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Executive Summary
The local-news corpus shows a pre-midterm landscape dominated by three cross-cutting flashpoints: law-enforcement actions against elected officials (the Ilhan Omar raid), sudden violence in community spaces (Bend school shooting, Wichita soccer-field deaths), and economic stress signals (inflation, diesel costs, SNAP cuts). Spanish-language and Black-community outlets are amplifying immigration enforcement and White House instability as distinct narratives from general-market coverage. The corpus is heavily weighted toward Pacific and Mountain West states, with thin representation in the Deep South and industrial Midwest.
Cross-Validated Stories
Federal agents raid Representative Ilhan Omar's home; legal challenge follows
Cross-lean confirmation (LC, L, C) with broadcast television corroboration indicates this is a confirmed federal law-enforcement action against a sitting member of Congress, with legal pushback already underway. Timing three weeks before midterms amplifies political stakes.
Bend, Oregon school shooting kills three children and a teacher
Confirmed mass casualty event in a school setting, with the armed-citizen intervention element already becoming a polarized framing point across language markets.
- The Oregonian — oregonlive.com/crime/2026/10/beam-of-light-7-year-old-with-…
- KSTS (Telemundo)
- KDTV (Univision)
Wichita youth soccer field crash kills two, injures ten; driver released pending investigation
Four-source cross-validation across three regions and two languages confirms the event and the controversial release-without-charges decision. Toxicology pending; community trauma response likely to persist.
- KCUR (Kansas City NPR) — kcur.org/2026-10-18/police-no-charges-filed-against-driver-…
- East Idaho News — eastidahonews.com/2026/10/driver-released-after-pickup-kill…
- TribLive (Pittsburgh) — triblive.com/news/world/truck-drives-through-soccer-field-d…
- Sing Tao Daily — singtaousa.com/2026/10/18/news/usa/kansas-driver-who-allege…
Trump administration waives Russia sanctions; Congress and Zelenskyy push back
Multi-state public radio network plus newspaper confirmation shows this is a confirmed policy reversal with bipartisan congressional reaction and international fallout (Starlink/Starshield restrictions to Ukraine). First-order geopolitical signal.
- KOSU — kosu.org/politics/2026-10-18/congress-reacts-to-executive-o…
- Texas Public Radio — tpr.org/government-politics/2026-10-18/zelenskyy-urges-supp…
- South Carolina Public Radio — southcarolinapublicradio.org/news/2026-10-18/ukraine-and-th…
- TribLive (Pittsburgh) — triblive.com/news/world/trump-faces-widening-gop-backlash-o…
No Kings coalition shifts from protest to early-vote mobilization nationwide
Five-source confirmation across four states shows a coordinated tactical shift by the anti-Trump protest coalition toward electoral mobilization. Scale claim of 2,500+ events in 50 states is repeated across outlets; worth monitoring for verification.
- WAMU 88.5 — wamu.org/story/26/10/18/no-kings-draws-crowds-with-focus-on…
- KQED News — ww2.kqed.org/news/2026/10/18/no-kings-draws-crowds-with-foc…
- Michigan Advance — michiganadvance.com/2026/10/18/repub/heres-how-the-no-kings…
- Urban Milwaukee — urbanmilwaukee.com/2026/10/18/no-kings-events-across-wiscon…
- Pennsylvania Capital-Star — penncapital-star.com/2026/10/18/repub/heres-how-the-no-king…
Massachusetts GOP lieutenant governor nominee Shawn Oliver arrested for DUI, suspends campaign
Three-source cross-validation with racially diverse outlets confirms a down-ballot campaign collapse in a competitive state. Running mate Mike Minogue's call for suspension adds intraparty pressure dynamic.
Canadian military base fire kills four, injures dozens in Alberta
Four-source confirmation across four states, including two Pacific outlets, confirms a major peacetime tragedy for Canadian forces. Prime Minister Carney's 'worst peacetime tragedy' framing is consistent.
- East Idaho News — eastidahonews.com/2026/10/4-dead-and-dozens-injured-after-m…
- Texas Public Radio — tpr.org/news/2026-10-18/carney-says-4-service-members-kille…
- Honolulu Star-Advertiser — staradvertiser.com/2026/10/18/breaking-news/several-killed-…
- Anchorage Daily News — adn.com/nation-world/2026/10/18/carney-says-4-service-membe…
White House Press Secretary Katie Zakaria dismissed after five days
Spanish-language television and Black-community outlets confirm the dismissal, with Scaramucci's 'favor' comment and Angela Stanton-King's bid for the job adding narrative color. Five-day tenure beats Scaramucci's 11-day record.
