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midlyne

Bringing transparency to Indian news coverage through multi-source analysis and dimensional bias visualisation.

What is Midlyne?

Midlyne is a media transparency platform that aggregates news from India's major outlets and surfaces how different sources cover the same stories. Rather than presenting a single narrative, we show you the full spectrum of coverage — who said what, and how they framed it.

Our system continuously monitors 16 outlets, clusters related articles into unified topics, and scores each piece across 14 editorial dimensions to make framing choices visible at a glance.

How It Works

1

Multi-Source Aggregation

We continuously monitor 16 major Indian news outlets, collecting articles as they are published across the editorial spectrum.

2

Smart Clustering

Our AI identifies when multiple outlets cover the same event, grouping related articles into a single unified topic using semantic similarity.

3

Dimensional Scoring

Each article is scored across 14 editorial dimensions by a fine-tuned language model, revealing how different outlets frame the same news.

4

Visual Transparency

The slider bars on each topic card show where coverage lands on each dimension — making editorial tilt visible without needing to read every article.

Dimensions

Every article is scored across 14 bipolar dimensions. Each dimension is a spectrum — the slider dot shows where the coverage leans. A centred dot means balanced or neutral framing; a dot pushed toward either end indicates a clear editorial tilt in that direction.

Left / Progressive
Overall political orientation of the coverage
Right / Conservative
Anti-Establishment
Scepticism toward institutions vs. deference to them
Pro-Establishment
Globalist
International cooperation vs. national sovereignty priority
Nationalist
Pro-Labor
Worker and union interests vs. corporate perspective
Pro-Business
Populist
Voice of common people vs. expert and technocratic framing
Elitist
Progressive
Advocacy for social change vs. preservation of tradition
Traditional
Secular
Separation of religion from public life vs. faith as a guiding force
Religious
Minority-Centred
Marginalised perspectives foregrounded vs. majority community focus
Majority-Centred
Collectivist
Collective good and shared welfare vs. individual rights and freedom
Individualist
Pro-Justice
Systemic equity focus vs. meritocracy and personal responsibility
Dismissive
Tech-Critical
Scepticism of technology's risks vs. optimism about innovation
Tech-Enthusiast
Environment Advocate
Climate and ecological urgency vs. economic growth as the priority
Growth Sceptic
Factual
Objective, data-driven reporting vs. dramatic or clickbait framing
Sensational
Conflict-Minimising
De-escalation and dialogue vs. crisis and us-versus-them framing
Conflict-Amplifying

Sources We Monitor

We aggregate from 16 major Indian news outlets across the editorial spectrum to ensure diverse coverage.

The Hindu Indian Express NDTV Times of India Hindustan Times India Today The Wire The Print Firstpost News18 Zee News India.com DNA India Deccan Herald Telegraph India Swarajya

A Note on Our Methods

Midlyne is a work in progress. Our dimensional scoring model is trained on human-labelled data and continuously refined — it reflects patterns in language, not ground truth. We don't claim perfect objectivity; we aim to make the editorial choices embedded in news coverage visible, so you can read more critically and draw your own conclusions.