Two Sides News2026-07-29One mail ballot fight, two frames: Fox and The Guardian on Trump's election orderThis week's comparison shows Fox News framing Trump's blocked mail-voting order as an election-integrity and verification fight, while The Guardian centers federal power, state control, and the risks of changing procedures before the midterms.
Two Sides News2026-07-22One tariff, two frames: Fox and The Guardian on Trump's 50% Canada levyThis week's comparison shows Fox News treating Trump's 50% Canada tariff as a new presidential trade tool, while The Guardian centers the costs to consumers, alliances, and trade agreements.
Two Sides News2026-07-15One ICE shooting, two frames: Fox and The Guardian on the Maine killingThis week's comparison shows how Fox News and The Guardian frame the fatal ICE shooting in Maine differently: one centers the use-of-force justification, while the other centers the victim, missing evidence, and the wider enforcement pattern.
Two Sides News2026-07-08One red scare, two frames: Fox and The Guardian on Trump's 'communist' Democrats attackThis week's comparison looks at how Fox News and The Guardian framed Trump's renewed attack on Democrats as "communists": Fox treated socialist wins and Mamdani's America 250 speech as a midterm vulnerability for Democrats, while The Guardian treated the rhetoric as a revived Red Scare with policy ironies.
Two Sides News2026-07-01One citizenship ruling, two frames: Fox and The Guardian on Trump's Supreme Court lossThis week's comparison looks at how Fox News and The Guardian framed the Supreme Court's birthright-citizenship ruling: Fox emphasized Trump's legal defeat and the possible congressional path ahead, while The Guardian emphasized the constitutional guarantee and the people affected by the order.
Two Sides News2026-06-24One vote, two frames: Fox and The Guardian on Trump's Iran war powers rebukeThis week's comparison looks at how Fox News and The Guardian framed the Senate's Iran war powers vote: Fox emphasized legal limits and funding pressure, while The Guardian emphasized bipartisan rebuke and public disapproval.
Two Sides News2026-06-17One fight night, two frames: Fox and The Guardian on Trump’s White House UFC eventThis week’s comparison looks at the same White House UFC event through two frames: Fox News centered the anti-Trump protest apparatus and celebrity backlash, while The Guardian centered public space, private profit, and corruption claims. The piece maps the gap dimension by dimension without taking a side.
Two Sides News2026-06-11One war, two narratives: how Fox and CBS covered the Iran crisis this weekOn June 10, 2026, the U.S. launched a second night of strikes on Iran and the Strait of Hormuz descended into competing claims. Fox News and CBS News covered the same events — but framed them in sharply different ways. This first Both Sides News breakdown maps exactly where the narratives diverged.
