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Brazilian university rector dies after wind dislodges roofing at Taliesin West

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Covered by 7 outlets, mostly right-leaning (71%).

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Rogério Renato Mateucci, rector of the Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná in Brazil, died on Friday after roofing material blown loose by strong winds struck him during a group tour of Taliesin West, the Frank Lloyd Wright home in Scottsdale, Arizona. The Daily Beast reports that gusts reached 32 mph and that he was pronounced dead at the scene. Police are investigating, and the Daily Beast says they do not suspect foul play. Fox News reports that the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation has closed the property to the public until further notice, and that the Scottsdale Police Department will share no further details while officials complete their work.

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What happened

Key points

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

  1. Rogério Renato Mateucci, rector of a Brazilian university, died after roofing material blown loose by strong winds struck him at Taliesin West in Scottsdale, Arizona.

    Across the spectrumReported byFar Left1Left1Right2Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    The Daily Beast
    Left
    The New York Times
    Right
    Daily Mail, New York Post
    Far Right
    Fox News

  2. Wind gusts reached 32 mph as Mateucci toured the site on Friday afternoon, around 2 p.m.

    Reported byFar Left1Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    The Daily Beast
    Right
    New York Post

  3. Police are investigating the death and do not suspect foul play, the Daily Beast reports.

    One outletThe Daily Beast· Far Left

  4. The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation has closed Taliesin West to the public until further notice, according to its chief executive, Joe Spector.

    One outletFox News· Far Right

  5. Friends and colleagues have demanded answers and asked for security measures at the site, the New York Post reports.

    One outletNew York Post· Right

What is contested

Where accounts differ

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

  • A piece of metal struck Mateucci.

    The Daily Mail's headline says metal; Fox News, the Daily Beast and the New York Post describe roofing material, and a New York Post excerpt quotes a caller describing acrylic from the roof.

How each side tells it

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Every side reports that Mateucci, rector of a Brazilian university, died after wind blew roofing material from the roof of Taliesin West in Scottsdale. Left outlets call him a university official or visitor and mention police investigating, while right outlets stress a freak accident and the landmark's architect.

  • the left

    2 outlets

    Left headlines describe the death in plain terms, naming a visitor or a university official and roof debris at a famous Wright home, without any freak-accident framing.

    Visitor Killed by Roof Debris at Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin West
    The New York TimesLeftAll 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

    5 outlets

    Right headlines call it a freak accident and name the victim as a university boss, college president or tourist, while far-right Fox leads with the architect's landmark.

    Tourist killed in freak accident at landmark designed by one of America's most famous architects
    Fox NewsFar RightAll right-leaning headlines

The words they chose

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  • Left0

    No loaded words in its own voice.

  • Center

    Has not covered this story.

  • Right1

    freak accident

In the outlets’ own words

  • Sensational language

    freak accidentMore neutral: accident

    The word freak adds drama to a death that the other outlets describe simply as an accident.

    Brazilian university boss killed in freak accident while touring Frank Lloyd Wright Arizona home after piece of metal was blown off…

    Used byDaily Mail (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

2 outlets

Leads with

  • roof debris and wind
  • the victim's university role
  • police investigation with no foul play suspected

Leaves out

  • closure of the site to the public
  • friends' calls for security measures

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

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  • The New York TimesLeft

    Visitor Killed by Roof Debris at Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin West

    A 55-year-old rector from a university in Brazil was killed while on a walking tour of the famed architect’s winter home in Scottsdale, Ariz.

    Read at The New York Times (opens in a new tab)
  • The Daily BeastFar Left

    University Official Dies in Accident at U.S. Historic Landmark

    A university official died in an accident during a group tour of a U.S. historic landmark. Rogério Renato Mateucci, rector of the Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná in Brazil, was struck by roofing material blown loose by strong winds and was pronounced dead at the scene …

    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

5 outlets

Leads with

  • freak accident
  • the architect's landmark and fame
  • the victim's profession or tourist status

Leaves out

  • police finding that no foul play is suspected

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

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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

    First to report

    The Daily Beast, Oct 19, 12:38 PM EDT

  • Center

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

  • Right

    1 hr 56 min later

    Its first report, Oct 19, 2:33 PM EDT

See the order the outlets reported inHide the order
  1. The Daily BeastFar LeftOct 19, 12:38 PM EDT
  2. The New York TimesLeftOct 19, 2:25 PM EDT
  3. Daily MailRightOct 19, 2:33 PM EDT
  4. New York PostRightOct 19, 7:12 PM EDT
  5. Fox NewsFar RightOct 20, 1:37 PM EDT
  6. Breitbart NewsFar RightOct 20, 5:47 PM EDT
  7. The Washington TimesRightOct 20, 5:50 PM EDT

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