Media Framing is live at media.maple.watch as a sibling to Maple Watch. Where Maple Watch helps people find public records and datasets, Media Framing helps readers compare how Canadian outlets cover the same story.
What It Shows
- Story clusters that group articles about the same event or issue
- How outlets differ in emphasis, tone, attribution, and language
- Shared facts, disputed claims, and missing context across coverage
- Links back to original publishers instead of republishing articles
What It Does Not Claim
- No permanent left-right label for an outlet
- No claim that a chart position means truth, quality, or intent
- No full-text article archive or paywall bypassing
- No public ranking until the methodology has been reviewed carefully
Beta Scope
- Canada-only, English and French coverage
- Curated RSS feeds from established Canadian outlets
- Initial topics: politics, housing, economy, climate, and health
- Human-readable methodology and explicit uncertainty labels
How To Use It
- Open the live beta at media.maple.watch
- Start with Canada, then inspect story clusters and outlet comparisons
- Use story pages as leads, not final judgments
- Follow original publisher links before citing or sharing findings
Good media criticism should be careful. The goal is to make framing visible, not to flatten journalism into simplistic scores. Every result should point readers back to the original reporting and explain the limits of the analysis.