OPTICS VS GROUND NEWS
Ground is broader. Optics is more forensic.
Ground News is useful for broad source coverage, local news, ownership context, and a mature browser extension. Optics is built for a narrower job: showing how the headline wording changes the first impression before you share.
Use Ground whenYou want the broadest source map, local news, ownership/factuality context, newsletters, and a mature extension.
Use Optics whenYou want exact wording differences, loaded-word highlights, shareable comparison cards, and developing pickup alerts.
Ground showsWho covered a story and how coverage is distributed.
Optics showsWhat changed in the words: “operation” vs “raid,” “activists” vs “rioters,” “concerns” vs “crisis.”
The Optics lane
Optics does not try to out-scale Ground. It tries to make the wording split obvious in 60 seconds.
The shareable unit
Two headlines, one event, one Wording Gap, and a plain-English explanation of what changed.
The trust rule
High Wording Gap means different first impression. It does not decide which outlet is correct.