Wgme
A local outlet rated high on credibility, with a lean close to the center. 6% of the stories it hosts are confirmed reposts of other outlets’ articles, and other sites have reprinted 13 of its stories.A local outlet rated high on credibility, with a lean close to center. 6% of the stories it hosts are confirmed reposts of other outlets’ articles.
- CREDIBILITY
- 73High
- LEAN
- 50Center
- ORIGINALITY
- 94%
- STORIES
- 43▲ 2 this week
- REPRINTED
- 13times
Credibility 28 stories · 95% range 71–74 · updated Oct 6, 2026Lean 41 stories · 95% range 49–52 · updated Oct 6, 2026Originality 32 hosted stories · updated Oct 6, 2026
Wgme at a glance
SCORECARD
Ticks mark the local news average; on the lean bar, its own lean.STORIES · 12 MONTHS
43June spike: 30 stories, 27 of them on Elections/Campaigns and 6 on Ethics/Corruption.
Hatched: Nov–Jan, when ChamberLight collected few or no stories from any outlet, so a gap there is not the outlet’s.
TONE TOWARD EACH PARTY
NETMore negative toward Democrats than other outlets are, and about the same toward Republicans. How tone is measured
LATEST ACTIVITY
- SCORECredibility 72 → 73 Oct 6 · 28 stories
- FRAMINGA Jeffrey Epstein attack on Susan Collins oversells its biggest claims its headline: neutral · 7 outlets · Oct 2
- 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
Wgme’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. 1 point 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). The dashed line is the local news average (74). 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 Wgme covers: topics and people
TOP TOPICS · SHARE OF ITS STORIESTOP TOPICS
TICK = ALL OUTLETSTICK = ALL- Elections/Campaigns61%+21 PTS against 40% of all outlets’ stories
- Ethics/Corruption16%−1 PTS against 18% of all outlets’ stories
- Immigration5%0 PTS against 5% of all outlets’ stories
- Abortion/Reproductive Rights2%+2 PTS against 1% of all outlets’ stories
- Defense/Military2%−4 PTS against 6% of all outlets’ stories
- Foreign Policy2%−7 PTS against 9% of all outlets’ stories
WHO THEY COVER · 22 STORY–PERSON PAIRS · 22 PAIRS
- 1Susan M. Collins (Republican)11 stories
- 2Matt Dunlap (Democrat)3 stories
- 3Paul Lepage (Republican)2 stories
- 4Troy Jackson (Democrat)2 stories
- 5Angus S. King, Jr. (Independent)1 stories
- 6Bernie Sanders (Independent)1 stories
- 7Chellie Pingree (Democrat)1 stories
- 8Jared F. Golden (Democrat)1 stories
How Wgme framed shared stories, and what it skipped
SAME STORY, DIFFERENT HEADLINES
- Wgme (this source)Maine Democrats continue to keep bribery claims against Sen. Collins in spotlightNEUTRAL
- Portland Press HeraldWhy I'm choosing Jackson over Collins | LetterMIXED ON COLLINS
- Bangor Daily NewsSusan Collins takes lead over Troy Jackson in new pollNEUTRAL
- FactCheck.orgDemocratic Ads Misleadingly Connect Susan Collins to EpsteinNEUTRAL
- AxiosDemocrats put $3.4M behind Susan Collins allegationsNEUTRAL
- PolitifactAd misleads on Susan Collins' Epstein files votesNEUTRAL
- The Maine Wire"Absolutely False" - Susan Collins Responds to Pro Publica Allegations in MWTV Exclusive: WatchMIXED ON COLLINS
WHAT IT SKIPPED · BLINDSPOTS
Stories that 8 or more news outlets covered in the last 30 days and Wgme did not.
Wgme’s owner, reprints and similar outlets
OWNERSHIP
WHO REPRINTS IT
13WHOSE STORIES IT CARRIES
1MOST SIMILAR OUTLETS
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Compare Wgme 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 4 stories in common in the last 90 days.
- WgmeTHIS SOURCE
- Bangor Daily News
- Portland Press Herald
- Raw Story
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 4 stories in common in the last 90 days.
- Mainly about Susan M. CollinsCRED 75REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Paul LepageCRED 70REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Susan M. CollinsCRED 70REPRINTS 1×
- Mainly about Susan M. CollinsCRED 70REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Susan M. CollinsCRED 75REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Chellie PingreeCRED 70REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Paul LepageCRED 70REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Troy JacksonCRED 70REPRINTS 1×
- Mainly about Nirav ShahCRED 65REPRINTS 1×
- Mainly about Graham PlatnerCRED 70REPRINTS 1×
- Mainly about Graham PlatnerCRED 65REPRINTS 1×
- Mainly about Graham PlatnerCRED 70REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Graham PlatnerCRED 75REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Susan M. CollinsCRED 70REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Susan M. CollinsCRED 70REPRINTS 1×
- Mainly about Graham PlatnerCRED 70REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Matt DunlapCRED 70REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Angus S. King, Jr.CRED 70REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Susan M. CollinsCRED 65REPRINTS 1×
- Mainly about Susan M. CollinsCRED 70REPRINTS —
