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France 24, Deutsche Welle, the New York Post and Bloomberg report that French President Emmanuel Macron has promised new measures after weeks of nationwide protests. Bloomberg says he pledged to prevent more rioting and looting with a heightened security presence and by tasking his government to respond to some protester demands. According to Reuters, cited by the New York Post, there were 1,435 arrests during weekend demonstrations. Macron said on Monday, after visiting police in Marseille, that it is not normal for the country to be in such turmoil six months before a presidential election. France 24 reports that Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu was to meet high school student representatives on Monday to ease tensions over protests about education standards and funding.

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  1. Emmanuel Macron promised new measures in response to weeks of nationwide protests.

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    Left
    Bloomberg
    Center
    France 24, Deutsche Welle
    Right
    New York Post

  2. High school students’ protests demanding better education standards and funding triggered weeks of unrest, and Macron said students have legitimate grievances.

    One side only: the centerReported byCenter2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Center
    France 24, Deutsche Welle

  3. Reuters reported 1,435 arrests during weekend demonstrations.

    One outletNew York Post· Right

  4. Macron said he would prevent more rioting and looting by keeping a heightened security presence.

    One outletBloomberg· Left

  5. Macron said it is not normal that the country is in such turmoil six months before a presidential election.

    One outletBloomberg· Left

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Every side present reports that Macron promised new measures after weeks of protests over student demands for better education. The center stresses concrete responses and student grievances, while the right cites 1,435 arrests and the left stresses riots and security.

  • the left

    1 outlet

    Bloomberg’s headline centers on avoiding a repeat of violent riots, putting the disorder ahead of the students’ education demands.

    Macron Vows to Avoid a Repeat of France’s Violent Riots
    BloombergLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    2 outlets

    France 24 and Deutsche Welle headlines lead with Macron vowing concrete or strong measures, and describe the events as unrest or violent protests without judgement.

    Macron vows ‘concrete’ measures to address student demands after unrest
    France 24CenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    1 outlet

    The New York Post headline, on a Reuters report, leads with Macron promising strong measures to assuage protests; the side’s only coverage is a report written elsewhere.

    France President Emmanuel Macron promises ‘strong measures’ to assuage protests
    New York PostRightAll right-leaning headlines

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    combat protests

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  • Loaded verb

    combat protestsMore neutral: respond to protests

    “Combat” casts the protests as an enemy to fight, while the story describes them as grievance-driven demonstrations.

    France: Macron vows 'strong measures' to combat protests

    Used byDeutsche Welle (Center)

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From the left

1 outlet

Leads with

  • avoiding a repeat of violent riots
  • heightened security presence
  • Macron’s warning about disorder

Leaves out

  • students’ education demands at the core of the protests
  • 1,435 arrests reported by Reuters

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

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  • BloombergLeft

    Macron Vows to Avoid a Repeat of France’s Violent Riots

    French President Emmanuel Macron pledged to prevent more rioting and looting by maintaining a heightened security presence and tasking his government to respond to some of the protesters’ demands.

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From the center

2 outlets

Leads with

  • Macron’s promised concrete measures
  • students’ education demands
  • Lecornu meeting with student unions

Leaves out

  • Macron’s visit to police in Marseille
  • 1,435 arrests reported by Reuters

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

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  • Deutsche WelleCenter

    France: Macron vows 'strong measures' to Loaded verb“combat protests”“Combat” casts the protests as an enemy to fight, while the story describes them as grievance-driven demonstrations.More neutral: respond to protestsDisagree with this highlight?

    French President Emmanuel Macron said his government will announce "strong measures" in response to violent protests in France in recent weeks. But he also acknowledged that students have "legitimate" grievances.

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  • France 24Center

    Macron vows ‘concrete’ measures to address student demands after unrest

    French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday said the government will announce "concrete and strong" measures to address the demands by high school students after their protests demanding better education conditions triggered weeks of nationwide unrest. …

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From the right

1 outlet

Leads with

  • Macron’s promised strong measures
  • 1,435 arrests

Leaves out

  • students’ education demands
  • Macron’s acknowledgement of legitimate grievances

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

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  • New York PostRightReuters report

    France President Emmanuel Macron promises ‘strong measures’ to assuage protests

    French President Emmanuel Macron promised new measures to address nationwide protests following 1,435 arrests during weekend demonstrations.

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  • Left

    2 hr 15 min later

    Its first report, Oct 26, 10:35 AM EDT

  • Center

    First to report

    France 24, Oct 26, 8:20 AM EDT

  • Right

    1 hr 49 min later

    Its first report, Oct 26, 10:08 AM EDT

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  1. France 24CenterOct 26, 8:20 AM EDT
  2. Deutsche WelleCenterOct 26, 9:52 AM EDT
  3. New York PostRightOct 26, 10:08 AM EDT
  4. BloombergLeftOct 26, 10:35 AM EDT

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