS against 8% of all outlets’ stories
- Defense/Military6%0 PTS against 6% of all outlets’ stories
- Foreign Policy6%−3 PTS against 9% of all outlets’ stories
WHO THEY COVER · 13 STORY–PERSON PAIRS · 13 PAIRS
- 1Susan M. Collins (Republican)7 stories
- 2Angus S. King, Jr. (Independent)2 stories
- 3Matt Dunlap (Democrat)2 stories
- 4Ken Paxton (Republican)1 stories
- 5Paul Lepage (Republican)1 stories
How https://www.wabi.tv framed shared stories, and what it skipped
SAME STORY, DIFFERENT HEADLINES
- https://www.wabi.tv (this source)Sen. Susan Collins condemns ‘illegal actions’ as Pres. Trump cancels spending approved by CongressMIXED ON COLLINS
- Common DreamsTrump 'Gleefully Eviscerating' Efforts to Help Families With 'Illegal' Pocket RescissionPOSITIVE TOWARD COLLINS
- Raw StoryRuss Vought goes too far for Susan Collins as she accuses his office of 'illegal actions'MIXED ON COLLINS
- HuffPostTrump Administration Uses Rare Authority To Claw Back Nearly $1B In Spending Approved By CongressMIXED ON COLLINS
- MediaiteSusan Collins Slams Trump Administration Over ‘Illegal Actions’NEUTRAL
- PBSTrump administration uses rare authority to claw back nearly $1B in spending approved by CongressPOSITIVE TOWARD COLLINS
- The Philadelphia InquirerLawmakers slam Trump's move to cancel $810M in funding approved by CongressPOSITIVE TOWARD COLLINS
- The Washington PostLawmakers slam Trump's move to cancel $810M in funding approved by CongressPOSITIVE TOWARD COLLINS
WHAT IT SKIPPED · BLINDSPOTS
Stories that 8 or more news outlets covered in the last 30 days and https://www.wabi.tv did not.
https://www.wabi.tv’s owner, reprints and similar outlets
OWNERSHIP
WHO REPRINTS IT
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Compare https://www.wabi.tv 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.
- https://www.wabi.tvTHIS SOURCE
- Raw Story
- Bangor Daily News
- Portland Press Herald
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 Susan M. CollinsCRED 65REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Susan M. CollinsCRED 70REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Susan M. CollinsCRED 90REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Susan M. CollinsCRED 75REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Graham PlatnerCRED 70REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Matt DunlapCRED 75REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Angus S. King, Jr.CRED 65REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Angus S. King, Jr.CRED 70REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Susan M. CollinsCRED 75REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Susan M. CollinsCRED 75REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Graham PlatnerCRED 95REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Graham PlatnerCRED 75REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Susan M. CollinsCRED 70REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Graham PlatnerCRED 75REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Matt DunlapCRED 70REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Graham PlatnerCRED 90REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Bernie SandersCRED 80REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Graham PlatnerCRED 75REPRINTS —
