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Justice Department awards St. Louis crime funding in $300 million program

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Attorney General Todd Blanche announced on Monday, November 9, at a St. Louis news conference that the city is one of four jurisdictions sharing nearly $300 million under the Justice Department’s Model Cities Initiative. The program aims to expand policing and prosecution capacity to combat violent crime. The administration said St. Louis and Jackson, Mississippi, will each receive more than $60 million. At the event Blanche said St. Louis has the second-highest murder rate among large U.S. cities, almost four times the national average. A passerby who spoke during the question session said the city felt pretty safe to her.

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  1. Attorney General Todd Blanche announced on Monday, November 9, that St. Louis is one of four jurisdictions sharing nearly $300 million under the Justice Department’s Model Cities Initiative.

    Reported byFar Left1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    Raw Story
    Far Right
    The Epoch Times

  2. The administration said St. Louis and Jackson, Mississippi, will each receive more than $60 million, and one outlet reports $68 million for St. Louis.

    One side only: the leftReported byFar Left1Left1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    Raw Story
    Left
    Al Jazeera English

  3. Blanche said St. Louis has the second-highest murder rate among large U.S. cities, at almost four times the national average.

    One outletRaw Story· Far Left

  4. A passerby who spoke during the question session said she felt pretty safe in downtown St. Louis.

    One outletRaw Story· Far Left

  5. The initiative aims to combat violent crime and strengthen public safety, according to the Justice Department.

    Reported byLeft1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    Al Jazeera English
    Far Right
    The Epoch Times

  6. Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe, U.S. Sen. Eric Schmitt and U.S. Rep. Wesley Bell took part in the announcement.

    One outletThe Epoch Times· Far Right

How each side tells it

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All sides report that Attorney General Todd Blanche announced St. Louis as one of four jurisdictions sharing nearly $300 million in federal funding. The left stresses a bystander who called the city safe and Blanche’s murder-rate claim, while the right’s one outlet presents it as a live event.

  • the left

    2 outlets

    Al Jazeera headlines the announcement neutrally, while Far Left Raw Story leads with a bystander silencing Blanche and says he trashes a ‘violent’ blue city.

    Todd Blanche Loaded verb“silenced”“Silenced” implies Blanche was prevented from speaking, while the article says a passerby repeatedly talked over him.More neutral: interruptedDisagree with this highlight? by bystander's Sensational language“tongue-lashing”“Tongue-lashing” characterizes the bystander’s remarks as an aggressive attack beyond what was said.More neutral: commentsDisagree with this highlight? as he Loaded verb“trashes”“Trashes” judges Blanche’s criticism as contemptuous rather than describing what he argued.More neutral: criticizesDisagree with this highlight? 'violent' Partisan shorthand“blue city”“Blue city” is a partisan label for a Democratic-run city used in place of its name.More neutral: St. LouisDisagree with this highlight?
    Raw StoryFar 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

    1 outlet

    The one right-side outlet, Far Right Epoch Times, uses a neutral live-event headline naming Blanche as the announcer; no other right-side headline is present.

    LIVE NOW: US Attorney General Blanche Announces St. Louis as Model Cities Initiative Funding Recipient
    The Epoch TimesFar RightAll right-leaning headlines

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    silencedtongue-lashingtrashesblue city

  • Center

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  • Loaded verb

    silencedMore neutral: interrupted

    “Silenced” implies Blanche was prevented from speaking, while the article says a passerby repeatedly talked over him.

    Todd Blanche silenced by bystander's tongue-lashing as he trashes 'violent' blue city

    Used byRaw Story (Far Left)

  • Sensational language

    tongue-lashingMore neutral: comments

    “Tongue-lashing” characterizes the bystander’s remarks as an aggressive attack beyond what was said.

    Todd Blanche silenced by bystander's tongue-lashing as he trashes 'violent' blue city

    Used byRaw Story (Far Left)

  • Loaded verb

    trashesMore neutral: criticizes

    “Trashes” judges Blanche’s criticism as contemptuous rather than describing what he argued.

    Todd Blanche silenced by bystander's tongue-lashing as he trashes 'violent' blue city

    Used byRaw Story (Far Left)

  • Partisan shorthand

    blue cityMore neutral: St. Louis

    “Blue city” is a partisan label for a Democratic-run city used in place of its name.

    Todd Blanche silenced by bystander's tongue-lashing as he trashes 'violent' blue city

    Used byRaw Story (Far Left)

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  • Delegitimizing label

    so-calledMore neutral: Model Cities Initiative

    “So-called” casts doubt on the program’s name without evidence, when the name is simply the program’s title.

    The White House stated in a social media post on Tuesday that the so-called “Model Cities Initiative” would help the municipalities increase their capacity for…

    Used byAl Jazeera English (Left)

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From the left

2 outlets

Leads with

  • the funding award and its crime-fighting purpose
  • a bystander’s rebuttal that the city is safe
  • Blanche’s murder-rate comparison
  • St. Louis as a heavily Democratic city

Leaves out

  • the Missouri and federal officials who joined the announcement

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

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  • Al Jazeera EnglishLeft

    White House announces funds for law enforcement programme in several cities

    Trump administration awarded more than $60m each to St Louis, Missouri, and Jackson, Mississippi, in crime push.

    Read at Al Jazeera English (opens in a new tab)
  • Raw StoryFar Left

    Todd Blanche Loaded verb“silenced”“Silenced” implies Blanche was prevented from speaking, while the article says a passerby repeatedly talked over him.More neutral: interruptedDisagree with this highlight? by bystander's Sensational language“tongue-lashing”“Tongue-lashing” characterizes the bystander’s remarks as an aggressive attack beyond what was said.More neutral: commentsDisagree with this highlight? as he Loaded verb“trashes”“Trashes” judges Blanche’s criticism as contemptuous rather than describing what he argued.More neutral: criticizesDisagree with this highlight? 'violent' Partisan shorthand“blue city”“Blue city” is a partisan label for a Democratic-run city used in place of its name.More neutral: St. LouisDisagree with this highlight?

    Attorney General Todd Blanche was repeatedly talked over by a passerby who insisted St. Louis is “pretty safe,” as he argued the heavily Democratic city has a violent crime problem. …

    Read at Raw Story (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

  • Blanche’s announcement alongside Missouri and federal officials
  • the initiative’s aim to combat violent crime
  • federal funding for St. Louis

Leaves out

  • the bystander’s dispute over how safe the city is
  • the murder-rate comparison Blanche made

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

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  • The Epoch TimesFar Right

    LIVE NOW: US Attorney General Blanche Announces St. Louis as Model Cities Initiative Funding Recipient

    U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche joins Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe, U.S. Sen. Eric Schmitt, Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway, U.S. Rep. Wesley Bell, St. Louis Metropolitan Police Chief Robert J. Tracy, and Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward Jr. in St. …

    Read at The Epoch Times (opens in a new tab)

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  • Left

    1 hr 17 min later

    Its first report, Nov 9, 12:12 PM EST

  • Center

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

  • Right

    First to report

    The Epoch Times, Nov 9, 10:56 AM EST

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  1. The Epoch TimesFar RightNov 9, 10:56 AM EST
  2. Raw StoryFar LeftNov 9, 12:12 PM EST
  3. Al Jazeera EnglishLeftNov 10, 4:00 PM EST

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