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Learjet 60 crashes in Florida, killing everyone aboard; co-pilot identified

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A Learjet 60 crashed on Sunday in Florida, in Palm Beach County according to reports, and everyone aboard died. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy confirmed that nine people were on board, according to TheBlaze. The co-pilot has been identified as 20-year-old Nathalia Gadelha Filgueiras, who earned a private pilot license at 17, her family said. Outlets say the flight was headed from Austin, Texas, to the Bahamas. According to a transcript, the flight crew told air traffic controllers they had hit moderate turbulence and were managing ice shortly before the crash.

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What happened

Key points

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

  1. A Learjet 60 crashed in Florida on Sunday.

    Reported byLeft1Center1Right1Far Right4See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The New York Times
    Center
    NewsNation
    Right
    Washington Examiner
    Far Right
    The Daily Wire, Fox News, TheBlaze, The Western Journal

  2. Everyone aboard the jet was killed, nine people in all, according to the transportation secretary.

    Reported byLeft1Right1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    CBS News
    Right
    Washington Examiner
    Far Right
    TheBlaze

  3. The co-pilot was identified as 20-year-old Nathalia Gadelha Filgueiras.

    Reported byLeft1Right2Far Right3See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The New York Times
    Right
    Washington Examiner, New York Post
    Far Right
    Just the News, The Daily Wire, Fox News

  4. The co-pilot earned a private pilot license at 17, according to her family.

    Reported byLeft1Right1Far Right3See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The New York Times
    Right
    Washington Examiner
    Far Right
    The Daily Wire, Fox News, The Western Journal

  5. The flight was travelling from Austin, Texas, to the Bahamas.

    One side only: the rightReported byFar Right3See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Right
    Just the News, The Daily Wire, TheBlaze

  6. Shortly before the crash, the flight crew told air traffic controllers they had hit moderate turbulence and were managing ice, according to a transcript.

    Reported byLeft1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    CBS News
    Far Right
    Just the News

How each side tells it

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All sides report that a Learjet 60 crashed in Florida on Sunday killing everyone aboard and names the 20-year-old co-pilot Nathalia Gadelha Filgueiras. The left and center lead with the crash or open questions, while the right stresses the co-pilot’s age and training most dramatically at its far end.

  • the left

    2 outlets

    Headlines lead with the co-pilot’s youth and flying record, or with the pilot’s words before the crash, as in “A 20-Year-Old Was a Pilot of the Jet That Plunged to Earth in Florida.”

    A 20-Year-Old Was a Pilot of the Jet That Plunged to Earth in Florida
    The New York TimesLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    1 outlet

    Frames the story as a question about what is known, “What do we know about the Florida private jet crash?”, focusing on confirmed facts rather than individuals.

    What do we know about the Florida private jet crash?
    NewsNationCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    9 outlets

    Leads with the co-pilot’s age and youthful flying credentials, for example “Woman, 20, identified as co-pilot”; Far Right outlets use more dramatic wording such as “Doomed” and “cataclysmic”, and the Daily Wire “Horrific”.

    Woman, 20, identified as co-pilot of plane that crashed in Florida
    Washington ExaminerRightAll right-leaning headlines

The words they chose

Language to notice

Words that carry a judgement beyond the facts. Tap a highlighted word anywhere on the page to see why.

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    No loaded words in its own voice.

  • Center0

    No loaded words in its own voice.

  • Right4

    doomeddevastating audioHorrificincredible speed

In the outlets’ own words

  • Sensational language

    doomedMore neutral: crashed

    Doomed asserts the outcome in hindsight and adds drama, when the crash itself is the reported event.

    Co-pilot flying doomed Learjet who spoke to controllers as plane went down identified

    Used byJust the News (Far Right)New York Post (Right)The Western Journal (Far Right)

  • Sensational language

    devastating audioMore neutral: audio

    Devastating is an emotional judgement of the audio that the reported facts do not require.

    …grew online Sunday evening that Filgueiras was the co-pilot heard in devastating audio communicating to air traffic control that the jet was going to crash into the…

    Used byThe Daily Wire (Far Right)

  • Sensational language

    HorrificMore neutral: Florida Jet Crash

    Horrific is an emotional judgement added to the headline rather than a description of the event.

    20-Year-Old Woman Confirmed As Co-Pilot In Horrific Florida Jet Crash

    Used byThe Daily Wire (Far Right)

  • Sensational language

    incredible speedMore neutral: high speed

    The phrase adds a sense of drama to the dashcam description without giving a measured speed.

    Dashcam footage of the crash shows the plane flying nose-first at an incredible speed into a Palm Beach County road and exploding into a fireball filled with debris.

    Used byTheBlaze (Far Right)

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  • Sensational language

    Quoted

    cataclysmicMore neutral: serious plane crash

    The word is the governor’s dramatic description of the crash, and the headline repeats it as a dramatic label.

    8 killed in 'cataclysmic plane crash,' including 20-year-old female co-pilot

    Quoted byTheBlaze (Far Right)

    These are Ron DeSantis’s words. The outlets are reporting them.

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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

  • the co-pilot’s age and flying experience
  • the crew’s words before the crash
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  • CBS NewsLeft

    Pilot in plane crash said "we're managing the ice," then "Mayday"

    The business jet crashed onto a busy road, killing all nine people on board the aircraft as it burst into a massive fireball and left a huge crater.

    Read at CBS News (opens in a new tab)
  • The New York TimesLeft

    A 20-Year-Old Was a Pilot of the Jet That Plunged to Earth in Florida

    Nathalia Filgueiras earned a pilot’s license at 17 and had logged more than 1,300 hours of flight time, her mother said in an interview. She had been passionate about flying since childhood.

    Read at The New York Times (opens in a new tab)

From the center

1 outlet

Leads with

  • what is confirmed so far
  • the crash itself
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From the right

9 outlets

Leads with

  • the co-pilot’s age and pilot training
  • the flight from Austin to the Bahamas
  • the death toll and the transportation secretary’s confirmation
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Who reported it when

How the coverage built up

  • Left

    5 hr 15 min later

    Its first report, Nov 2, 10:01 AM EST

  • Center

    7 hr 22 min later

    Its first report, Nov 2, 12:08 PM EST

  • Right

    First to report

    The Daily Wire, Nov 2, 4:46 AM EST

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  1. The Daily WireFar RightNov 2, 4:46 AM EST
  2. The New York TimesLeftNov 2, 10:01 AM EST
  3. Fox NewsFar RightNov 2, 10:51 AM EST
  4. Washington ExaminerRightNov 2, 11:45 AM EST
  5. New York PostRightNov 2, 11:48 AM EST
  6. CBS NewsLeftNov 2, 11:53 AM EST
  7. NewsNationCenterNov 2, 12:08 PM EST
  8. TheBlazeFar RightNov 2, 12:08 PM EST
  9. The Daily CallerFar RightNov 2, 12:22 PM EST
  10. The Western JournalFar RightNov 2, 12:24 PM EST
  11. Daily MailRightNov 2, 12:44 PM EST

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