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Heavy rain floods Istanbul, leaving at least one person dead
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Coverage spectrum
Covered by 3 outlets, mostly center (67%).
6 articles in total. The spectrum counts each outlet once and leaves opinion out. How we measure bias
Al Jazeera, BBC News and Sky News report that heavy rain flooded Istanbul, halting traffic, shutting schools and forcing evacuations. The outlets differ on the death toll: Al Jazeera reports a 14-year-old boy electrocuted after stepping into a puddle, BBC reports two deaths, and Sky News reports three. BBC reports that Istanbul Governor Davut Gül told residents to stay home unless absolutely necessary and said the rainfall was the heaviest in 84 years. Al Jazeera's headline dates the heaviest rainfall to 1985. Sky News reports 2,700 people evacuated, while BBC reports that the deputy mayor said 595 people were moved to safe areas.
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Heavy rain flooded Istanbul, halting traffic and disrupting the city.
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- Al Jazeera English
- Center
- BBC News, Sky News
Reported death tolls range from one to three, depending on the outlet.
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- Al Jazeera English
- Center
- BBC News, Sky News
A 14-year-old boy was electrocuted after stepping into a puddle in Istanbul, according to the reports.
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- Al Jazeera English
- Center
- BBC News
Istanbul Governor Davut Gül urged residents to stay at home unless travel was necessary.
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- Al Jazeera English
- Center
- BBC News
Schools were ordered closed as the rain was expected to continue.
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- Al Jazeera English
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- BBC News
Sky News reports 2,700 people evacuated, while BBC reports the deputy mayor said 595 were moved to safe areas.
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- Center
- BBC News, Sky News
What is contested
Where accounts differ
Points the coverage does not agree on, and who says what.
The rainfall was the heaviest in decades.
Al Jazeera's headline dates the heaviest rainfall to 1985, while BBC reports the governor said it was the heaviest in 84 years.
The death toll from the flooding.
Al Jazeera reports one death, BBC reports two and Sky News reports three.
How each side tells it
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All three outlets report heavy rain flooding Istanbul, with at least one death, disrupted travel and residents told to stay home. The main difference is emphasis: Al Jazeera centers on the teenager's electrocution and the city's chaos, while BBC and Sky News lead with the death toll and evacuations.
the left
1 outlet
Both Al Jazeera headlines lead with disruption and a teenager's death, one calling Istanbul in chaos and the other stressing the teen’s death and flooding.
Istanbul Sensational language“in chaos”The word chaos adds drama beyond the reported facts of flooding and closures.More neutral: disruptedDisagree with this highlight?, shut down by heaviest rainfall since 1985
Al Jazeera EnglishLeftAll left-leaning headlines the center
2 outlets
Center headlines lead with the death toll and rainfall, with BBC attributing the record rainfall claim to the governor and Sky News listing the toll and evacuations without attribution.
Two dead in Istanbul after heaviest rainfall in 84 years, governor says
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No coverage yet
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in chaos
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Right
Has not covered this story.
In the outlets’ own words
Sensational language
in chaosMore neutral: disrupted
The word chaos adds drama beyond the reported facts of flooding and closures.
Istanbul in chaos, shut down by heaviest rainfall since 1985
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What each side leads with and what it leaves out. Open a side to read its headlines.
From the left
1 outletLeads with
- city in chaos and shutdown
- teenager's electrocution
- verified footage
- road collapses and hospitals flooding
Leaves out
- the second death of a 34-year-old man
- the evacuation totals reported by BBC and Sky News
Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.
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Several people dead or missing after Istanbul floods
Three people have died and several are reported missing after torrential rain triggered severe flooding across Istanbul
2 more from Al Jazeera English
From the center
2 outletsLeads with
- death toll
- evacuations
- governor's warning to stay home
- record rainfall
Leaves out
- verified surveillance footage of the teenager's death
Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.
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- Sky NewsCenter
Four dead as Istanbul suffers worst floods in 80 years
At least four people have died after Istanbul suffered its worst floods in more than 80 years, Turkish officials have said.
1 more from Sky News
- BBC NewsCenter
Two dead in Istanbul after heaviest rainfall in 84 years, governor says
Residents have been told to avoid leaving their homes unless absolutely necessary.
From the right
0 outletsNo right-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.
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Who reported it when
How the coverage built up
Left
First to report
Al Jazeera English, Oct 14, 9:29 PM EDT
Center
8 hr 36 min later
Its first report, Oct 15, 6:05 AM EDT
Right
No report yet
From the outlets Mantle follows
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- Al Jazeera EnglishLeftOct 14, 9:29 PM EDT
- BBC NewsCenterOct 15, 6:05 AM EDT
- Sky NewsCenterOct 15, 6:46 AM EDT
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