F21 -- Media Monitor

Tracks media coverage across outlets, detecting bias patterns and coverage gaps to inform media strategy and enable rapid response.

Key Features

• Article analysis: LLM-powered analysis of individual media articles for bias, claims, and tone.
• Bias assessment: Detect political lean and framing bias in coverage.
• Claim extraction: Identify key claims made in articles for fact-checking.
• Fact-check notes: Generate preliminary fact-check observations.
• Coverage comparison: Compare how different outlets cover the same topic.
• Coverage tone tracking: Monitor whether coverage is positive, negative, or neutral.

Server Functions

Function	Endpoint	Description
analyze_article	media-monitor/analyze	Analyze a media article for bias and claims
compare_coverage	media-monitor/compare	Compare coverage across outlets on a topic
list_analyses	media-monitor/list	List past media analyses
get_analysis	media-monitor/get	Retrieve a specific media analysis

Analysis Output

Each media analysis includes:

• Source: The media outlet
• Bias assessment: Detected bias direction and magnitude
• Key claims: Factual claims made in the article
• Fact-check notes: Preliminary observations on claim accuracy
• Coverage tone: Overall tone classification

Coverage Comparison

When comparing coverage of a topic across outlets:

• Topic: The subject being compared
• Source analyses: Per-outlet analysis showing how each covers the story
• Coverage gaps: Issues or perspectives missing from certain outlets
• Overall narrative: How the combined coverage shapes public perception

UI Components

• Media monitor page (/media-monitor): Article submission form with analysis results and outlet comparison view.
• Bias indicators: Visual bias spectrum for each analyzed article.
• Claim tracker: Extracted claims with fact-check notes and source links.
• Outlet comparison grid: Side-by-side comparison of how outlets cover the same topic.

Database Tables

• media_analyses -- article text, source, bias assessment, claims, tone, fact-check notes
• coverage_comparisons -- topic, per-source analyses (jsonb)