Themes by Geography
Pre-midterm voter mobilization and election administration 22 stories
No Kings events dominate the mobilization frame, with public radio and nonprofit outlets emphasizing early voting logistics. Partisan differences emerge in framing: Democratic-aligned sources stress access and turnout; Republican sources (Florida Politics) focus on procedural disputes like noncitizen voter purges. New Hampshire and Iowa show candidate-level drama (residency challenges, Trump campaign visits).
Immigration enforcement and community tension 14 stories
Spanish-language outlets lead on ICE raids, deportations, and migrant deaths in detention. Black-community outlets tie enforcement to broader civil-liberties concerns (Ilhan Omar raid). General-market local press covers enforcement actions as crime/public-safety stories. Texas sees seventh ICE detention death this year; California faces DOJ lawsuit over voter rolls.
Sudden violence in community spaces 11 stories
School shooting in Bend, soccer-field deaths in Wichita, barricade/stabbing in Thornton, fatal shooting in Las Vegas. Common thread: violence erupting in everyday recreational or educational settings. Western states overrepresented; rural-urban split in response framing (armed citizen vs. police response).
Economic stress: inflation, energy costs, housing 16 stories
Colorado food banks report SNAP-driven demand surge; Hawaii faces permitting bottlenecks for housing; Kansas farmers may flip Senate seat over White House policy. Diesel tax deferral and Iran-war energy costs thread through Plains and Mountain West. AAPI outlets add cost-of-living frame ($5.3M 'American Dream' lifetime cost).
Tribal sovereignty and federal land management 8 stories
Standing Rock lawsuit against Dakota Access Pipeline; Bears Ears/Grand-Staircase monument restoration litigation; Cherokee Nation Foundation reimagining; Michigan gubernatorial candidate Benson pledges sovereignty respect. Tribal press treats these as governance stories; general market covers as environment or legal disputes.
Sports culture as community anchor 28 stories
NFL dominates (Browns-Ravens, Bears-Falcons, Steelers-Buccaneers, Raiders-Bills). College football shakeup (AP Top 25 historic losses) gets regional treatment. Alaska high school championships and BYU 'College GameDay' $3M kick show sports as economic and identity infrastructure. Betting-promotion content is unexpectedly heavy across Oregon, Massachusetts, Ohio.
Regional Pulse
Pacific
Heavy coverage (CA 57, HI 57, OR 25) with dual focus: Southern California fires easing but rain risks emerging; Hawaii grappling with Lahaina recovery infrastructure and permitting reform. AAPI and Hispanic outlets are significant share of voice. School shooting in Bend and San Jose plane crash add sudden-violence layer.
Mountain West
Colorado (38 items) leads with Denver Gazette and KUNC driving political and economic coverage: Waymo vandalism, CU Buffs, transgender sports dispute, food bank strain. Utah (23) has BYU sports dominance and Salt Lake Tribune's nonprofit furlough story. Nevada (13) is Las Vegas Review-Journal's betting/sports economy. Thin on tribal coverage despite significant Native populations.
Plains
Kansas Senate race (disgruntled farmers) and Wichita tragedy are the signals. North Dakota (12) has InForum's Bison sports and UND space mission. Nebraska (3), South Dakota (1), Minnesota (3) are thin; Minnesota's threatening-letters story got Fargo pickup but thin in-state sourcing.
Midwest
Michigan (16) shows robust public radio coverage of midterm mobilization and wildfire persistence in Upper Peninsula. Ohio (16) is Cleveland.com's sports dominance. Wisconsin (21) has Urban Milwaukee's progressive frame on congestion pricing and No Kings. Illinois (13) is Chicago Sun-Times sports-heavy. Iowa (7) has Capital Dispatch's down-ballot focus.
South
Florida (25) is Tallahassee/Florida Politics' procedural election coverage plus Tampa's Rays run. Texas (20) splits between El Paso Matters' border congressional race and Texas Public Radio's national-security coverage. Tennessee (20) has Memphis Safe Task Force indefinite extension and Daily Memphian's cultural coverage. Georgia (14) is Atlanta Black Star's White House-focused content. Mississippi (1), Alabama (4), Louisiana (3) are severely underrepresented.
