Source atlas · Updated
Know who’s telling you the news.
Outlets covering Congress, from national papers to one-person blogs, are graded on how reliable they are, which way they lean and how much of their reporting is their own. See where your go-to sources land and what they leave out.
Outlets covering Congress, graded on how reliable they are, which way they lean and how much they report themselves.
Sources listed1,621Papers, blogs, channels & more
Worth trusting53%of 235 rated outlets score 70+
Secondhand news11%of stories were reposted from another outlet
Stories indexed19,009▲ 1,704 this week
Official sources51Graded on their own list
1,621sources tracked
53%highly trusted
11%of news reposted
Where every outlet stands
249 outlets · higher is more trustworthyNo credibility score yet · 14
High credibility 70+Medium 45–69Low 0–44Sizebigger dot = more stories rated
Where every outlet stands
249 of 249↑ More credibleTap a column to filter
What the other side is reading
SEP 24 – OCT 1Blindspots · SEP 1 – OCT 1
Big stories on the right that left-leaning readers probably missed.SEP 1 – OCT 1: too few this week, so the list covers 30 daysAbdul El-Sayed Apologizes for Remarks After Synagogue AttackJames Talarico Names Alyssa Edwards as His Favorite Drag PerformerRashida Tlaib Says ICE Caused Man's Death After Michigan CrashOne story · 20 outletsSEP 30
Senate Vote Fails to Advance Jon Husted Data Center BillFar LeftFar Left
No rated outlet in this group ran it.TPM – Talking Points MemoLeft · 27
Dems Block Data Center Bill Designed to Boost Husted’s Campaign: ‘A Proxy for Corruption’Raw StoryCenter-Left · 30
GOP data center bill goes down in flames as Dems rage against 'toothless' protectionsThe New York TimesCenter · 47
In Ohio, a Humbling Question For Senator Jon Husted: Are You the Incumbent?Fox NewsCenter-Right · 67
Reporter's Notebook: A guide to the college sports vote and Senate’s Ohio showdownFar RightFar Right
No rated outlet in this group ran it.Your reading diet · 30 daysPrivate
Who’s on top
The standouts among news outlets. Government and official sources have their own list.The standouts among news outlets. Official sources have their own list.Most credibleThe ones you can take at their word
Most originalDoing their own reporting
Most coverageThe loudest voices on the Hill
Biggest moversTrust gained or lost in 90 daysMeasured against scores rebuilt from the stories published by then (daily records began later).
The ones you can take at their word
Who owns what
Many outlets with different names have the same owner. Click a group to see where its outlets land on the chart.Different names, same owner. Tap a group to filter the outlet list.Ownership is researched from public records and company filings, with a source for every link. How ownership is sourced
Who reprints whom
Lots of “local” news is reposted from somewhere else. This shows who writes the stories and who reposts them.Lots of “local” news is reposted from somewhere else.Most reposted by othersTimes other sites ran their stories
Biggest re-publishersOther outlets’ stories they ran
All 1,621 sources by type
How each kind of source rates on average, from wire services to podcasts.Local News562Avg credibility 73Not yet classified391No average yetTrade Press152Avg credibility 61National News146Avg credibility 68International81Avg credibility 70Blog70Avg credibility 41Opinion70Avg credibility 49Government49No average yetNewsletter41No average yetOther22No average yetSocial Media16No average yetThink Tank11No average yetWire Service5No average yetPress Release2No average yetVideo2No average yetPodcast1No average yet