Top down analysis of the US News last week shows interesting coverage patterns (opens in new tab)

(topdown.substack.com)

2 pointsrohankshir3y ago4 comments

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I don't know how they get their data, but it's easily, provably false.

Compare "NYTimes’ only article on this last week was 'Baby Formula Shortage Reveals Gaps in Regulation and Reporting' ... Fascinatingly, NYTimes just released an episode on the Daily about this, perhaps to address its missing coverage" with

https://www.google.com/search?q=site:nytimes.com+baby+food+s...

The site is trying to intuit intent on the part of news sites from what is clearly flawed data.

rohankshirOP3y ago

This is based on articles that show up on the Front Page of each source, twice daily, if it is as the bottom of the frontpage, it's coverage score will be close to zero. That said, feedback taken about my word-choice.

WalterGR3y ago

Why twice daily? Do you check mobile browsers, apps?

kwertyoowiyop3y ago

See ground.news for more of this.

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4 comments

WalterGR3y ago

I don't know how they get their data, but it's easily, provably false.

https://www.google.com/search?q=site:nytimes.com+baby+food+s...

The site is trying to intuit intent on the part of news sites from what is clearly flawed data.

rohankshirOP3y ago

WalterGR3y ago

Why twice daily? Do you check mobile browsers, apps?

kwertyoowiyop3y ago

See ground.news for more of this.

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