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Learjet crashes in Florida; 20-year-old co-pilot among those killed, reports say

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Covered by 3 outlets, mostly right-leaning (67%).

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

A Learjet 60 crashed and exploded in Palm Beach County, Florida, on Sunday, according to the New York Post and the Daily Mail. NewsNation reports that the co-pilot’s mother said her daughter was ‘living her dream’. The New York Post identifies the co-pilot as Nathalia Filgueiras, 20, who got her pilot license in high school, and says she made a mayday call as the jet began to nosedive. The Daily Mail reports that all nine people on board died and that the jet left a crater in the roadway. Federal authorities are investigating the crash.

Headline and summary written by Mantle’s AI from the coverage below, under published rules. Editors read every story. How this works

What happened

Key points

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

  1. A Learjet 60 crashed and exploded in Florida on Sunday, according to reports.

    One side only: the rightReported byRight2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Right
    New York Post, Daily Mail

  2. The New York Post identifies the co-pilot as Nathalia Filgueiras, 20.

    One outletNew York Post· Right

  3. The Daily Mail reports that all nine people on board were killed.

    One outletDaily Mail· Right

  4. The co-pilot’s mother said her daughter was ‘living her dream’.

    One outletNewsNation· Center

  5. The co-pilot sent a mayday call as the jet began to nosedive, according to the New York Post.

    One outletNew York Post· Right

  6. Federal authorities are investigating the crash.

    One outletDaily Mail· Right

How each side tells it

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All sides present report a Learjet crash in Florida in which a 20-year-old co-pilot died. The center outlet centres on the family’s tribute, while right-leaning outlets focus on the co-pilot’s final mayday audio and the crash footage.

  • 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

    NewsNation’s single headline centres on the co-pilot’s mother saying she was ‘living her dream’, a tribute rather than the crash details; no other center coverage is supplied.

    Florida Learjet crash co-pilot was ‘living her dream,’ mother says
    NewsNationCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    2 outlets

    Right-side headlines lead with the co-pilot’s last words, mayday audio and crash footage, framing the event through its drama and grief; the Daily Mail adds the stepdad’s quote.

    Friend reacts to Learjet co-pilot Nathalia Filgueiras’ Sensational language“haunting last words”‘Haunting’ adds an emotional verdict on the words that the reported quote does not require.More neutral: final wordsDisagree with this highlight? before deadly crash
    New York PostRightAll 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.

  • Left

    Has not covered this story.

  • Center0

    No loaded words in its own voice.

  • Right5

    horrifying dashcam videodisturbinghaunting final wordsdesperate mayday call

In the outlets’ own words

  • Sensational language

    horrifying dashcam videoMore neutral: dashcam video

    ‘Horrifying’ is an emotional judgement on the footage rather than a description of it.

    The co-pilot of a doomed Learjet airplane, which was captured in horrifying dashcam video plummeting to the ground and exploding into a fireball in Palm Beach County,…

    Used byNew York Post (Right)

  • Sensational language

    disturbingMore neutral: air traffic control audio

    ‘Disturbing’ is a judgement on the audio that the article does not need to report the event.

    …in Florida have spoken out for the first time, with her best friend describing the disturbing air traffic control audio as the 'worst thing I ever heard.' Nathalia Filgueiras…

    Used byDaily Mail (Right)

  • Sensational language

    haunting final wordsMore neutral: final words

    ‘Haunting’ adds an emotional verdict on the words that the reported quote does not require.

    …that crashed in Florida on Sunday has spoken out about hearing her pal’s haunting final words.

    Used byNew York Post (Right)

  • Sensational language

    desperate mayday callMore neutral: mayday call

    ‘Desperate’ adds emotional drama about the caller’s state that the call itself does not establish.

    The co-pilot — 20-year-old Nathalia Filgueiras — gave a desperate mayday call to air traffic control after the Learjet 60 started dropping over Palm Beach…

    Used byNew York Post (Right)

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  • Sensational language

    haunting last wordsMore neutral: final words

    ‘Haunting’ adds an emotional verdict on the words that the reported quote does not require.

    Friend reacts to Learjet co-pilot Nathalia Filgueiras’ haunting last words before deadly crash

    Used byNew York Post (Right)

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See for yourself

Side by side

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

From the left

0 outlets

No left-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

From the center

1 outlet

Leads with

  • family tribute
  • the co-pilot’s life and dreams
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From the right

2 outlets

Leads with

  • final mayday audio
  • crash footage and fireball
  • family and friends’ grief

Leaves out

  • mother’s statement that her daughter was ‘living her dream’

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

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

  • Center

    9 hr 58 min later

    Its first report, Nov 3, 7:20 PM EST

  • Right

    First to report

    New York Post, Nov 3, 9:22 AM EST

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  1. New York PostRightNov 3, 9:22 AM EST
  2. Daily MailRightNov 3, 12:23 PM EST
  3. NewsNationCenterNov 3, 7:20 PM EST

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