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Alaska Senate candidate Mary Peltola hurt in car crash, postpones campaign stops

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Alaska Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola was involved in a car crash on Saturday night, and her campaign postponed events planned for the days that followed. Peltola and her family were struck by another vehicle while heading to the Alaska Federation of Natives annual banquet. According to a campaign statement issued on Sunday, they sustained minor injuries. The campaign said stops planned for Sunday and Monday would be rescheduled for later in the week.

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  1. Mary Peltola, an Alaska Democratic Senate candidate, was involved in a car crash on Saturday night.

    Reported byLeft4Center1Right2Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
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    Bloomberg, Politico, CBS News, The New York Times
    Center
    Straight Arrow News
    Right
    Washington Examiner, Daily Mail
    Far Right
    The Daily Wire

  2. Peltola’s campaign said Peltola and her family sustained minor injuries.

    Reported byLeft3Center1Right2Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    Politico, CBS News, The New York Times
    Center
    Straight Arrow News
    Right
    Washington Examiner, Daily Mail
    Far Right
    The Daily Wire

  3. Peltola’s campaign said events planned for Sunday and Monday were postponed and would be rescheduled.

    Reported byLeft3Right2Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
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    Bloomberg, Politico, The New York Times
    Right
    Washington Examiner, Daily Mail
    Far Right
    The Daily Wire

  4. Peltola and her family were struck by another vehicle while heading to the Alaska Federation of Natives annual banquet.

    Reported byLeft1Right2Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
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    The New York Times
    Right
    Washington Examiner, Daily Mail
    Far Right
    The Daily Wire

How each side tells it

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All three sides report that Mary Peltola was hurt in a Saturday night car crash and her campaign postponed events. The main difference is emphasis: left and center headlines report the injuries and postponements plainly, while right-side headlines stress the nine days before the midterms.

  • the left

    6 outlets

    Left-side headlines lead with the crash and the postponed campaign stops, with the campaign’s ‘minor injuries’ wording attributed to the campaign.

    Peltola Postpones Events After ‘Minor Injuries’ in Automobile Collision, Campaign Says
    The New York TimesLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    2 outlets

    Center headline attributes the injuries to the campaign with ‘minor injuries’ in quotation marks and does not mention the postponed events.

    Mary Peltola suffers ‘minor injuries’ after car crash, campaign says
    Straight Arrow NewsCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    5 outlets

    Right-side headlines lead with the crash and the campaign setback; the far-right Daily Wire leads with ‘Democrat’ and the nine days before the midterms.

    Democrat Hurt In Car Crash, Postpones Campaign Events A Week Before Midterms
    The Daily WireFar RightAll right-leaning headlines

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  • Right1

    thrown into turmoil

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  • Sensational language

    thrown into turmoilMore neutral: postpones campaign events

    The headline describes the campaign’s situation in dramatic terms, while the story itself reports postponed events and an injury statement.

    …Peltola is injured in car crash while with family as her midterms campaign is thrown into turmoil

    Used byDaily Mail (Right)

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From the left

6 outlets

Leads with

  • postponed campaign stops
  • campaign’s ‘minor injuries’ wording
  • rescheduled Sunday and Monday events
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  • NBC NewsLeft

    Mary Peltola delays campaign events after sustaining ‘minor injuries’ in car crash

    Former Rep. Mary Peltola is rescheduling several upcoming campaign events after she and her family sustained “minor” injuries in a car crash, her campaign announced on Sunday.

    Read at NBC News (opens in a new tab)
  • The New York TimesLeft

    Peltola Postpones Events After ‘Minor Injuries’ in Automobile Collision, Campaign Says

    Mary Peltola, Alaska’s Democratic Senate nominee, is rescheduling stops that were planned for Sunday and Monday after the vehicle she was in was struck by another driver Saturday night, according to her campaign.

    Read at The New York Times (opens in a new tab)
  • CBS NewsLeft

    Alaska Senate candidate sustains "minor injuries" in car accident

    Alaska Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola sustained "minor injuries" in a car accident, her campaign said.