Mid-Atlantic
Maryland (16) has Baltimore Banner's sports and police-accountability coverage plus Maryland Matters on hate bias. Pennsylvania (26) is split between Pittsburgh's TribLive and Philadelphia's WHYY. Delaware (4) has public radio on education and data centers. DC (14) is WAMU/KQED national-politics coverage with local protest framing.
Northeast
New York (35) is dominated by NYC metro and AAPI/Hispanic outlets; upstate has Hudson Valley One's local activism. Massachusetts (18) is GBH/WAMC on Oliver DUI and Springfield's MassLive sports. Maine (16) and Vermont (7) have thin but distinct rural coverage. New Hampshire (3) has residency-challenge story. Connecticut (5), Rhode Island (1) are marginal.
Watch List
- Kansas Senate seat flip KS — Republican-held for nearly a century; farmer discontent over White House trade/energy policy could signal broader rural GOP erosion.
- Bend school shooting political fallout OR — Armed-citizen intervention framing will polarize gun policy debate in final pre-midterm stretch; Oregon has competitive state races.
- Ilhan Omar raid legal escalation MN, DC — Federal law enforcement action against sitting member of Congress three weeks before midterms; could suppress or mobilize voter turnout.
- Russia sanctions waiver congressional response US — GOP backlash widening; could trigger veto override attempt or floor fight affecting final legislative days.
- Hawaii permitting reform HI — SPEED summit and Lahaina recovery are test cases for post-disaster regulatory streamlining; national model if successful.
- Colorado food bank capacity collapse CO — SNAP cuts creating demand surge that local nonprofits cannot meet; precursor to broader safety-net failure signal.
- Texas ICE detention death pattern TX — Seventh death this year suggests systemic detention-facility failure; could trigger DHS inspector general or judicial intervention.
Regional Roundtable AI analysis
Heartland Voice
The Kansas Senate race and Iowa down-ballot dynamics show economic pain from trade and energy policy is real and underreported by coastal outlets fixated on Trump-Putin theater. Farmers here don't care about Zelenskyy's feelings; they care about diesel at $6.28 and whether their co-op survives. The No Kings mobilization is invisible in rural counties where early voting means driving 40 miles.
Key call: If Republicans lose Kansas, it's not because of January 6—it's because the White House forgot who actually grows the food.
Dissent: The Coastal Voice overstates the importance of the Omar raid and Bend shooting as national signals; these are tragic but localized events that don't move votes in the Corn Belt.
Coastal Voice
The Russia sanctions waiver and Starlink throttling are existential threats to the postwar order that Heartland outlets are treating as process stories. The Bend shooting's armed-citizen frame will be weaponized nationally. California's DOJ suit over noncitizen voters is a deliberate pre-midterm voter suppression tactic that local outlets are underplaying.
Key call: The national security bifurcation is dangerous: local coverage is missing how fast the U.S.-Ukraine alliance is collapsing because farm-belt reporters don't have foreign bureaus.
Dissent: The Heartland Voice is wrong that economic pain is underreported—it's the only thing Kansas reporters cover. The Mountain & Tribal Voice understates how much climate and energy policy is already baked into tribal economic survival.
Sun Belt Voice
Immigration enforcement intensity in Texas and Florida is the story national outlets are sleepwalking past. Seven ICE deaths in Texas this year, El Paso's record voter roll, and the DOJ suit targeting California voter rolls are all the same story: the administration is using federal power to reshape the electorate. Hispanic press sees it; English-language locals are catching up.
Key call: The Hispanic voter shift in Colorado and Texas will determine the House majority, and it's being driven by ICE visibility, not policy white papers.
Dissent: The Coastal Voice overestimates Ukraine's salience in Sun Belt races; the Mountain & Tribal Voice underestimates how much Latino voters prioritize economic stability over sovereignty abstraction.
Mountain & Tribal Voice
Tribal press is covering Bears Ears, Dakota Access, and Cherokee Nation governance while general-market outlets treat these as environment stories. The data center boom is the largest financial bet in U.S. history and it's happening on tribal-adjacent land with zero tribal consultation. Colorado's food bank crisis and Utah's nonprofit collapse are the same story: federal resource extraction without community investment.
Key call: If the AI boom cracks, the Mountain West will be left with dried-up aquifers and no tax base—again—because tribes were never at the table.
