News sources Penblock tracks
Penblock does not write original reporting. It reads 22 sources across mainstream outlets, independent analysts, commentary, think tanks and official records, matches the reports that describe the same event, and shows who is covering what. Here is the full list, what we do with each type, and how many reports we have collected from each.
Every story on the site links to the original reporting. We never republish a publisher's headline or text. See our editorial standards and how it works.
Mainstream outlets (8)
Major news organizations. A story reported here is established, and it is what independent sources are compared against.
- BBC NewsOutlet1,052 in 30 days · 1,506 total
- NPROutlet78 in 30 days · 119 total
- The New York TimesOutlet379 in 30 days · 567 total
- CNBCOutlet1,064 in 30 days · 1,465 total
- The Wall Street JournalOutlet0 in 30 days · 20 total
- MarketWatchOutlet396 in 30 days · 579 total
- The GuardianOutlet759 in 30 days · 1,070 total
- Al JazeeraOutlet766 in 30 days · 1,281 total
Independent and on-the-ground sources (10)
Independent analysts, specialist trackers and people close to a situation. When one of them reports a story mainstream outlets have not covered, it appears on our under-the-radar page.
- Aaron ParnasIndependent analyst65 in 30 days · 118 total
- Jiang XueqinIndependent analyst12 in 30 days · 37 total
- Wolf StreetOutletno reports yet
- Calculated RiskOutletno reports yet
- DoombergOutletno reports yet
- Apricitas EconomicsOutletno reports yet
- Peter ZeihanIndependent analyst25 in 30 days · 52 total
- Ward CarrollIndependent analyst5 in 30 days · 26 total
- Institute for the Study of WarThink tank0 in 30 days · 70 total
- Bridgewater AssociatesOrganization5 in 30 days · 40 total
Commentary (2)
Widely followed voices that shape the public story. Useful for how a story is being framed, not as confirmation that it happened.
- NoahpinionOutletno reports yet
- American Enterprise InstituteThink tank76 in 30 days · 148 total
Analysis and think tanks (1)
Background and context. It explains a story but does not confirm it.
- Kagan DunlapIndependent analyst94 in 30 days · 183 total
Official records (1)
Official disclosures such as congressional stock-trade filings. Primary documents, not reporting.
- U.S. House Clerk: Periodic Transaction ReportsOfficial filings454 filings read
These feed the congressional stock trades tracker.
How we choose and weigh sources
A source is added when it publishes on a regular feed or channel we can read automatically, and it is placed in one type based on what it is, not on what it says. We use the type to decide how much a report counts: agreement between a mainstream outlet and an independent source raises our confidence in a story, while a story only independent sources have reported is labeled "not in mainstream yet" and watched, never presented as confirmed. Being on this list is not an endorsement.
Is there a source you think belongs here, or one we have placed in the wrong type? Tell us at hello@penblock.com.