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Florida officials confirm six deaths from Hurricane Isaias

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

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The Guardian and the New York Post report that Florida officials have confirmed six deaths linked to Hurricane Isaias, which made landfall late on a Friday near Destin on the Gulf Coast. Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the toll at a news conference and said it was lower than in some previous storms. According to the Post, two of the deaths were a woman killed when a tree fell on her home in Escambia County and a man who died of carbon monoxide poisoning after misusing a generator. The Guardian reports that hundreds of thousands of residents were left without power. The Epoch Times carries a replay of DeSantis's press conference.

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What happened

Key points

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

  1. Florida officials have confirmed six deaths linked to Hurricane Isaias.

    Reported byLeft1Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The Guardian
    Right
    New York Post

  2. Hurricane Isaias made landfall late on a Friday on the Gulf Coast.

    Reported byLeft1Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The Guardian
    Right
    New York Post

  3. Gov. Ron DeSantis said the death toll was lower than in some previous storms.

    One outletThe Guardian· Left

  4. One death was a woman killed when a tree fell on her home in Escambia County, and another was a man who died of carbon monoxide poisoning from a generator.

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    Left
    The Guardian
    Right
    New York Post

  5. The storm left hundreds of thousands of residents without power.

    One outletThe Guardian· Left

  6. Two additional storm-related deaths were reported in Alabama.

    One outletNew York Post· Right

How each side tells it

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All three outlets report that Florida officials have confirmed six storm-related deaths from Hurricane Isaias. The Guardian centers the governor's praise for local officials, while the New York Post details the causes of the deaths and the ongoing recovery.

  • the left

    1 outlet

    The Guardian headline states the six deaths as officials' confirmed count, and its description leads with the governor's praise for local officials.

    Florida officials say six people dead from Hurricane Isaias
    The GuardianLeftAll 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 present a rising death toll during storm recovery, while the Epoch Times offers a replay of the governor's press conference rather than a report.

    Hurricane Isaias death toll rises to 6 in Florida as storm recovery continues
    New York PostRightAll right-leaning headlines

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From the left

1 outlet

Leads with

  • six confirmed deaths
  • governor's praise for local officials
  • power outages across the south-east
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  • The GuardianLeft

    Florida officials say six people dead from Hurricane Isaias

    Governor Ron DeSantis says death toll ‘sad’ but praises work of local officials for helping to minimize storm’s impact Six deaths have been confirmed in Florida in the aftermath of Hurricane Isaias. …

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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

  • rising death toll
  • causes of each death
  • recovery efforts
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Who reported it when

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  • Left

    1 day 2 hr later

    Its first report, Oct 13, 5:25 PM EDT

  • Center

    No report yet

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  • Right

    First to report

    The Epoch Times, Oct 12, 3:01 PM EDT

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  1. The Epoch TimesFar RightOct 12, 3:01 PM EDT
  2. The GuardianLeftOct 13, 5:25 PM EDT
  3. New York PostRightOct 14, 4:32 AM EDT

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