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General Mills adds Ziploc resealable bags to Cheerios boxes
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Covered by 4 outlets, mostly right-leaning (75%).
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Scripps News, Fox News, The Daily Wire, New York Post, RedState and PJ Media report that General Mills is adding a resealable bag made with Ziploc to boxes of Cheerios and Honey Nut Cheerios. Scripps News says the bag, called PantrySeal, can be partly opened to form a pouring spout and then resealed. General Mills says it receives hundreds of thousands of customer requests each year for resealable cereal packaging. Scripps News reports that the bag is available now on Walmart.com and will reach more stores in the coming months.
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General Mills and Ziploc are putting a resealable bag inside boxes of Cheerios and Honey Nut Cheerios.
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- Scripps News
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- Fox News, The Daily Wire, RedState, PJ Media
The PantrySeal bag can be partly opened to form a pouring spout and then resealed, according to Scripps News.
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General Mills says it receives hundreds of thousands of customer requests each year for resealable cereal packaging.
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The bag is available now on Walmart.com and will roll out to more stores in the coming months, Scripps News reports.
One outletScripps News· Center
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Scripps News and the right-side outlets all report that General Mills and Ziploc are putting a resealable bag in Cheerios boxes. Scripps gives the rollout and how the bag works, while right-side outlets stress consumer demand and years of complaints, with opinion pieces treating it as overdue.
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
1 outlet
Headlines state the change plainly as a new product, reporting that resealable Ziploc bags are being added to cereal boxes for the first time.
Cheerios adds resealable Ziploc bags to cereal boxes for first time
Scripps NewsCenterAll center headlines the right
3 outlets · 2 opinion
Headlines present the change as a long-awaited fix for consumers, and the Far Right opinion pieces treat it as overdue and mock the wait, for example at 85 years.
Cheerio is making a Sensational language“huge change”The word huge adds drama beyond the fact of a packaging change.More neutral: changeDisagree with this highlight? to its packaging that fans have wanted for years
New York PostRightAll right-leaning headlines
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Has not covered this story.
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major changeFinally Solveshuge changeIt Only Took 85 Years
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Sensational language
major changeMore neutral: change
The word major adds emphasis beyond the fact of a packaging change.
Cheerios makes major change to cereal boxes after years of consumer complaints
Used byFox News (Far Right)
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Finally SolvesMore neutral: Adds resealable bags to
The verb presents the packaging change as a solution to a problem before the product's effect is known.
Cheerios Finally Solves One Of Life’s Great Annoyances
Used byThe Daily Wire (Far Right)
Sensational language
huge changeMore neutral: change
The word huge adds drama beyond the fact of a packaging change.
Cheerio is making a huge change to its packaging that fans have wanted for years
Used byNew York Post (Right)
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It Only Took 85 YearsMore neutral: The change was announced 85 years after the cereal's introduction
The phrase adds mocking emphasis to the length of time taken, which is a judgement beyond the stated fact of the announcement.
It Only Took 85 Years to Figure Out What That Was.
Used byRedState (Far Right)
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From the left
0 outletsNo left-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.
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1 outletLeads with
- how the resealable bag works
- General Mills' stated customer demand
- Walmart.com availability and wider rollout
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Cheerios adds resealable Ziploc bags to cereal boxes for first time
Cheerios is rolling out a new resealable bag designed to help keep cereal fresh longer. The brand announced that boxes of Cheerios and Honey Nut Cheerios will feature a Ziploc resealable bag for the first time. …
From the right
3 outlets · 2 opinionLeads with
- years of consumer complaints
- the change as a long-awaited fix
- the Ziploc partnership
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- New York PostRight
Cheerio is making a Sensational language“huge change”The word huge adds drama beyond the fact of a packaging change.More neutral: changeDisagree with this highlight? to its packaging that fans have wanted for years
The iconic whole grain oat-based cereal by General Mills is introducing a change to its cheery yellow cereal boxes, having teamed up with Ziploc to include a resealable bag inside its packaging. …
- The Daily WireFar Right
Cheerios Loaded verb“Finally Solves”The verb presents the packaging change as a solution to a problem before the product's effect is known.More neutral: Adds resealable bags toDisagree with this highlight? One Of Life’s Great Annoyances
After decades of complaints, jokes, and requests, Cheerios has finally decided to give the people what they want. General Mills, breakfast cereal purveyor extraordinaire, is teaming up with Ziploc to offer resealable plastic bags inside the cardboard box packaging to “keep …
- Fox NewsFar Right
Cheerios makes Sensational language“major change”The word major adds emphasis beyond the fact of a packaging change.More neutral: changeDisagree with this highlight? to cereal boxes after years of consumer complaints
Ninety percent of cereal eaters take extra steps to keep cereal fresh. Cheerios and Ziploc finally answered with their resealable PantrySeal cereal bag.
It’s Finally Happening! Ziploc Cereal Bags!
For years, a nagging question has puzzled millions of people at the breakfast table. Why aren't cereal bags Ziploc?
Cheerios Gives the People What They Want. Sensational language“It Only Took 85 Years”The phrase adds mocking emphasis to the length of time taken, which is a judgement beyond the stated fact of the announcement.More neutral: The change was announced 85 years after the cereal's introductionDisagree with this highlight? to Figure Out What That Was.
The question of how long it takes American corporations to give people what they want has been answered. It’s 85 years. General Mills has announced that at long last it will start packaging at least some of its breakfast cereal line, specifically the iconic Cheerios brand which …
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No report yet
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Center
18 hr 37 min later
Its first report, Oct 28, 10:12 AM EDT
Right
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Fox News, Oct 27, 3:35 PM EDT
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- Fox NewsFar RightOct 27, 3:35 PM EDT
- The Daily WireFar RightOct 28, 7:57 AM EDT
- Scripps NewsCenterOct 28, 10:12 AM EDT
- New York PostRightOct 28, 12:52 PM EDT
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