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News Source Comparison Heatmap

Visual analysis of how different sources cover the same political topics

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Understanding the Heatmap

This heatmap visualizes the similarity between news sources based on their coverage of political topics.

  • Darker blue: More similar coverage
  • Lighter colors: Less similar coverage
  • Diagonal: Always 100% similarity (same source)

Similarity is calculated based on topic focus, keyword usage, and framing analysis.

Key Insights

Most Similar Pair

CNN & MSNBC (0.72)

These sources show the highest similarity in coverage across topics.

Most Divergent Pair

FOX & NYTimes (0.31)

These sources display the most different coverage patterns.

Clustering Analysis

2 Major Clusters Detected

Sources naturally form distinct coverage groups.