WMTW
A local outlet rated high on credibility, with a lean close to the center. None of the stories it hosts is a confirmed repost, and other sites have reprinted 8 of its stories.A local outlet rated high on credibility, with a lean close to center. None of its stories here are confirmed reposts.
- CREDIBILITY
- 75High
- LEAN
- 50Center
- ORIGINALITY
- 100%
- STORIES
- 41▲ 5 this week
- REPRINTED
- 8times
Credibility 25 stories · 95% range 74–76 · updated Oct 6, 2026Lean 33 stories · 95% range 49–51 · updated Oct 6, 2026Originality 32 hosted stories · updated Oct 5, 2026
WMTW at a glance
SCORECARD
Ticks mark the local news average; on the lean bar, its own lean.STORIES · 12 MONTHS
41Busiest month: June, 21 stories, 15 of them on Elections/Campaigns and 5 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
- SCORECredibility 74 → 75 Oct 5 · 21 stories
- STORY5 new stories in the last 7 days · 4 on Elections/Campaigns
- FRAMINGAARP Poll Finds Troy Jackson Narrowly Ahead in Maine Senate Race its headline: neutral · 4 outlets · Oct 1
- BLINDSPOTSkipped: Thomas Massie Files Impeachment Articles Against Pete Hegseth 80 outlets covered it
WMTW’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 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). 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 WMTW covers: topics and people
TOP TOPICS · SHARE OF ITS STORIESTOP TOPICS
TICK = ALL OUTLETSTICK = ALL- Elections/Campaigns22%−8 PTS against 30% of all outlets’ stories
- Ethics/Corruption7%−10 PTS against 17% of all outlets’ stories
- Budget/Spending2%−4 PTS against 7% of all outlets’ stories
WHO THEY COVER · 12 STORY–PERSON PAIRS · 12 PAIRS
- 1Susan M. Collins (Republican)5 stories
- 2Troy Jackson (Democrat)4 stories
- 3Bernie Sanders (Independent)1 stories
- 4Matt Dunlap (Democrat)1 stories
- 5Paul Lepage (Republican)1 stories
How WMTW framed shared stories, and what it skipped
SAME STORY, DIFFERENT HEADLINES
- WMTW (this source)AARP poll shows close Senate race in Maine, Hannah Pingree leading in governor’s raceNEUTRAL
- Portland Press HeraldOlder Mainers leaning toward Susan Collins in US Senate race, AARP poll showsNEUTRAL
- The HillJackson holds edge over Collins in Maine Senate race: PollNEUTRAL
- AARPAARP Poll: Incumbent Susan Collins Trails by Slim Margin in Maine Senate RaceNEUTRAL
WHAT IT SKIPPED · BLINDSPOTS
Stories that 8 or more news outlets covered in the last 30 days and WMTW did not.
WMTW’s owner, reprints and similar outlets
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Compare WMTW 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.
- WMTWTHIS SOURCE
- Portland Press Herald
- Associated Press
- Yahoo News
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 75REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Troy JacksonCRED 75REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Matt DunlapCRED 75REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Paul LepageCRED 75REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Susan M. CollinsCRED 85REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Susan M. CollinsCRED 90REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Troy JacksonCRED 70REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Susan M. CollinsCRED 75REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Bernie SandersCRED 90REPRINTS —
- Mainly about John R. CurtisCRED 75REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Susan M. CollinsCRED 75REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Paul LepageCRED 75REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Troy JacksonCRED 75REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Troy JacksonCRED 75REPRINTS 1×
- Mainly about Troy JacksonCRED 75REPRINTS 1×
- Mainly about Graham PlatnerCRED 75REPRINTS 1×
- Mainly about Graham PlatnerCRED 75REPRINTS 1×
- Mainly about Bernie SandersCRED 75REPRINTS 1×
- Mainly about Graham PlatnerCRED 75REPRINTS 1×
- Mainly about Graham PlatnerCRED 75REPRINTS 1×
