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Japanese prosecutors indict US Marine over death of woman in Okinawa

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Covered by 4 outlets, mostly left-leaning (75%).

4 articles in total. The spectrum counts each outlet once and leaves opinion out. How we measure bias

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Japanese prosecutors have indicted Lance Cpl. Devin Jacob Ballard, a 20-year-old US Marine stationed in Okinawa, on murder and robbery charges over the death of Anna Yagi, 39. ABC News, CBS News, The Guardian and the New York Post report the indictment, and the New York Post report was written by Reuters. CBS reports that Ballard was arrested on suspicion of strangling Yagi at a hotel. The Guardian, citing Japanese media and the broadcaster NHK, says Yagi was found dead in Naha, that she was charged with being robbed of a backpack containing a wallet, and that Ballard reportedly denies the charges.

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What happened

Key points

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Japanese prosecutors have indicted US Marine Lance Cpl. Devin Jacob Ballard, 20, on murder and robbery charges over the death of Anna Yagi, 39.
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ABC News, CBS News, The Guardian
Right
New York Post
Police arrested Ballard on suspicion of strangling Yagi at a hotel in Okinawa.
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Left
CBS News, The Guardian
Yagi was found dead in Naha, the capital of Okinawa, and the charges say a backpack containing a wallet was taken from her, according to NHK as cited by The Guardian.
One outletThe Guardian· Left
Ballard has reportedly denied the charges, according to Japanese media.
One outletThe Guardian· Left

What is contested

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Points the coverage does not agree on, and who says what.

Ballard fatally strangled Anna Yagi at a hotel in Okinawa.
Prosecutors have charged him with the killing, and CBS reports police arrested him on suspicion of strangling her. The Guardian reports, citing Japanese media, that Ballard reportedly denies the charges.

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All sides report that Japanese prosecutors indicted US Marine Devin Jacob Ballard on murder and robbery charges over Anna Yagi’s death. The left-rated outlets add the arrest, the hotel strangling and Ballard’s reported denial, while the right-side coverage is a Reuters report that states the charges.

the left
3 outlets
Left-rated outlets lead with the indictment and the murder and robbery charges, naming Ballard and Japanese prosecutors, with ABC and CBS using plain wording.
Japanese prosecutors charge US marine suspected of robbing and killing woman
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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
1 outlet
The only right-side coverage is a Reuters report that the New York Post ran, so its headline is Reuters’ text with the Post’s own choice of wording, and it presents the robbery and murder charges plainly.
US Marine indicted for allegedly robbing and murdering woman in Okinawa
New York PostRightAll right-leaning headlines

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slam
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Loaded verb
slamMore neutral: condemn
The verb adds judgement and drama to the premier’s condemnation, where a neutral verb would report the same statement.
The alleged killing of the 39-year-old Japanese woman caused Japan's premier to slam the "heinous crime" and reignited controversy over the heavy U.S.
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From the left

3 outlets

Leads with

Japanese prosecutors’ indictment
murder and robbery charges
Ballard’s reported denial

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The GuardianLeft
Japanese prosecutors charge US marine suspected of robbing and killing woman
Devin Jacob Ballard, 20, denies charges that he fatally strangled Anna Yagi, 39, in a hotel on the island of Okinawa Prosecutors in Japan have filed formal charges against a US marine suspected of murdering and robbing a woman while stationed on the country’s island of Okinawa, …
49 min agoRead at The Guardian (opens in a new tab)
CBS NewsLeft
Japan indicts U.S. Marine on murder charge over woman's killing
Police arrested Lance Cpl. Devin Jacob Ballard, 20, on suspicion of strangling Anna Yagi, 39, at a hotel.
3 hr agoRead at CBS News (opens in a new tab)
ABC NewsLeft
US Marine indicted in alleged Okinawa robbery homicide
A 20-year-old U.S. Marine stationed in Okinawa, Japan, has been indicted on charges murder and robbery.
22 hr agoRead at ABC News (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

1 outlet

Leads with

Japanese prosecutors’ indictment
robbing and murdering a woman

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Ballard’s reported denial

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

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New York PostRightReuters report
US Marine indicted for allegedly robbing and murdering woman in Okinawa
Japanese prosecutors have indicted US Marine Lance Cpl. Devin Jacob Ballard on robbery and murder charges over the death of Anna Yagi in Okinawa.
2 hr agoRead at New York Post (opens in a new tab)

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Who reported it when

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First to report
ABC News, Oct 25, 11:29 AM EDT
Center
No report yet
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Right
19 hr 33 min later
Its first report, Oct 26, 7:02 AM EDT

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ABC NewsLeftOct 25, 11:29 AM EDT
CBS NewsLeftOct 26, 6:25 AM EDT
New York PostRightOct 26, 7:02 AM EDT
The GuardianLeftOct 26, 8:52 AM EDT

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Japanese prosecutors indict US Marine over death of woman in Okinawa

Coverage spectrum

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Language to notice

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From the left

Japanese prosecutors charge US marine suspected of robbing and killing woman

Japan indicts U.S. Marine on murder charge over woman's killing

US Marine indicted in alleged Okinawa robbery homicide

From the center

From the right

US Marine indicted for allegedly robbing and murdering woman in Okinawa

How the coverage built up

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