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Deer crashes through window of Winston-Salem, N.C., laundromat

Coverage spectrum

Covered by 3 outlets, mostly center (67%).

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

The New York Post, Scripps News and NewsNation report that a deer crashed through the front window of a laundromat in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, this week. Security camera footage shows customers ducking for cover as the animal ran through the store and left by the same window, according to Scripps News and the New York Post. Scripps News says the deer first collided with a woman in the parking lot. The laundromat’s owner, Corey Pendergrass, told WXII that no one was hurt and that the business plans to keep operating. NewsNation published video of the incident, and the New York Post describes the deer as super-charged.

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A deer crashed through the front window of a laundromat in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
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Scripps News
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New York Post
Security camera footage shows customers ducking for cover as the deer ran through the laundromat and left by the same window.
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Center
Scripps News
Right
New York Post
The deer collided with a woman in the parking lot before entering the laundromat.
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Center
Scripps News
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New York Post
The laundromat’s owner, Corey Pendergrass, said no one was hurt.
One outletScripps News· Center
NewsNation published video of the deer hitting a customer and crashing through the window.
One outletNewsNation· Center

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Both sides present report that a deer crashed through the window of a Winston-Salem, North Carolina, laundromat and ran through the store, with security footage of the incident. The right-side report stresses the chaos and the deer’s wild run, while the center headlines focus on the video and the startled customers.

the left
No coverage yet
No left-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.
the center
2 outlets
Center headlines report the event plainly, with NewsNation leading on the video of the deer hitting a customer and Scripps News on the startled customers.
Deer crashes through North Carolina laundromat window, startling customers
Scripps NewsCenterAll center headlines
the right
1 outlet
The New York Post headline dwells on spectacle, calling the deer super-charged and saying it runs amok while customers duck for cover.
Sensational language“Super-charged”The word adds drama that the event does not need, since the reported facts describe a deer running through a store.More neutral: DeerDisagree with this highlight? deer crashes through North Carolina laundromat, runs amok as customers duck for cover
New York PostRightAll right-leaning headlines

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Has not covered this story.
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causing chaoswreaked havochyped-upSuper-charged

In the outlets’ own words

Sensational language
causing chaosMore neutral: causing disruption
The word chaos is a dramatic characterization of the scene rather than a described fact.
A wild deer smashed through the window, causing chaos inside.
Used byNew York Post (Right)
Sensational language
wreaked havocMore neutral: caused disruption
The phrase is dramatic wording that characterizes the scene rather than describing specific actions.
An out-of-control deer wreaked havoc at a North Carolina laundromat on Tuesday, crashing through the front window and…
Used byNew York Post (Right)
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hyped-upMore neutral: deer
The word attributes an emotional state to the deer that cannot be established from the reported facts.
From there, the hyped-up deer plows through the laundromat’s front windows and gallops through the…
Used byNew York Post (Right)
Sensational language
Super-chargedMore neutral: Deer
The word adds drama that the event does not need, since the reported facts describe a deer running through a store.
Super-charged deer crashes through North Carolina laundromat, runs amok as customers duck for…
Used byNew York Post (Right)

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From the left

0 outlets

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From the center

2 outlets

Leads with

security footage of the crash
deer colliding with a customer
startled customers

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Scripps NewsCenter
Deer crashes through North Carolina laundromat window, startling customers
A North Carolina laundromat captured security camera footage of a deer sprinting through its parking lot and crashing through a window, giving customers a scare. The Wishy Wishy Laundry in Winston-Salem said a deer crashed through its laundromat earlier this week. …
5 hr agoRead at Scripps News (opens in a new tab)
NewsNationCenter
Video: Deer smashes into customer, crashes through window
1 day agoRead at NewsNation (opens in a new tab)

From the right

1 outlet

Leads with

super-charged deer
chaos inside the laundromat
customers ducking for cover

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New York PostRight
Sensational language“Super-charged”The word adds drama that the event does not need, since the reported facts describe a deer running through a store.More neutral: DeerDisagree with this highlight? deer crashes through North Carolina laundromat, runs amok as customers duck for cover
A wild deer smashed through the window, Sensational language“causing chaos”The word chaos is a dramatic characterization of the scene rather than a described fact.More neutral: causing disruptionDisagree with this highlight? inside.
1 day agoRead at New York Post (opens in a new tab)

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Left
No report yet
From the outlets Mantle follows
Center
7 hr 30 min later
Its first report, Oct 30, 8:46 AM EDT
Right
First to report
New York Post, Oct 30, 1:16 AM EDT

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New York PostRightOct 30, 1:16 AM EDT
NewsNationCenterOct 30, 8:46 AM EDT
Scripps NewsCenterOct 31, 8:36 AM EDT

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Deer crashes through window of Winston-Salem, N.C., laundromat

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From the center

Deer crashes through North Carolina laundromat window, startling customers

Video: Deer smashes into customer, crashes through window

From the right

Sensational language“Super-charged”The word adds drama that the event does not need, since the reported facts describe a deer running through a store.More neutral: DeerDisagree with this highlight? deer crashes through North Carolina laundromat, runs amok as customers duck for cover

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