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State Department confirms Kristi Noem no longer serves as Shield of the Americas envoy

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A State Department official said Kristi Noem is no longer the Trump administration’s special envoy to the Shield of the Americas, a coalition of the United States and several Caribbean and Latin American countries. The Hill reports that the department confirmed the change in an interview with NewsNation. Just the News reports that Noem confirmed she has moved into a senior advisor role working for Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau, that her envoy term expired last month, and that Trump replaced her as Homeland Security secretary in March. CBS News reports that she remains at the department.

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Key points

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

  1. A State Department official said Kristi Noem is no longer the Trump administration’s special envoy to the Shield of the Americas.

    Reported byFar Left1Left2Center1Right1Far Right4See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    The Daily Beast
    Left
    CBS News, The Independent
    Center
    The Hill
    Right
    Daily Mail
    Far Right
    Just the News, The Western Journal, The Daily Caller, Townhall

  2. Noem’s envoy role expired last month, a State Department official said, and Noem described it as a six-month appointment.

    Reported byFar Left1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    The Daily Beast
    Far Right
    Just the News

  3. Noem has moved into a senior advisor role at the State Department, working for Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau, she confirmed.

    One side only: the rightReported byFar Right2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Right
    Just the News, The Daily Caller

  4. Noem remains at the State Department in an advisory role.

    Reported byLeft1Right1Far Right2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    CBS News
    Right
    Daily Mail
    Far Right
    Just the News, The Daily Caller

  5. Trump replaced Noem as Homeland Security secretary in March.

    Reported byLeft1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The Independent
    Far Right
    Just the News

What is contested

Where accounts differ

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

  • The envoy post was an obscure role that Trump created to keep Noem busy.

    Left-side coverage, including a Daily Beast opinion piece, calls the post obscure and suggests Trump invented it to keep Noem busy; Noem said the role “was always a six-month appointment.”

How each side tells it

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Every side reports that Noem is no longer the Shield of the Americas envoy. The left stresses her firing and the post as an obscure demotion; the right stresses her new senior advisor role at State; the center reports the State Department’s confirmation.

  • the left

    2 outlets · 1 opinion

    Left headlines stress Noem’s firing and call the envoy post obscure, though the CBS News report states the change flatly; the far-left Daily Beast opinion piece mocks the role.

    Trump-fired Kristi Noem has now lost her ‘special’ role just months after being ousted from DHS
    The IndependentLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    1 outlet

    The Hill’s headline states the change as a plain State Department confirmation, with no evaluative wording.

    Noem out of Shield of America’s role, State Department confirms
    The HillCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    5 outlets

    Right headlines report the envoy post ending as a plain exit and lead with her senior advisor move, where left headlines stress firing and demotion.

    Kristi Noem moves into senior advisor role at State Department
    Just the NewsFar RightAll right-leaning headlines

The words they chose

Language to notice

Words that carry a judgement beyond the facts. Tap a highlighted word anywhere on the page to see why.

  • Left5

    seemingly invented to keep her busyICE BarbieWeird New Twistobscure post

  • Center0

    No loaded words in its own voice.

  • Right0

    No loaded words in its own voice.

In the outlets’ own words

  • Loaded verb

    seemingly invented to keep her busyMore neutral: a special envoy role

    Asserts an unsupported motive for creating the envoy role, stated in the outlet’s own voice.

    Kristi Noem is no longer serving in the job Donald Trump seemingly invented to keep her busy after her ouster.

    Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)

  • Loaded modifier

    ICE BarbieMore neutral: Kristi Noem

    A mocking nickname that ridicules Noem and ties her to the immigration agency, although the report concerns a State Department role.

    ICE Barbie’s Career Takes Weird New Twist

    Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)

  • Sensational language

    Weird New TwistMore neutral: Noem leaves envoy role

    Calls the news strange and adds a tone of mockery that the reported facts do not require.

    ICE Barbie’s Career Takes Weird New Twist

    Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)

  • Loaded modifier

    obscure postMore neutral: special envoy post

    Calling the post obscure is a judgement about its importance that the reporting does not establish.

