# Every scorecard, side by side In 12 markets, a panel of three AI models scores local news outlets every day, with every outlet name and byline removed first. Each market has its own scorecard. This page puts them side by side, and each row links to the scorecard with every outlet, every number and the full method. ## How the markets compare In every market we measure, the middle of the tracked outlets shows no clear tilt. Markets differ more on checking: the middle of Rio Grande Valley's outlets scores 1.3 of 4, and Eastern Washington's scores 2.1. \[Chart: Each market with a scorecard, placed at the middle of its tracked outlets on which way coverage tilts and how often reporters check what officials say\] \[Chart: Each market with a scorecard, placed at the middle of its tracked outlets on which way coverage tilts and how often reporters check what officials say\] Each dot is one market, at the middle of the outlets we track there. Tap a market, or move to it with Tab and press Enter, to see how far its outlets spread and to open its scorecard. - The middle is taken separately on each measure, so a dot need not match any one outlet. We track a handful of each region's largest outlets, not every outlet. - Left to right is which way coverage tilts, zoomed to -0.75 to +0.75 of the full -3 to +3 scale. Between the dashed lines is no clear tilt, under 0.5 either way. - Up is how often reporters check what officials say, from 0 to 4, zoomed to 1 to 2.5\. The corner colors match each scorecard's market map. - Scoring started on different days: September 29, 2026; October 31, 2026; November 1, 2026; November 5, 2026; November 6, 2026. ## Every market, in numbers __Each market's own local outlets (the control and the reference are left out), the articles of theirs we scored, the middle outlet on tilt and on checking with how far the outlets spread, and the latest run.__ | Market | Pages | Outlets | Articles scored | Tilt, middle (spread) | Checking of 4, middle (spread) | Scored since | Latest run | | ------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- | --------------- | --------------------- | ------------------------------ | ------------------ | ----------------- | | Alaska | [Scorecard](https://communities.news/communities/alaska-news/neutrality) · [Coverage map](https://communities.news/communities/alaska-news/coverage) | 12 | 1,834 | \-0.3 (-1.2 to +2) | 1.9 (0.8 to 2.6) | September 29, 2026 | November 14, 2026 | | Central Appalachia | [Scorecard](https://communities.news/communities/central-appalachia-news/neutrality) · [Coverage map](https://communities.news/communities/central-appalachia-news/coverage) | 5 | 565 | \-0.2 (-0.6 to -0.1) | 1.8 (1.2 to 2.2) | October 31, 2026 | November 14, 2026 | | Central Valley | [Scorecard](https://communities.news/communities/central-valley-news/neutrality) · [Coverage map](https://communities.news/communities/central-valley-news/coverage) | 5 | 355 | \-0.2 (-0.9 to -0.1) | 1.9 (1.4 to 2.3) | November 5, 2026 | November 14, 2026 | | Eastern Washington | [Scorecard](https://communities.news/communities/eastern-washington-news/neutrality) · [Coverage map](https://communities.news/communities/eastern-washington-news/coverage) | 5 | 388 | \-0.3 (-1.3 to 0) | 2.1 (1.5 to 2.3) | October 31, 2026 | November 14, 2026 | | Hawaii | [Scorecard](https://communities.news/communities/hawaii-islands-news/neutrality) · [Coverage map](https://communities.news/communities/hawaii-islands-news/coverage) | 6 | 529 | \-0.2 (-0.4 to -0.1) | 1.7 (1.2 to 2.4) | October 31, 2026 | November 14, 2026 | | Inland Empire | [Scorecard](https://communities.news/communities/inland-socal-news/neutrality) · [Coverage map](https://communities.news/communities/inland-socal-news/coverage) | 10 | 435 | \-0.1 (-1.4 to +0.4) | 1.65 (0.5 to 2.1) | November 1, 2026 | November 14, 2026 | | Lehigh Valley | [Scorecard](https://communities.news/communities/lehigh-valley-pa-news/neutrality) · [Coverage map](https://communities.news/communities/lehigh-valley-pa-news/coverage) | 6 | 544 | \-0.1 (-0.4 to 0) | 1.4 (1.2 to 1.9) | October 31, 2026 | November 14, 2026 | | Long Island | [Scorecard](https://communities.news/communities/the-long-island-news/neutrality) · [Coverage map](https://communities.news/communities/the-long-island-news/coverage) | 4 | 336 | \-0.25 (-0.4 to 0) | 1.5 (0.9 to 1.8) | October 31, 2026 | November 14, 2026 | | Northwest Arkansas | [Scorecard](https://communities.news/communities/north-arkansas-news/neutrality) · [Coverage map](https://communities.news/communities/north-arkansas-news/coverage) | 5 | 346 | +0.1 (-0.5 to +0.2) | 1.7 (1.2 to 2.3) | October 31, 2026 | November 14, 2026 | | Ozarks | [Scorecard](https://communities.news/communities/ozarks-news/neutrality) · [Coverage map](https://communities.news/communities/ozarks-news/coverage) | 5 | 342 | \-0.2 (-0.7 to 0) | 1.7 (1.4 to 2.4) | October 31, 2026 | November 14, 2026 | | Rio Grande Valley | [Scorecard](https://communities.news/communities/rio-grande-valley-news/neutrality) · [Coverage map](https://communities.news/communities/rio-grande-valley-news/coverage) | 4 | 286 | \-0.05 (-0.2 to +0.2) | 1.3 (0.8 to 1.6) | November 5, 2026 | November 14, 2026 | | Upstate New York | [Scorecard](https://communities.news/communities/upstate-ny-news/neutrality) · [Coverage map](https://communities.news/communities/upstate-ny-news/coverage) | 8 | 504 | \-0.4 (-0.9 to -0.2) | 1.8 (1.6 to 2.4) | November 6, 2026 | November 14, 2026 | Tilt runs from -3 to +3, where negative is progressive and positive is conservative. Checking is how often reporters test what officials say, from 0 to 4\. A market's profile, with the newsroom planned there, is on [Where we're building newsrooms](https://communities.news/communities).