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At least 17 people killed in stampede at Hindu festival in Kolkata

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Covered by 6 outlets. No right-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered it yet.

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

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A stampede during a Hindu festival in the Indian city of Kolkata killed at least 17 people on Saturday night and injured dozens more. Indian media, including the Press Trust of India, reported at least 19 dead, while the West Bengal chief minister’s X account put the toll at 17 with 25 injured. Police detained 12 people, including organizers of the Chor Bagan Durga Puja, as they probe the stampede, and the state government has announced an independent investigation led by a sitting high court judge. The cause of the stampede has not been established in the reports.

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What happened

Key points

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

  1. A stampede at a Hindu festival event in Kolkata, West Bengal, killed people on Saturday night.

    Across the spectrumReported byLeft3Center2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    Al Jazeera English, The New York Times, Bloomberg
    Center
    BBC News, Deutsche Welle

  2. At least 17 people were killed, according to the West Bengal chief minister’s X account.

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    Left
    Al Jazeera English, The New York Times
    Center
    BBC News, Sky News, Deutsche Welle

  3. Indian media, including the Press Trust of India, reported at least 19 dead.

    Reported byLeft2Center1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    Al Jazeera English, Bloomberg
    Center
    Deutsche Welle

  4. At least 25 people were reported injured.

    Reported byLeft1Center1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    Bloomberg
    Center
    Deutsche Welle

  5. Police detained the event’s organizers and others, including on-duty officers, as part of the probe.

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    Left
    The New York Times
    Center
    Deutsche Welle
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  1. The West Bengal government announced an independent investigation led by a sitting high court judge.

    One outletDeutsche Welle· Center

  2. The cause of the stampede is not yet clear.

    One outletThe New York Times· Left

What is contested

Where accounts differ

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

  • The death toll from the Kolkata stampede is 17 or 19.

    The West Bengal chief minister’s X account put the toll at 17. The Press Trust of India, as cited by Deutsche Welle, and Al Jazeera and Bloomberg report at least 19 dead.

How each side tells it

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All sides report a stampede at a Hindu festival in Kolkata that killed at least 17 people, with reports of 19. Left headlines mostly say stampede and cite 19 dead, while center headlines lead with 17 and two call it a crush.

  • the left

    3 outlets

    Left headlines call it a stampede; Al Jazeera and Bloomberg lead with 19 dead, the NYT with 17, and Al Jazeera’s description adds that a seven-year-old girl was among the dead.

    At least 19 dead in stampede at Kolkata Hindu festival
    Al Jazeera EnglishLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    3 outlets

    Center headlines lead with the 17 death toll and BBC and Sky call it a crush; DW’s headline puts the festivities and the probe first.

    At least 17 dead in crush at Hindu festival event in India
    BBC NewsCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    No coverage yet

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

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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

3 outlets

Leads with

  • the death toll
  • the victims, including a seven-year-old girl
  • the festival and its crowds
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From the center

3 outlets

Leads with

  • the 17 death toll
  • the crowd crush itself
  • the detentions and the probe
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  • Deutsche WelleCenter

    India news: Kolkata stampede dampens Durga Puja festivities

    Authorities have detained several people over a deadly stampede in India's eastern city of Kolkata, after the state vowed strict action. Meanwhile, 'Cockroach' leader Dipke is out of detention. DW has more.

    Read at Deutsche Welle (opens in a new tab)
  • Sky NewsCenter

    Crush at religious festival kills at least 17 and injures dozens in India

    At least 17 people have died and dozens more are injured after a crush at a religious festival in India, local media reports.

    Read at Sky News (opens in a new tab)
  • BBC NewsCenter

    At least 17 dead in crush at Hindu festival event in India

    Many more have been injured at an event in the Indian city of Kolkata to mark a Hindu festival.

    Read at BBC News (opens in a new tab)

From the right

0 outlets

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

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The left is Far Left and Left together. The right is Right and Far Right together. Every outlet keeps its own five-point rating.

Who reported it when

How the coverage built up

  • Left

    30 min later

    Its first report, Oct 17, 3:48 PM EDT

  • Center

    First to report

    BBC News, Oct 17, 3:19 PM EDT

  • Right

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

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  1. BBC NewsCenterOct 17, 3:19 PM EDT
  2. Sky NewsCenterOct 17, 3:37 PM EDT
  3. Al Jazeera EnglishLeftOct 17, 3:48 PM EDT
  4. The New York TimesLeftOct 17, 5:15 PM EDT
  5. Deutsche WelleCenterOct 18, 12:45 AM EDT
  6. BloombergLeftOct 18, 1:23 AM EDT

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