Dissent: The Sun Belt Voice is right about ICE visibility but wrong that it outranks water and land sovereignty for Native voters; the Heartland Voice ignores that Kansas farmers and tribal nations share the same enemy in commodity traders.
Underserved States
- MS
- SD
- RI
- NJ
- DE
- WV
- KY
- IN
- NM
- NE
National vs Regional Bifurcation
U.S.-Russia relations and Ukraine support MODERATE
National narrative: National corpus frames Trump-Putin 'diesel diplomacy' as transactional bilateralism fracturing Western alliances, with Zelenskyy openly accusing betrayal. Focus on geopolitical realignment and Starlink restrictions.
Regional signals:
- South — NUANCED: KOSU and Texas Public Radio cover congressional reaction and Zelenskyy response as process stories, with less emotive 'betrayal' framing; emphasize 60-day review window
- Mountain West — ALIGNED: Aurora Sentinel carries AP-style international coverage with same 'Trump protecting Putin' frame as nationals
- Plains — DIVERGENT: Kansas farmers' economic distress from trade policy is localized; Russia sanctions waiver connects to farm input costs but is not explicitly tied to Ukraine
Implication: Regional outlets are slower to adopt 'betrayal' framing, preferring procedural or economic angles; national narrative may harden before local coverage catches up, creating perception gaps in Heartland.
Immigration enforcement STRONG
National narrative: National corpus sparse on immigration; Drudge/Yahoo headlines mention 'Rally scrapped as candidates agonize over being seen with him' regarding Trump. No sustained immigration coverage in provided national sample.
Regional signals:
- Pacific — DIVERGENT: Hispanic and AAPI outlets treat immigration as primary threat with daily urgency; La Opinion covers deportations, ICE deaths, family separations
- South — NUANCED: Texas Tribune covers ICE detention death as institutional failure; Florida Phoenix covers DOJ voter-roll lawsuit as voting-rights threat
- Midwest — INVERTED: Chicago Sun-Times covers immigrant-crosses memorial for Silverio Villegas González as community healing, contrasting with enforcement-as-threat frame
Implication: Immigration is a local-first story where demographic press and border-state outlets carry weight that national wire lacks; English-language nationals are underreporting enforcement intensity as experienced in Hispanic communities.
Economic stress and inflation STRONG
National narrative: National corpus emphasizes France unrest, China GDP, and AI boom cracks; limited direct U.S. household economic coverage. Drudge: '$10 TRILLION AI BOOM STARTING TO CRACK.'
Regional signals:
- Mountain West — DIVERGENT: Colorado food banks, AI-assisted pricing consumer anger, and meat-as-political-wedge show ground-level inflation impact
- Plains — DIVERGENT: Kansas farmer discontent over trade policy; Iowa down-ballot economic messaging
- Pacific — NUANCED: AAPI outlets emphasize lifetime cost calculations ($5.3M American Dream); Hawaii faces specific housing/permitting costs
Implication: National coverage is macro-focused (AI, markets, China); local coverage is household-focused (food banks, SNAP, farm costs). The gap suggests national outlets are missing the pre-midterm economic anger that may drive turnout.
School safety and youth violence MODERATE
National narrative: National corpus has no school shooting coverage in provided sample; Victoria's Secret Fashion Show and NFL dominate entertainment slots.
Regional signals:
- Pacific Northwest — DIVERGENT: Bend school shooting is lead story with armed-citizen angle; Oregon football coach addresses tragedy post-game
- South — ABSENT: absent or marginal in local coverage except Memphis Safe Task Force as reactive policing
Implication: School violence is hyper-localized in coverage; national outlets may only pick up if weapon type or political angle fits broader narrative. Bend's armed-citizen detail may travel to national gun debate.
Trump administration instability WEAK
National narrative: National corpus covers press secretary dismissal, Trump-Netanyahu endorsement, golf course renovation as institutional/process stories.
Regional signals:
- South — NUANCED: Black-community outlets (Atlanta Black Star, TheGrio) treat White House chaos as racialized spectacle with personal-detail focus
- Mid-Atlantic — ALIGNED: TheGrio covers same instability with Black personnel angle (Angela Stanton-King for press secretary)
Implication: Black-community outlets add personnel-race dimension but core instability narrative is consistent with national coverage; less bifurcation than amplification.
Local Sentiment Landscape
Overall direction: RISK-OFF
Sudden violence in community spaces (Bend, Wichita), federal enforcement actions against elected officials (Omar), and economic stress signals (SNAP cuts, food bank strain, diesel costs) dominate. Sports and cultural coverage provides intermittent relief but does not offset the pre-midterm anxiety layer.
