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Elon Musk reportedly invests about $1 billion in David Ellison’s Skydance

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Covered by 4 outlets. No left-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered it yet.

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Elon Musk has invested about $1 billion in Skydance, the media company led by David Ellison. Semafor and CNBC report the investment, and CNBC says it confirmed the report with its own sources. The New York Post and the Washington Examiner also report it. Semafor reports that Skydance has taken equity investments from a range of backers, including Middle East sovereign wealth funds. The Washington Examiner reports that Musk has not commented publicly and that Skydance recently completed a merger between Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery. The New York Post says Skydance carries massive debt. The Post also notes that Larry Ellison, David Ellison’s father, helped finance Musk’s takeover of Twitter four years earlier.

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  1. Elon Musk has reportedly invested about $1 billion in David Ellison’s Skydance.

    Across the spectrumReported byCenter2Right2Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Center
    Semafor, CNBC
    Right
    New York Post, Washington Examiner
    Far Right
    The Western Journal

  2. Semafor reports that Skydance has taken equity investments from a range of backers, including Middle East sovereign wealth funds.

    One outletSemafor· Center

  3. David Ellison reportedly asked Musk for a possible equity investment in Skydance before the investment was reported.

    One outletWashington Examiner· Right

  4. Musk has not publicly commented on the investment.

    One outletWashington Examiner· Right

  5. Larry Ellison, David Ellison’s father, helped finance Musk’s takeover of Twitter four years before the investment.

    One outletNew York Post· Right

How each side tells it

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All five outlets report that Musk invested about $1 billion in Skydance. Center headlines state the deal plainly or with a hedge, while right-side outlets put Musk’s backing of Ellison first and add Skydance’s debt and family ties.

  • 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 state the investment plainly or with ‘reportedly’, put the deal first, and leave the Ellison family ties to the description.

    Elon Musk reportedly invests about $1 billion in Skydance
    CNBCCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    2 outlets · 1 opinion

    Right-side headlines lead with Musk backing or investing in Ellison’s company; the New York Post adds Skydance’s debt, and the Western Journal opinion piece frames it as Musk gaining a stake in CNN’s parent.

    Elon Musk backs David Ellison’s Skydance with $1 billion investment: Report
    Washington ExaminerRightAll right-leaning headlines

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  • Left

    Has not covered this story.

  • Center0

    No loaded words in its own voice.

  • Right2

    left-wing minionsmega-bucks Lords

In the outlets’ own words

  • Dehumanizing label

    left-wing minionsMore neutral: CNN staff

    Calls CNN’s staff a group of followers, a demeaning label that adds contempt rather than describing the network.

    When the left-wing minions of CNN look up at the mega-bucks Lords of Skydance whose money keeps the…

    Used byThe Western Journal (Far Right)

  • Sensational language

    mega-bucks LordsMore neutral: major investors in Skydance

    A mocking, dramatic label for the investors that adds a judgement about their wealth and power.

    When the left-wing minions of CNN look up at the mega-bucks Lords of Skydance whose money keeps the troubled network’s parent company afloat, Elon…

    Used byThe Western Journal (Far Right)

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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 investment itself
  • Skydance’s range of equity backers
  • Musk’s ties to the Ellison family

Leaves out

  • Skydance’s debt load

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

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  • CNBCCenter

    Elon Musk reportedly invests about $1 billion in Skydance

    David Ellison's father, billionaire and Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison, has a history with Musk.

    Read at CNBC (opens in a new tab)
  • SemaforCenter

    Elon Musk makes $1 billion investment in Ellison’s Skydance

    Skydance has tapped equity investments from an array of sources, including Middle East sovereign wealth funds.

    Read at Semafor (opens in a new tab)

From the right

2 outlets · 1 opinion

Leads with

  • Musk backing Ellison’s company
  • Skydance’s massive debt
  • Ellison family ties to Musk and Trump

Leaves out

  • Middle East sovereign wealth fund investors

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

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  • Washington ExaminerRight

    Elon Musk backs David Ellison’s Skydance with $1 billion investment: Report

    Elon Musk has reportedly invested $1 billion in Skydance, the media conglomerate that completed the merger between Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery earlier this month. …

    Read at Washington Examiner (opens in a new tab)
  • New York PostRight

    Elon Musk invests $1B in David Ellison’s Skydance as media giant grapples with massive debt: report

    Elon Musk has invested roughly $1 billion in David Ellison’s Skydance, Semafor reported Thursday -- four years after the Hollywood mogul’s billionaire father helped finance Musk’s takeover of the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.

    Read at New York Post (opens in a new tab)
  • The Western JournalFar RightOpinion

    Elon Musk Acquires $1 Billion Stake in CNN's Parent Company

    When the Dehumanizing label“left-wing minions”Calls CNN’s staff a group of followers, a demeaning label that adds contempt rather than describing the network.More neutral: CNN staffDisagree with this highlight? of CNN look up at the Sensational language“mega-bucks Lords”A mocking, dramatic label for the investors that adds a judgement about their wealth and power.More neutral: major investors in SkydanceDisagree with this highlight? of Skydance whose money keeps the troubled network’s parent company afloat, Elon Musk will be looking back down.

    Read at The Western Journal (opens in a new tab)

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  • Left

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

  • Center

    First to report

    Semafor, Oct 22, 12:03 PM EDT

  • Right

    3 hr 35 min later

    Its first report, Oct 22, 3:38 PM EDT

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  1. SemaforCenterOct 22, 12:03 PM EDT
  2. CNBCCenterOct 22, 1:04 PM EDT
  3. New York PostRightOct 22, 3:38 PM EDT
  4. Washington ExaminerRightOct 22, 5:54 PM EDT

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