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Alexander brothers face sentencing in New York federal court on sex trafficking convictions

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Covered by 3 outlets, mostly right-leaning (67%).

4 articles in total. The spectrum counts each outlet once and leaves opinion out. How we measure bias

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Oren, Alon and Tal Alexander, former luxury real estate brokers, are scheduled to be sentenced Tuesday, October 27, in federal court in Manhattan. NBC News and the New York Post report that a jury convicted the brothers on sex trafficking charges. Federal prosecutors are seeking life sentences, and the brothers' attorneys are asking for the 15-year minimum for each defendant. According to a prosecutors' sentencing memo cited by NBC News, more than 70 women have come forward with allegations of abuse, and 11 women testified at trial. NBC News reports that the brothers have asserted their innocence.

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Key points

Each point shows who reports it, from Far Left to Far Right.

  1. Tal, Oren and Alon Alexander are scheduled to be sentenced on Tuesday, October 27, in federal court in Manhattan.

    Reported byLeft1Right2See the outletsHide the outlets
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    NBC News
    Right
    Daily Mail, New York Post

  2. A jury convicted the three brothers on sex trafficking charges.

    Reported byLeft1Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    NBC News
    Right
    New York Post

  3. Federal prosecutors are seeking life sentences for the brothers.

    Reported byLeft1Right2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    NBC News
    Right
    Daily Mail, New York Post

  4. The brothers' attorneys are seeking the 15-year minimum sentence for each defendant.

    Reported byLeft1Right2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    NBC News
    Right
    Daily Mail, New York Post

  5. Prosecutors say more than 70 women have come forward with allegations of abuse, and 11 women testified at trial.

    Reported byLeft1Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    NBC News
    Right
    New York Post

  6. The brothers have asserted their innocence.

    One outletNBC News· Left

What is contested

Where accounts differ

Points the coverage does not agree on, and who says what.

  • The brothers committed the sex trafficking and sexual assaults for which they were convicted.

    The jury verdict and prosecutors, as reported, back the charges; NBC News reports that the brothers have asserted their innocence.

How each side tells it

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The coverage reports the Alexander brothers, convicted of sex trafficking, face sentencing Tuesday, with prosecutors seeking life and the defense 15 years each. The main difference is tone: right-side outlets lead with graphic detail, the brothers' wealth and the victims' accounts, while NBC News uses plain legal framing.

  • the left

    1 outlet

    NBC News uses a neutral headline that states the charges and the sentencing, and its description leads with the prosecutors' request for life sentences.

    Ex-luxury real estate brokers and brother to be sentenced on federal sex trafficking charges
    NBC NewsLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    No coverage yet

    No center outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

  • the right

    2 outlets

    Right-side headlines lead with graphic crime detail and the brothers' lifestyle, with the NY Post using loaded labels like Sicko; the Daily Mail frames it as an inside story of their downfall.

    Dehumanizing label“Sicko”The label calls the men contemptible before any sentence has been passed, in the outlet's own voice.More neutral: convictedDisagree with this highlight? Alexander brothers — who raped women while pursuing Loaded modifier“jetset lifestyle”The phrase characterizes the brothers' lives in a way that pre-judges them beyond the charges.More neutral: lifestyleDisagree with this highlight? — to learn their fate in NYC court
    New York PostRightAll right-leaning headlines

The words they chose

Language to notice

Words that carry a judgement beyond the facts. Tap a highlighted word anywhere on the page to see why.

  • Left0

    No loaded words in its own voice.

  • Center

    Has not covered this story.

  • Right7

    despicabledisturbingtwistedsick siblings

In the outlets’ own words

  • Sensational language

    despicableMore neutral: alleged attack

    The adjective passes a moral verdict in the outlet's own voice rather than describing the conduct in neutral terms.

    Inside the Alexander brothers' extraordinary downfall: Their despicable attack 'playbook' and disturbing leaked texts in full...

    Used byDaily Mail (Right)

  • Sensational language

    disturbingMore neutral: leaked texts

    The adjective adds emotional emphasis that the facts of the leaked texts do not require.

    …Alexander brothers' extraordinary downfall: Their despicable attack 'playbook' and disturbing leaked texts in full...

    Used byDaily Mail (Right)

  • Sensational language

    twistedMore neutral: Alexander brothers

    The adjective is a moral judgement in the outlet's own voice rather than a description of the charges.

    The twisted Alexander brothers — the former ritzy Manhattan movers and shakers who drugged and…

    Used byNew York Post (Right)

  • Loaded modifier

    sick siblingsMore neutral: the brothers

    The phrase attaches a judgement about the men's character to them as a group before sentencing.

    Nearly a dozen of the sick siblings’ victims could confront the trio of convicts — 39-year-old twins Oren and Alon and…

    Used byNew York Post (Right)

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  • Sensational language

    explosiveMore neutral: ongoing

    The adjective manufactures drama around the case rather than describing it.

    While Tal’s wife filed for divorce amid the explosive case, the catwalking spouses of his two brothers are expected to be on hand, too.

    Used byNew York Post (Right)

  • Dehumanizing label

    SickoMore neutral: convicted

    The label calls the men contemptible before any sentence has been passed, in the outlet's own voice.

    Sicko Alexander brothers — who raped women while pursuing jetset lifestyle — to learn their…

    Used byNew York Post (Right)

  • Loaded modifier

    jetset lifestyleMore neutral: lifestyle

    The phrase characterizes the brothers' lives in a way that pre-judges them beyond the charges.

    Sicko Alexander brothers — who raped women while pursuing jetset lifestyle — to learn their fate in NYC court

    Used byNew York Post (Right)

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Side by side

What each side leads with and what it leaves out. Open a side to read its headlines.

From the left

1 outlet

Leads with

  • the sentencing hearing
  • prosecutors' request for life
  • the charges and convictions
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From the center

0 outlets

No center outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

From the right

2 outlets

Leads with

  • graphic abuse details
  • the brothers' wealth and lifestyle
  • victims at the hearing
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Who reported it when

How the coverage built up

  • Left

    9 hr later

    Its first report, Oct 27, 8:10 AM EDT

  • Center

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

  • Right

    First to report

    Daily Mail, Oct 26, 11:06 PM EDT

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  1. Daily MailRightOct 26, 11:06 PM EDT
  2. New York PostRightOct 27, 7:00 AM EDT
  3. NBC NewsLeftOct 27, 8:10 AM EDT

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