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Eight-year-old girl injured in wolf attack at German wildlife park

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

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An eight-year-old girl was seriously injured in an attack by a wolf at the Johannismühle wildlife park in Baruth, near Berlin, on Wednesday, according to the BBC, Sky News and the New York Post. Police said the girl was inside an enclosure with two other children and a park employee when she was attacked by at least one animal. She was treated at the scene and flown to hospital by helicopter. Police said the precise circumstances are under investigation. The park has closed temporarily and is set to reopen on 2 November, according to its website.

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Key points

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

  1. An eight-year-old girl was seriously injured in a wolf attack at a German wildlife park near Berlin, police said.

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    Center
    BBC News, Sky News
    Right
    New York Post

  2. The girl was in an enclosure with two other children and a park employee when she was attacked, police said.

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    Center
    BBC News
    Right
    New York Post

  3. The girl was treated on site and taken to hospital by helicopter.

    Reported byCenter1Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Center
    BBC News
    Right
    New York Post

  4. Police said the precise circumstances of the attack are under investigation.

    One outletBBC News· Center

  5. The park has closed temporarily and is set to reopen on 2 November, according to its website.

    One outletBBC News· Center

How each side tells it

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All three outlets report that an eight-year-old girl was seriously injured in a wolf attack at a German wildlife park near Berlin. The New York Post stresses her fight for life and says she was mauled; the BBC and Sky News give plainer wording.

  • 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

    Both center headlines state the same event in plain wording, a girl seriously injured in a wolf attack at a German wildlife park, with no added blame or drama.

    Girl seriously injured in wolf attack at German wildlife park
    BBC NewsCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    1 outlet

    Only one right-side outlet is present; its headline states the event in neutral terms, and its excerpt adds a vivid account of the girl’s condition and the attack.

    Girl, 8, airlifted to hospital after being attacked by wolf inside animal enclosure
    New York PostRightAll right-leaning headlines

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Side by side

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From the left

0 outlets

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

From the center

2 outlets

Leads with

  • the girl’s serious injury
  • wolf attack at a wildlife park
  • police investigation

Leaves out

  • the specialist trauma clinic named in the New York Post report

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

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From the right

1 outlet

Leads with

  • the girl fighting for her life
  • the girl mauled by a wolf
  • airlift to hospital
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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

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  • Left

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

  • Center

    1 hr 59 min later

    Its first report, Oct 28, 6:08 PM EDT

  • Right

    First to report

    New York Post, Oct 28, 4:09 PM EDT

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  1. New York PostRightOct 28, 4:09 PM EDT
  2. BBC NewsCenterOct 28, 6:08 PM EDT
  3. Sky NewsCenterOct 28, 10:03 PM EDT

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