⚖️ Media vs Public
Where mainstream coverage (Tier 4 — curated major outlets) and the public (Tier 1 — BlueSky + Reddit) point in different directions on the same topic. Sentiment runs −1 (hostile) to +1 (favorable); the gap is media minus public. Sentiment is not truth — a divergence flags a story worth watching, not a verdict on who's right.
| Topic | Media | Public | Gap | Read |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCOTUS | -0.47 | +0.40 | -86 | inverted |
| Direction of the country | -0.17 | +0.20 | -38 | inverted |
| Candace Owens | +0.77 | -0.05 | +82 | strong divergence |
| Flock | -0.28 | +0.06 | -34 | mild divergence |
| Israel-Iran strikes | -0.43 | -0.21 | -22 | mild divergence |
| Presidential approval | -0.08 | +0.02 | -10 | aligned |
Ranked inverted-first, then by gap width. Updated daily; topics with too little media or social data are omitted. Method: Pulse methodology.