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Query

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midterm electiontopic
Russiaplace
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How they overlap

Of the articles on each keyword in the last 7 days, with the same text and sources, how many also mention the other. Per lean: the share of its outlets' articles on midterm election that mention Russia.

1.0% of the 500 articles on midterm election also mention Russia, as do 2.1% of the 241 articles on Russia.

Left-leaning2 of 195 articles
1.0%
Least biased2 of 86 articles
2.3%
Right-leaning1 of 219 articles
0.5%

Who picked it up when

It was already in the news on Oct 20, when this period starts, so who reported it first is not shown.

One row per source with a matching article, from the most left-leaning on top: a dot for each article, on a bar for each stretch of its coverage (a pause of more than 24 hours starts a new one). Hover or tap a dot for the headline, click it to read the article.

Drag across the strip of articles per day to zoom into some days.

Source lean:leftcenterright

Source leans by Media Bias/Fact Check.

Results

5 articles mention midterm election and Russia in the last 7 days (Oct 20 to Oct 26).

Articles matching the query
Article
NPRRussia steps up election influence efforts in final stretch of midtermsNPR

Researchers who track online influence operations say Kremlin-backed groups are renewing tactics they've used to sow distrust and discord in previous elections in the U.S. and around the world.

0.90●
The Christian Science MonitorAs midterms near and Putin beckons, Trump embraces big-power diplomacyThe Christian Science Monitor

President Donald Trump is signaling a full-on embrace of Vladimir Putin and Russia – and of big-power relations – as he faces adverse midterm results and a potential lame-duck presidency.

0.65●
ForbesA Series Of Bad Decisions On Diesel Leads To Another Bailout Of FarmersForbes

The rationale for Trump’s decision to allow Russian diesel shipments was to lower the prices farmers and long-haul truckers were paying ahead of the Nov. 3 midterms.

0.40
CBS NewsTrump pushes Zelenskyy to end war with Russia as fuel prices rise with midterms loomingCBS News

President Trump is claiming Ukrainian President Zelenskyy has the power to end the country's war with Russia as Americans feel the impact of rising fuel prices with midterms just a few weeks away. CBS News' Charlie D'Agata and Natalie Brand report.

0.65●
BloombergIran, China & Russia Look to Seize on Election Opportunity, Says Mara RudmanBloomberg

Mara Rudman, senior fellow at the University of Virginia's Miller Center and former US State Department official, said that one of the challenges facing the United States is that President Trump sees himself as 'part of the club' of leaders including Putin and Xi. Rudman said that countries like Iran, China and Russia are looking to 'maximize the opportunities' they have to create instability during the US midterm elections and the presidential election in Israel. (Source: Bloomberg)

0.55

Source leans by Media Bias/Fact Check.

Other keywords in the matching articles: the share of them that mention each, with the number of articles. The search icon searches for midterm election and that keyword instead of Russia, keeping the text, sources, source type and time range.

Coverage by source

The share of each source's stories in the last 7 days that match the query, from left to right. Sort the table to reorder the bars.

Source lean:leftcenterright

Source leans by Media Bias/Fact Check.

Articles mentioning midterm election and Russia, by source, in the last 7 days
NPR1.1%194
Bloomberg0.3%1318
The Christian Science Monitor2.9%134
Forbes0.3%1335
CBS News0.2%1414

Coverage by lean

The share of stories that match the query, in the last 7 days, averaged over the outlets of each political lean with at least 3 stories. The groups differ in size, so a single outlet weighs more in the smaller ones.

Left-leaning2 of 15 sources
0.1%
Least biased2 of 8 sources
0.4%
Right-leaning1 of 15 sources
<0.1%

Lean index −1.2: covered more by left-leaning outlets

Each outlet at its MBFC bias score, from −10 (far left) to +10 (far right), as high as the share of its stories that match the query. The lean index is the average score of the outlets covering it, weighted by that share.

lean indexour sources' average (+0.4)leftcenterright

Bias scores by Media Bias/Fact Check.

1 source has no MBFC bias score and is not shown.

Source leans based on ratings by Media Bias/Fact Check.