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American tourist, 36, dies after fall in Italy's Dolomites mountains

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

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Italian media, including Corriere della Sera, report that Michaelle Alejandra Rubio Leiva, 36, a communications manager from Florida, died after falling in the Dolomites near Forcella Pordoi, above Canazei, on Saturday. Local reports say she left the marked route to photograph the view and fell about 1,000 feet from an exposed section of mountain. Her sister raised the alarm, and emergency services pronounced her dead at the scene shortly before 12:30 p.m. The Italian Alpine Rescue unit told CNN that more than 80 people have died in the Dolomites so far this year.

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  1. Michaelle Alejandra Rubio Leiva, 36, of Florida, died after falling near Forcella Pordoi in the Dolomites, Italy.

    Reported byFar Left1Right2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    The Daily Beast
    Right
    New York Post, Daily Mail

  2. Italian media report she had left the marked path to photograph the view when she fell.

    Reported byFar Left1Right2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    The Daily Beast
    Right
    New York Post, Daily Mail

  3. She fell roughly 980 to 1,000 feet from an exposed section of mountainside, according to Italian media.

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    Far Left
    The Daily Beast
    Right
    New York Post, Daily Mail

  4. Her sister raised the alarm, and emergency services pronounced her dead at the scene shortly before 12:30 p.m. on Saturday.

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    Far Left
    The Daily Beast
    Right
    New York Post, Daily Mail

  5. The Italian Alpine Rescue unit told CNN that more than 80 people have died in the Dolomites so far this year.

    One outletThe Daily Beast· Far Left

How each side tells it

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All three outlets report that Michaelle Alejandra Rubio Leiva, 36, died after a fall near Forcella Pordoi in the Dolomites. The right-side outlets stress the photo and the nearly 1,000-foot drop, while the left-side Daily Beast gives the same photo cause in its headline.

  • the left

    1 outlet

    The Daily Beast headline presents the death as the result of trying to take a picture, with a plain tone and no location in the headline.

    American Tourist, 36, Falls to Her Death Trying to Take a Picture
    The Daily BeastFar LeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

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  • the right

    2 outlets

    Right-side headlines lead with the fall and the photo, the NY Post stating the photo as the cause and the Daily Mail adding the Florida residence and the Dolomites scenery.

    American tourist plunges almost 1,000 feet to her death in Italy while taking a photo
    New York PostRightAll right-leaning headlines

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From the left

1 outlet

Leads with

  • strayed from safe route to take a photo
  • family hiking trip
  • death as the outcome
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  • The Daily BeastFar Left

    American Tourist, 36, Falls to Her Death Trying to Take a Picture

    An American tourist plummeted to her death in the Dolomites, northern Italy, while hiking across a mountain with her family on Saturday. Michelle Alejandra Rubio Leiva, 36, a communications manager from Florida, strayed from a safe route attempting to take a photo at a scenic …

    Read at The Daily Beast (opens in a new tab)

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

  • photo as cause of the fall
  • nearly 1,000-foot drop
  • stepping off the marked path

Leaves out

  • More than 80 deaths in the Dolomites this year, per the Italian Alpine Rescue unit

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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  • Daily MailRight

    Florida woman, 36, falls 1,000 feet to her death in Italy after stepping off path to take photo of the majestic Dolomites mountain range

    Michaelle Alejandra Rubio Leiva, 36, was exploring the breathtaking Dolomites with her family when she fell from an exposed mountainside in northern Italy.

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  • New York PostRight

    American tourist plunges almost 1,000 feet to her death in Italy while taking a photo

    The pass is easily accessible by cable car, but difficult to walk due to its steepness and loose gravel, which makes it harder to grip, and may have led to her slipping, according to reports in Italy.

    Read at New York Post (opens in a new tab)

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Who reported it when

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  • Left

    22 hr 9 min later

    Its first report, Oct 23, 11:36 AM EDT

  • Center

    No report yet

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  • Right

    First to report

    New York Post, Oct 22, 1:27 PM EDT

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  1. New York PostRightOct 22, 1:27 PM EDT
  2. Daily MailRightOct 22, 10:53 PM EDT
  3. The Daily BeastFar LeftOct 23, 11:36 AM EDT

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