    Noem was handed the obscure post after being fired for her handling Homeland Security as Trump Cabinet member

    Used byThe Independent (Left)

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  • Loaded verb

    glorified herMore neutral: promoted her

    Describes the ad campaign as praise of Noem rather than reporting what it showed.

    …in Minnesota as part of his deportation push and a $220 million ad campaign that glorified her.

    Used byThe Independent (Left)

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Side by side

What each side leads with and what it leaves out. Open a side to read its headlines.

From the left

2 outlets · 1 opinion

Leads with

  • her firing from DHS
  • the envoy post as obscure
  • Noem losing a ‘special’ role

Leaves out

  • Noem’s move to a senior advisor job at State
  • Noem’s statement that the role was a six-month appointment

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

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  • The IndependentLeft

    Trump-fired Kristi Noem has now lost her ‘special’ role just months after being ousted from DHS

    Noem was handed the Loaded modifier“obscure post”Calling the post obscure is a judgement about its importance that the reporting does not establish.More neutral: special envoy postDisagree with this highlight? after being fired for her handling Homeland Security as Trump Cabinet member

    Read at The Independent (opens in a new tab)
  • CBS NewsLeft

    Kristi Noem no longer serving as Trump envoy to Shield of the Americas

    Former DHS Secretary Kristi Noem is no longer serving as the Trump administration's envoy to the Shield of the Americas initiative, a State Department official said. She is still at the department.

    Read at CBS News (opens in a new tab)
  • The Daily BeastFar LeftOpinion

    Loaded modifier“ICE Barbie”A mocking nickname that ridicules Noem and ties her to the immigration agency, although the report concerns a State Department role.More neutral: Kristi NoemDisagree with this highlight?’s Career Takes Sensational language“Weird New Twist”Calls the news strange and adds a tone of mockery that the reported facts do not require.More neutral: Noem leaves envoy roleDisagree with this highlight?

    Kristi Noem is no longer serving in the job Donald Trump Loaded verb“seemingly invented to keep her busy”Asserts an unsupported motive for creating the envoy role, stated in the outlet’s own voice.More neutral: a special envoy roleDisagree with this highlight? after her ouster. The former Cabinet secretary has departed her post as the Trump administration’s special envoy for the Shield of the Americas initiative, CBS News reported on Thursday. …

    Read at The Daily Beast (opens in a new tab)

From the center

1 outlet

Leads with

  • State Department confirmation
  • the envoy role ending
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  • The HillCenter

    Noem out of Shield of America’s role, State Department confirms

    Former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is no longer serving as the Trump administration’s special envoy to the "Shield of the Americas" coalition, a spokesperson confirmed to NewsNation, The Hill’s broadcasting partner. …

    Read at The Hill (opens in a new tab)

From the right

5 outlets

Leads with

  • her move to a senior advisor role
  • the envoy post ending
  • Noem’s own account that the role was a six-month appointment

Leaves out

  • The Independent’s report that Noem was fired over her handling of Homeland Security

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

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Who reported it when

How the coverage built up

  • Left

    First to report

    CBS News, Oct 15, 5:00 PM EDT

  • Center

    3 hr 32 min later

    Its first report, Oct 15, 8:32 PM EDT

  • Right

    1 hr 15 min later

    Its first report, Oct 15, 6:15 PM EDT

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  1. CBS NewsLeftOct 15, 5:00 PM EDT
  2. Daily MailRightOct 15, 6:15 PM EDT
  3. The HillCenterOct 15, 8:32 PM EDT
  4. The Western JournalFar RightOct 16, 1:01 AM EDT
  5. The IndependentLeftOct 16, 10:12 AM EDT
  6. The Daily CallerFar RightOct 16, 11:56 AM EDT
  7. TownhallFar RightOct 16, 12:15 PM EDT

Times are the ones the outlets published in their own feeds, in Eastern time. Opinion is left out. Just the News gave only a date, so it is not placed.

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