    Read at CBS News (opens in a new tab)
  • PoliticoLeft

    Peltola postpones campaign stops after Saturday car crash

    The Alaska Senate candidate and her family sustained minor injuries, her campaign announced Sunday.

    Read at Politico (opens in a new tab)
  • BloombergLeft

    Car Crash With Alaska Democrat Peltola Delays Campaign Rallies

    US Senate candidate Mary Peltola was involved in a car crash Saturday night, forcing the Alaska Democrat’s campaign to delay rallies planned for Sunday and Monday.

    Read at Bloomberg (opens in a new tab)
  • ABC NewsLeftAssociated Press report

    Alaska Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola and her family suffer minor injuries in car crash

    ABC News published a report that is shown in full at The Washington Times.

    Read at ABC News (opens in a new tab)

From the center

2 outlets

Leads with

  • campaign’s account of minor injuries
  • the crash itself

Leaves out

  • postponed campaign events, absent from its headline and description

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

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From the right

5 outlets

Leads with

  • party label ‘Democrat’
  • nine days before the midterms
  • campaign turmoil
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  • New York PostRight

    Alaska Dem Mary Peltola in car crash during final sprint for Senate

    Peltola, 53, was en route to the Alaska Federation of Natives Annual Banquet when her vehicle was hit by another car.

    Read at New York Post (opens in a new tab)
  • The Washington TimesRightAssociated Press report

    Alaska Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola and her family suffer minor injuries in car crash

    Alaska's Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola and her family suffered minor injuries Saturday in a car crash while driving to a campaign stop, her campaign said.

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

    Also published by ABC News. It counts once.

  • Daily MailRight

    Alaska Democrat Mary Peltola is injured in car crash while with family as her midterms campaign is Sensational language“thrown into turmoil”The headline describes the campaign’s situation in dramatic terms, while the story itself reports postponed events and an injury statement.More neutral: postpones campaign eventsDisagree with this highlight?

    Mary Peltola and her family were traveling to the Alaska Federation of Natives' annual banquet on Saturday night when another driver struck their car.

    Read at Daily Mail (opens in a new tab)
  • Washington ExaminerRight

    Mary Peltola injured in car crash, postponing Alaska Senate campaign stops

    Alaska Democratic Senate nominee Mary Peltola was injured in a car crash Saturday night, leading the challenger to postpone her campaign stops just nine days before voters head to the polls in the Last Frontier. …

    Read at Washington Examiner (opens in a new tab)
  • The Daily WireFar Right

    Democrat Hurt In Car Crash, Postpones Campaign Events A Week Before Midterms

    Alaska Democrat Senate candidate Mary Peltola postponed her campaign events this week after she sustained “minor injuries” that required medical attention from a car accident in Anchorage on Saturday night. …

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

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Who reported it when

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  • Left

    3 hr 34 min later

    Its first report, Oct 25, 1:15 PM EDT

  • Center

    3 hr 41 min later

    Its first report, Oct 25, 1:22 PM EDT

  • Right

    First to report

    The Daily Wire, Oct 25, 9:41 AM EDT

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  1. The Daily WireFar RightOct 25, 9:41 AM EDT
  2. BloombergLeftOct 25, 1:15 PM EDT
  3. Straight Arrow NewsCenterOct 25, 1:22 PM EDT
  4. PoliticoLeftOct 25, 1:26 PM EDT
  5. CBS NewsLeftOct 25, 1:32 PM EDT
  6. Washington ExaminerRightOct 25, 1:46 PM EDT
  7. Daily MailRightOct 25, 2:05 PM EDT
  8. The Washington TimesRightOct 25, 2:30 PM EDT
  9. The New York TimesLeftOct 25, 2:35 PM EDT
  10. New York PostRightOct 25, 2:52 PM EDT
  11. NBC NewsLeftOct 25, 3:08 PM EDT
  12. NewsweekCenterOct 25, 3:35 PM EDT
  13. ABC NewsLeftOct 25, 3:50 PM EDT

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