MirrorNews
A news reader that automatically clusters coverage of the same story across outlets and shows you how left, center, and right sources are framing it — exposing bias in real time.
Politically engaged news consumers who want to see balanced perspectives
- Topic clustering that groups articles covering the same story across the political spectrum
- Political-lean tagging for each source and article using a transparent methodology
- Side-by-side comparison of headlines, lead paragraphs, and image choices
- Weekly blindspot reports showing stories your usual sources missed
Apple News and Google News are being accused of shielding a Democratic candidate from negative coverage; consumers want tools to audit their own news diet.
Ground News hit #1 on the App Store free news app chart this spring and pulls ~8M monthly visits (Similarweb), and AllSides' 2025 audit documented Google News at 73% left / 1% right and Apple News at 50% left / 2% right — confirming strong appetite for bias-aware news tools.The Business of Balance - Columbia Journalism Review ↗AllSides News Aggregator Bias Chart 2.0 Press Release ↗
Two entrenched incumbents already do exactly this: Ground News (millions of app downloads, $3.7M VC raised, blindspot feature) and AllSides (raised $1M via RegCF, publishes its own aggregator bias chart); MirrorNews would be a late entrant into an already-defined category.AllSides RegCF Crowdfunding: Media Bias Platform Raises $1M ↗Ground News - Bias and Credibility - Media Bias/Fact Check ↗
Ground News demonstrates a working subscription model on top of a news apps market growing from $4.5B (2024) to $8.2B (2032) at 8.1% CAGR, and AllSides has raised capital via RegCF — but MirrorNews would start behind Ground News's installed base and brand.News Apps Market Size, Dynamics, Insights and Forecast ↗The Business of Balance - Columbia Journalism Review ↗
Political polarization and aggregator bias are structural, multi-decade drivers in the US media market — AllSides and Ground News have both sustained multiple-year runs, and the 2025 AllSides audit confirms the critique of incumbents keeps renewing.AllSides News Aggregator Bias Chart ↗Rating System | Ground News ↗
Clustering similar stories across outlets and overlaying bias labels is a well-understood build, and the hardest asset — outlet-level bias ratings — is already commoditized via third-party providers (AllSides, Ad Fontes Media, MBFC) that Ground News itself relies on, lowering the bar to ship.Rating System | Ground News ↗About Us - Ground News ↗