Regional sentiment:
- Pacific RISK-OFF: School shooting aftermath, fire recovery, and immigration enforcement anxiety in Hispanic and AAPI press
- Mountain West RISK-OFF: Economic stress (food banks, nonprofit furloughs) and culture-war skirmishes (transgender sports, Waymo vandalism)
- Plains MIXED: Wichita tragedy vs. Bison sports success and UND space mission pride
- Midwest RISK-ON: Active mobilization (No Kings, union rallies) and sports energy (Bears, Browns wins)
- South RISK-OFF: ICE detention deaths, immigration enforcement, and midterm procedural fights
- Mid-Atlantic MIXED: Sports dominance (Ravens, Steelers, Orioles) with police-accountability stories as undertow
- Northeast RISK-ON: Political mobilization (No Kings, campaign dramas) and cultural events
Demographic sentiment:
- AAPI RISK-OFF: Anti-Asian hate concerns (Azusa council member Bow), immigration enforcement, cost-of-living stress, with entertainment/culture as buffer
- Hispanic RISK-OFF: ICE raids, deportations, detention deaths, and family separation as daily urgency; economic survival information (housing aid, Medicare rebates) as practical response
- Black RISK-OFF: White House instability, police encounters (Six Flags death, off-duty cop intimidation), celebrity/legal news (Diddy, Halle Berry) as proxy for systemic concerns
- Tribal MIXED: Sovereignty assertions (Standing Rock, Bears Ears) and governance reform (Cherokee Nation Foundation) as active agency; federal policy threats (bear baiting, census rule) as external pressure
Issue sentiment:
- public safety / violence RISK-OFF: Sudden violence in schools, sports fields, and public spaces with inadequate prevention narrative
- immigration enforcement RISK-OFF: Community terror, detention deaths, and political weaponization
- jobs / wages / economic survival RISK-OFF: SNAP cuts, food bank strain, diesel costs, and lifetime cost anxiety
- housing / infrastructure MIXED: Permitting reform optimism in Hawaii against displacement and cost stress elsewhere
- elections / democracy RISK-ON: Active mobilization and early voting energy despite suppression fears
- education / schools MIXED: AI moratorium debates and school shooting trauma; test score stagnation
- healthcare access RISK-OFF: NICU reunions and mental health treatment gaps; opioid emergence (cyclorfina)
- environment / climate MIXED: Wildfire recovery and prescribed burns; El Niño anticipation; data center energy draw
- sports / culture RISK-ON: Community identity and economic engine; betting promotion saturation
- technology / AI RISK-OFF: Pricing manipulation fears, education disruption, and boom-crack anxiety
Lean distribution: L: 35 · LC: 180 · C: 85 · RC: 25 · R: 0
Demographic Divergence
Vietnamese deportation surge AAPI
Cali Today covers 110 Vietnamese citizens deported in latest wave, with historical context of post-war deportation agreements; frames as community-threatening policy shift
Evidence: Cali Today: 'Trục xuất người Việt khỏi Mỹ tăng mạnh' with Straits Times sourcing
Implication: AAPI press is tracking deportation nationalism's spread beyond Latino targets; general market has not registered Southeast Asian deportation as distinct story
J.D. Vance immigration agent 'errors' admission Hispanic
El Diario NY leads with Vance's admission that agents 'really make mistakes' and defends disciplinary measures; frames as rare Republican accountability moment on enforcement abuse
Evidence: El Diario NY: 'J.D. Vance admite que agentes de inmigración realmente cometen errores'
Implication: Hispanic press treats Vance statement as significant rhetorical shift; general market would likely bury or ignore as standard political parsing
Angela Stanton-King press secretary bid Black
TheGrio covers Stanton-King's pitch for press secretary job after pardon, emphasizing Black conservative entry to White House inner circle as racial narrative
Evidence: TheGrio: 'Trump pardoned her. Now Angela Stanton-King wants a spot behind the White House podium'
Implication: Black press tracks Black conservative personnel moves as barometer of administration's racial politics; invisible to general market focused on chaos narrative
Bears Ears / Grand-Staircase monument restoration Tribal
ICT covers judge reopening lawsuits challenging Trump-era monument cuts as tribal sovereignty and sacred site protection; frames as intergenerational land relationship
Evidence: ICT: 'Judge reopens lawsuits challenging cuts of Bears Ears, Grand-Staircase'
Implication: Tribal press treats monument litigation as living history; general market covers as environmental legal process if at all
Haltom City first Vietnamese American mayor death AAPI
AsAmNews covers An Truong's death as milestone loss for Vietnamese American political representation in Texas; frames as community memory and succession concern
Evidence: AsAmNews: 'First Vietnamese American mayor in Haltom City dies'
Implication: AAPI press maintains institutional memory of political firsts that general market erases; death in Texas connects to broader Southern AAPI political emergence
Memphis Safe Task Force indefinite extension Black
Tri-State Defender covers federal/state law enforcement permanent presence as community occupation; frames through Attorney General Todd Blanche's roundtable rhetoric
Evidence: Tri-State Defender: 'Memphis Safe Task Force isn't going anywhere soon'
Implication: Black press treats federalized policing as threat to local autonomy; general market would cover as crime-reduction success story
Single-Source Spikes
Trump administration moves to reopen Alaska national preserves to bear baiting by sport hunters
LIKELY SCOOP — Tribal outlet with established federal-beat expertise; no general-market pickup yet but policy significance for subsistence-rights conflicts.
