⚖️ 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 | -0.21 | +0.39 | -60 | inverted |
| Candace Owens | +0.77 | -0.05 | +82 | strong divergence |
| Israel-Iran strikes | -0.44 | -0.12 | -32 | mild divergence |
| Flock | -0.22 | +0.04 | -26 | mild divergence |
| Presidential approval | -0.09 | +0.02 | -10 | aligned |
| Direction of the country | +0.14 | +0.22 | -9 | aligned |
Ranked inverted-first, then by gap width. Updated daily; topics with too little media or social data are omitted. Method: Pulse methodology.