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Florida man rescued after two nights stranded with leg injury on Mount Shasta

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Covered by 3 outlets, mostly right-leaning (67%).

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Rescuers hiking up a rocky mountain slope toward a helicopter at sunset near snow patches.
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Three outlets report that a 39-year-old Florida man spent two nights stranded with a badly injured leg on Mount Shasta in California before a multi-day rescue brought him down: the New York Post, the Daily Mail and the Daily Beast. The Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office said he wore sweatpants, a sweatshirt and running shoes and was not equipped for an overnight stay on the glacier. The coverage says he fell through a snow bridge on Whitney Glacier after following an erroneous GPS route. The Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office, U.S. Forest Service Climbing Rangers and California Highway Patrol helicopters took part in the operation, which began on October 18, and strong winds, poor visibility and freezing temperatures hampered it.

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What happened

Key points

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

  1. A 39-year-old Florida man was stranded for two nights on Mount Shasta with a badly injured leg before being rescued.

    Reported byFar Left1Right2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    The Daily Beast
    Right
    New York Post, Daily Mail

  2. The Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office said the man wore sweatpants, a sweatshirt and running shoes and was not equipped for an overnight stay on the glacier.

    Reported byFar Left1Right2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    The Daily Beast
    Right
    New York Post, Daily Mail

  3. The man fell through a snow bridge on his descent, seriously injuring his leg.

    Reported byFar Left1Right2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    The Daily Beast
    Right
    New York Post, Daily Mail

  4. A multi-day search and rescue operation involved the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office, U.S. Forest Service Climbing Rangers and California Highway Patrol helicopters, and was hampered by weather and freezing temperatures.

    Reported byFar Left1Right2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    The Daily Beast
    Right
    New York Post, Daily Mail

  5. The man was reportedly found in the early hours of October 19, treated for his injuries, frostbite and the onset of hypothermia, and flown to hospital after a second night on the mountain.

    One outletThe Daily Beast· Far Left

How each side tells it

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All three outlets report that a 39-year-old Florida man was stranded on Mount Shasta for two nights with a leg injury and rescued after a multi-day operation. The right-side outlets stress his unpreparedness and the rescue’s scale, while the left-side outlet focuses on his clothing in a mocking headline.

  • the left

    1 outlet

    The one left-side report, from a Far Left outlet, puts the hiker’s clothing first in a mocking headline, “Baffling Outfit”, and treats the rescue as secondary.

    Florida Hiker Found Stranded on Glacier in Loaded modifier“Baffling Outfit”The phrase ridicules the hiker’s clothing as strange before the reasons for it are weighed.More neutral: Light ClothingDisagree with this highlight?
    The Daily BeastFar LeftAll 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

    2 outlets

    Right-side headlines lead with the hiker’s unpreparedness and the scale of the rescue, using “Ill-equipped”, “notorious” and “massive” to frame the mountain and the operation.

    Ill-equipped hiker trapped for two frigid nights on Loaded modifier“notorious”Judgement of reputation as fact.More neutral: known for (describe)Disagree with this highlight? California mountain
    New York PostRightAll right-leaning headlines

The words they chose

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  • Left1

    Baffling Outfit

  • Center

    Has not covered this story.

  • Right3

    notoriousterrifyingmassive

In the outlets’ own words

  • Loaded modifier

    notoriousMore neutral: known for (describe)

    Judgement of reputation as fact.

    Ill-equipped hiker trapped for two frigid nights on notorious California mountain

    Used byNew York Post (Right)

  • Sensational language

    terrifyingMore neutral: multi-day mission

    The word describes the mission’s emotional impact rather than its facts.

    Up to 30 search and rescue response (SAR) members took part in a terrifying multi-day mission in freezing temperatures that began on October 18.

    Used byDaily Mail (Right)

  • Sensational language

    massiveMore neutral: rescue operation

    The word adds drama to the size of the response without a stated figure in the headline.

    Tourist triggers massive rescue operation after trying to climb dangerous California mountain in running shoes…

    Used byDaily Mail (Right)

  • Loaded modifier

    Baffling OutfitMore neutral: Light Clothing

    The phrase ridicules the hiker’s clothing as strange before the reasons for it are weighed.

    Florida Hiker Found Stranded on Glacier in Baffling Outfit

    Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)

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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

1 outlet

Leads with

  • hiker’s clothing
  • mocking tone toward the hiker
  • the multi-day rescue

Leaves out

  • the erroneous GPS route that sent the hiker onto the glacier

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

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  • The Daily BeastFar Left

    Florida Hiker Found Stranded on Glacier in Loaded modifier“Baffling Outfit”The phrase ridicules the hiker’s clothing as strange before the reasons for it are weighed.More neutral: Light ClothingDisagree with this highlight?

    A Florida man had to be rescued from a freezing, snow-capped mountain while wearing clothes more suited to a light stroll than a dangerous hike. The 39-year-old had managed to reach the summit of California’s Mount Shasta on Oct. …

    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

2 outlets

Leads with

  • hiker’s lack of equipment
  • scale of the rescue effort
  • dangerous mountain conditions
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  • Daily MailRight

    Tourist triggers Sensational language“massive”The word adds drama to the size of the response without a stated figure in the headline.More neutral: rescue operationDisagree with this highlight? rescue operation after trying to climb dangerous California mountain in running shoes and sweater

    Up to 30 search and rescue response team members took part in the terrifying multi-day mission, which took place in freezing temperatures.

    Read at Daily Mail (opens in a new tab)
  • New York PostRight

    Ill-equipped hiker trapped for two frigid nights on Loaded modifier“notorious”Judgement of reputation as fact.More neutral: known for (describe)Disagree with this highlight? California mountain

    Volunteers from as far away as the San Francisco Bay Area and Oregon joined the effort.

    Read at New York Post (opens in a new tab)

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Who reported it when

How the coverage built up

  • Left

    15 hr 12 min later

    Its first report, Oct 23, 11:58 AM EDT

  • Center

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

  • Right

    First to report

    New York Post, Oct 22, 8:47 PM EDT

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  1. New York PostRightOct 22, 8:47 PM EDT
  2. Daily MailRightOct 23, 11:48 AM EDT
  3. The Daily BeastFar LeftOct 23, 11:58 AM EDT

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