Red Lake chair agrees to step down after feds accuse child welfare program of neglect
LIKELY SCOOP — Single newspaper covering Minnesota tribal politics from North Dakota; high stakes for tribal governance but thin geographic spread in corpus.
Denver Waymos are being egged
POSSIBLY ISOLATED — Vandalism anecdote with no injury or policy change; may indicate broader autonomous-vehicle backlash but needs additional cities to confirm pattern.
Salt Lake City nonprofit furloughs 110 employees amid financial crisis
AWAITING CONFIRMATION — Advantage Services provides jobs for barrier-facing populations; if replicated elsewhere, signals nonprofit sector stress from federal funding shifts.
Migrant found dead at Laredo ICE facility; seventh Texas detention death this year
LIKELY SCOOP — Texas Tribune has consistent immigration-detention beat; seventh death this year is a statistic that demands systematic response but lacks cross-state pickup in this window.
Spider-Man scores a $3 million payday with kick at BYU's 'College GameDay'
POSSIBLY ISOLATED — Viral human-interest story with no policy implication; notable for regional sports culture but not a consequential signal.
Keyword Signals
- Trump 45 — tied to sanctions, endorsements, golf course, DOJ suits, press secretary turnover
- early voting 18 — No Kings mobilization, election administration, voter access disputes
- Omar 8 — federal raid on home, legal challenge, immigration enforcement framing
- Bend shooting 6 — school violence, armed citizen intervention, rare disorder victim
- Wichita 5 — soccer field deaths, driver released, toxicology pending
- Russia sanctions 9 — waiver, congressional backlash, Zelenskyy response, diesel diplomacy
- SNAP cuts 4 — Colorado food bank demand, family reliance on pantries
- data center 7 — Dover ban, AI boom, Wisconsin largest financial bet, permitting debates
- No Kings 12 — vote early day of action, 2,500 events, anti-Trump coalition pivot
- ICE 8 — detention deaths, polls, immigration enforcement, community tension
- diesel 6 — tax deferral, Iran war costs, Russia deal, farmer impact
- tribal 7 — sovereignty, pipeline litigation, monument restoration, candidate pledges
- AI 11 — pricing tools, education moratoriums, data center investment, borrowing risks
- inflation 8 — 3.7% with 9.1% gasoline surge, food bank demand, consumer apprehension
- Hawaii permitting 4 — SPEED summit, housing bottleneck, Maui recovery infrastructure
Source Diversity Audit
Lean distribution: L: 35 · LC: 180 · C: 85 · RC: 25 · R: 0
Category distribution: Newspaper: 250 · Public Radio: 94 · Nonprofit: 179 · Online: 125 · Tribal: 8 · Coastal: 2 · Crypto: 33 · Resort: 13 · Magazine: 4 · Local News: 2 · Public Media: 2 · Hispanic: 12
Blind spots: Severe underrepresentation of right-leaning sources (R=0, RC concentrated in Las Vegas Review-Journal and Denver Gazette). Deep South and rural industrial Midwest are thin. No Tribal sources in Mountain West states with significant Native populations (MT, WY, CO, UT) except national ICT/Native News Online. Crypto category (33 items) is non-geographic and may dilute local signal.