The New York Times covers the midterm elections with 400 journalists across 30 states.
They publishedHow The New York Times Is Covering the Midterm Elections
First reportThe New York Times · 2 Nov, 10:02Z
Latest reportThe New York Times · 2 Nov, 10:02Z
Span0 hours · two reports
Base — every candidate starts here5
Public-interest topic (politics, world, science, health…)+1
Public-interest terms in the text (courts, tariffs, ceasefire…)+1.25
High-reliability source boost+0.75
Significance8
Deterministic and identical for every story — no engagement signals, no personalization of the score.
Why it matters
What
The Times deploys 400 journalists across 30 states for its midterm election coverage.
Why
Readers get reporting from a broad share of the country.
Watch
Reporting from the 30 states.
Where the coverage comes from
Perspective mix: 1 center-left.
Lean and credibility are curated v1 mappings from public ratings (AllSides / MBFC); unknown outlets stay unrated, never guessed. How outlets are rated →
How it unfolded — every article