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Missing dog Luna is found alive in Yellowstone after more than a month

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Covered by 4 outlets, mostly left-leaning (75%).

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

White dog in lavender harness with tag reading Luna, standing on concrete outside a building.
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Luna, a 10-year-old Jack Russell terrier, was caught in a live trap in Yellowstone National Park on Wednesday, October 14, and reunited with her owners, the Associated Press reports. The dog had been missing since September 10, when she got out of a cabin where her California family had left her. The New York Post reports that a team from Norris Ark Training and Recovery Center had been searching as winter closures approached. Volunteer Katie Boucher said Luna was underweight but alert. The New York Times reports that the dog lost about half her weight but was otherwise healthy. Park spokesperson Linda Veress confirmed that the dog was captured and alive.

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What happened

Key points

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

  1. Luna, a 10-year-old Jack Russell terrier, was caught in a live trap in Yellowstone on Wednesday, October 14, and reunited with her owners.

    Reported byLeft2Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The Guardian, The New York Times
    Right
    New York Post

  2. Luna had been missing since September 10, when she escaped from a cabin where her family had left her.

    Reported byLeft1Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The Guardian
    Right
    New York Post

  3. Volunteer Katie Boucher said Luna was underweight but alert.

    One outletThe Guardian· Left

  4. Luna lost about half her weight but was otherwise healthy.

    One outletThe New York Times· Left

  5. Park spokesperson Linda Veress confirmed that the dog was captured and alive.

    One outletNew York Post· Right

How each side tells it

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Left and right outlets both report that Luna was found alive in Yellowstone after more than a month missing, with an underweight but healthy dog. The left stresses the winter deadline and the dog’s return, while the right-side New York Post stresses a frantic escape and search.

  • the left

    3 outlets

    Two of three left headlines are AP copy: one leads with the winter search pressure and one with the reunion; the NYT headline stresses the month lost and that she is found safe.

    Luna, a Dog Who Was Lost in Yellowstone for a Month, Is Found Safe
    The New York TimesLeftAll 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 New York Post, the only right-side outlet in the sample, uses dramatic words like frantic search and escape into wilderness, and its headline centers on the find.

    Pup that escaped into Yellowstone wilderness for over a month found after Sensational language“frantic search”“Frantic” describes the search in more dramatic terms than the reported facts require.More neutral: searchDisagree with this highlight?
    New York PostRightAll right-leaning headlines

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  • Left0

    No loaded words in its own voice.

  • Center

    Has not covered this story.

  • Right2

    desperate searchfrantic search

In the outlets’ own words

  • Sensational language

    desperate searchMore neutral: search

    “Desperate” adds drama to the search beyond what the reported facts state.

    …has been found alive after more than a month alone in the wilderness, ending a desperate search against freezing temperatures and dangerous predators.

    Used byNew York Post (Right)

  • Sensational language

    frantic searchMore neutral: search

    “Frantic” describes the search in more dramatic terms than the reported facts require.

    Pup that escaped into Yellowstone wilderness for over a month found after frantic search

    Used byNew York Post (Right)

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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

3 outlets

Leads with

  • the dog’s return to her owners
  • the winter deadline and search pressure
  • the dog’s weight loss and health
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  • The New York TimesLeft

    Luna, a Dog Who Was Lost in Yellowstone for a Month, Is Found Safe

    A 10-year-old Jack Russell Terrier/Chihuahua mix, Luna lost half her weight but was otherwise healthy after several weeks in Yellowstone National Park.

    Read at The New York Times (opens in a new tab)
  • The GuardianLeftAssociated Press report

    Luna, dog missing in Yellowstone for a month, is reunited with her owners

    Jack Russell terrier that escaped from family’s cabin in September was caught in a live trap Luna, a Jack Russell terrier who eluded capture for over a month as concern for the dog’s survival mounted ahead of winter in Yellowstone national park, was caught in a live trap …

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

    Search for missing pup in Yellowstone under pressure as winter nears

    A small dog named Luna has been on the loose in Yellowstone National Park since September

    Read at ABC News (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

  • a frantic, dramatic search
  • the dog’s escape into the wilderness
  • the rescue team’s permit deadline

Leaves out

  • the dog lost about half her body weight

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

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  • New York PostRight

    Pup that escaped into Yellowstone wilderness for over a month found after Sensational language“frantic search”“Frantic” describes the search in more dramatic terms than the reported facts require.More neutral: searchDisagree with this highlight?

    Luna, a 10-year-old Jack Russell terrier who vanished in Yellowstone National Park, has been found alive.

    Read at New York Post (opens in a new tab)

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Who reported it when

How the coverage built up

  • Left

    First to report

    ABC News, Oct 14, 2:23 AM EDT

  • Center

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

  • Right

    17 hr later

    Its first report, Oct 14, 7:24 PM EDT

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  1. ABC NewsLeftOct 14, 2:23 AM EDT
  2. The GuardianLeftOct 14, 5:50 PM EDT
  3. New York PostRightOct 14, 7:24 PM EDT
  4. The New York TimesLeftOct 15, 5:22 PM EDT

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