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American Airlines jet has brake trouble and blown tire landing at Chicago O’Hare
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Covered by 4 outlets, mostly left-leaning (75%).
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Fox News, ABC News, CBS News and The Daily Beast report that an American Airlines jet had brake trouble and a blown tire at Chicago O’Hare on Tuesday. ABC News, citing an FAA statement, says the crew reported a brake issue and then a blown tire after landing safely. The Daily Beast, citing WGN-TV, reports that one person was hospitalized, in good condition, and that the Boeing 787 from Barcelona carried 234 passengers and 11 crew. An American Airlines spokesperson told WGN the 11-year-old aircraft was taken out of service for inspection. The FAA has opened an investigation, according to The Daily Beast.
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American Airlines Flight 41 had a brake problem and a blown tire after landing at Chicago O’Hare on Tuesday.
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- The Daily Beast
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- CBS News, ABC News
- Far Right
- Fox News
The FAA said the crew reported a brake issue and then a blown tire after the plane landed.
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- ABC News
- Far Right
- Fox News
One person was hospitalized and is in good condition, according to fire officials.
One outletThe Daily Beast· Far Left
The Boeing 787, 11 years old, carried 234 passengers and 11 crew members from Barcelona.
One outletThe Daily Beast· Far Left
An American Airlines spokesperson said the aircraft was taken out of service for inspection.
One outletThe Daily Beast· Far Left
The FAA has launched an investigation.
One outletThe Daily Beast· Far Left
What is contested
Where accounts differ
Points the coverage does not agree on, and who says what.
The blown tire happened after the plane had landed.
Fox News and ABC News, citing the FAA, say the crew reported a blown tire after landing; The Daily Beast says the tire blew while the plane was landing, and CBS News describes an emergency landing.
Two tires blew.
The Daily Beast reports two tires blew; Fox News, ABC News and CBS News refer to a single blown tire.
How each side tells it
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Every side present reports that an American Airlines jet had brake trouble and a blown tire at Chicago O’Hare on Tuesday. Left-side coverage stresses the emergency landing and the firefighter response, while the one right-side headline stresses the FAA’s mechanical account.
the left
3 outlets
Left-side headlines split: CBS and ABC state the brake issue and blown tire plainly, while The Daily Beast, the far-left outlet, dramatizes the landing with firefighters swarming and a big boom.
American Airlines brake issue prompts emergency landing
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the right
1 outlet
Its single headline leads with brake trouble and a blown tire and attributes the account to the FAA, placing the blown tire after landing.
American Airlines jet suffers brake trouble, blown tire after landing at Chicago O'Hare: FAA
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devastating misdiagnosisSwarm
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devastating misdiagnosisMore neutral: misdiagnosis
The word devastating adds drama to a story about a medical error, beyond what the described event states.
…an American Airlines emergency landing; Christina Applegate reveals a devastating misdiagnosis.
Used byCBS News (Left)
Loaded verb
SwarmMore neutral: Respond to
Swarm suggests a crowd of responders overwhelming the scene, which the rest of the report does not describe.
Firefighters Swarm American Airlines Jet After ‘Big Boom’ Heard
Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)
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From the left
3 outletsLeads with
- emergency landing
- crew reports and FAA statement
- firefighter response and passenger accounts
- FAA investigation
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- The Daily BeastFar Left
Firefighters Loaded verb“Swarm”Swarm suggests a crowd of responders overwhelming the scene, which the rest of the report does not describe.More neutral: Respond toDisagree with this highlight? American Airlines Jet After ‘Big Boom’ Heard
One person was hospitalized after an American Airlines plane blew two tires while landing at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport on Tuesday afternoon, WGN-TV reported. AA Flight 41 from Barcelona was carrying 234 passengers and 11 crew members. …
- CBS NewsLeft
American Airlines brake issue prompts emergency landing
An American Airlines jet reported a brake problem and then blew out a tire while making an emergency landing in Chicago Tuesday. Kris Van Cleave reports.
1 more from CBS News
- ABC NewsLeft
American Airlines flight blows tire while landing at Chicago O'Hare: FAA
The American Airlines Flight 41 crew "reported a brake issue and then a blown tire" after landing safely, the FAA said in a statement.
From the center
0 outletsNo center outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.
From the right
1 outletLeads with
- mechanical brake trouble
- FAA as source
- tire blowing after landing
Leaves out
- one person hospitalized
- number of passengers and crew
Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.
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- Fox NewsFar Right
American Airlines jet suffers brake trouble, blown tire after landing at Chicago O'Hare: FAA
An American Airlines flight from Spain reported brake issues and a blown tire after landing at Chicago O'Hare on Tuesday.
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Its first report, Oct 20, 6:30 PM EDT
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First to report
Fox News, Oct 20, 6:29 PM EDT
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- Fox NewsFar RightOct 20, 6:29 PM EDT
- CBS NewsLeftOct 20, 6:30 PM EDT
- ABC NewsLeftOct 20, 7:14 PM EDT
- The Daily BeastFar LeftOct 21, 11:40 AM EDT
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