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Who picked it up when
Washington Examiner mentioned it first (Oct 23, 2026, 3:05 PM EDT). Least biased outlets followed 3 days later. No left-leaning outlet mentioned it.
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Results
4 articles mention helium in the last 7 days (Oct 20 to Oct 26).
| Article | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| NewsNation | Helium shortage sparks warning from US industry leaderNewsNation The federal government's decision to designate helium as a critical material could unlock new financing opportunities. | 0.90● | |
| Hacker News: Front Page | US designates helium as a critical materialHacker News: Front Page Article URL: https://apnews.com/article/energy-critical-materials-minerals-helium-43da160adc1bad389fba0b9ffbd14c3c Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50248665 Points: 122 # Comments: 59 | 0.90● | |
| CBS News | U.S. designates helium a critical material, days after 60 Minutes reportCBS News The designation makes more federal financing available for helium producers. | 0.90● | |
| Washington Examiner | Daily on Energy: Helium industry gets a boost from DOEWashington Examiner WHAT’S HAPPENING TODAY: Good afternoon and happy Friday, readers! The Marine Corps Marathon is taking over D.C. this week, with tens of thousands of runners signed up to race throughout Arlington and the District. 🏃🏃🏽♀️🏃🏿♂️If you are running, we wish you good luck! Welcome to Daily on Energy, written by Washington Examiner energy and environment […] | 0.80● |
Source leans by Media Bias/Fact Check.
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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.
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| Hacker News: Front Page | 0.6% | 1 | 163 |
| NewsNation | 0.6% | 1 | 162 |
| CBS News | 0.2% | 1 | 486 |
| Washington Examiner | 0.3% | 1 | 332 |
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-leaning0 of 15 sources
- 0.0%
- Least biased1 of 8 sources
- 0.1%
- Right-leaning3 of 15 sources
- 0.1%
Lean index +0.9: covered about evenly across the spectrum
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.
2 sources have no MBFC bias score and are not shown.
Source leans based on ratings by Media Bias/Fact Check.