UpdateUpdated 44 min agoFirst reported 18 hr ago

Mother killed in suspected grizzly bear attack near Bella Coola, B.C.

What’s new: Officials said the remains of the daughter, Selah Reed, were found on Tuesday.

Coverage spectrum

Covered by 5 outlets, mostly left-leaning (60%).

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

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Officials said the remains of Selah Reed, the 20-year-old daughter of Jennifer Balcarras, were found on Tuesday, after Balcarras’s body was found on Monday on the Snooka West Trail near Bella Coola, British Columbia. Conservation officers said evidence suggested a grizzly bear may have been involved and were working to locate any bears involved. The family reported the two missing on November 1, after they failed to return from what was expected to be a short walk. The Guardian’s earlier report described the daughter as missing, and accounts differ on when the mother’s body was found.

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The 5-point spectrum

Far Left
Voices that strongly advocate for progressive policies and systemic change.
Left
Mainstream liberal perspectives focusing on social equality and regulation.
Center
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Right
Mainstream conservative perspectives focusing on market freedom and tradition.
Far Right
Voices that strongly advocate for conservative values and limited government.

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What happened

Key points

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

Jennifer Balcarras was found dead on the Snooka West Trail near Bella Coola, B.C.
Across the spectrumReported byLeft2Right2See the outletsHide the outlets
Left
CBS News, The Guardian
Right
New York Post, Daily Mail
Officials said the remains of the daughter, Selah Reed, were found on Tuesday.
Reported byLeft1Right2See the outletsHide the outlets
Left
CBS News
Right
New York Post, Daily Mail
Conservation officers said evidence suggested a grizzly bear may have been involved.
Across the spectrumReported byLeft2Right2See the outletsHide the outlets
Left
CBS News, The Guardian
Right
New York Post, Daily Mail
The family reported the two missing on November 1 after they failed to return from a walk.
One outletCBS News· Left
The daughter was reported as 20 years old.
Reported byLeft1Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
Left
CBS News
Right
Daily Mail

How each side tells it

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Every side reports a mother and daughter dead or missing in a suspected grizzly bear attack near Bella Coola, B.C. Left-side outlets lead with the casualties and link the case to an earlier bear attack in the province, while right-side outlets stress the casual walk close to home.

the left
3 outlets
Left headlines state the deaths plainly and lead with the suspected bear attack; the Guardian leads with one death and one missing, linking the case to an earlier bear attack on schoolchildren.
Mother, daughter dead in suspected grizzly bear attack in Canada
CBS NewsLeftAll 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
2 outlets
Right headlines centre the ‘casual walk’ and the closeness to home, framing the deaths as a shock to an ordinary outing; the Daily Mail stresses the family’s grief.
Mom and daughter killed in suspected bear attack on ‘casual walk’ minutes from home
New York PostRightAll right-leaning headlines

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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 deaths and identities of the victims
the suspected grizzly bear attack
conservation officers’ findings

Leaves out

that the walk was close to home, as the New York Post reports

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

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CBS NewsLeft
Mother, daughter dead in suspected grizzly bear attack in Canada
Family members identified the victims as Jennifer Balcarras and her 20-year-old daughter, Selah Reed.
44 min agoRead at CBS News (opens in a new tab)
The Daily BeastFar Left
Mother and Daughter Dead in Suspected Grizzly Bear Attack
A mother and daughter were killed in a suspected bear attack in British Columbia. The daughter’s brother, Matt Balcarras, reported Jenny Balcarras, 48, and daughter Selah Reed, 19, missing in Bella Coola on November 1 after Reed didn’t show up for an online meet-up the night …
1 hr agoRead at The Daily Beast (opens in a new tab)
The GuardianLeft
One dead and another missing in suspected grizzly bear attack in Canada
The incident took place in the same province where a grizzly attacked a group of schoolchildren last November A mother is dead and her daughter is missing in western Canada after a suspected grizzly bear attack in the same community where a bear attacked a group of …
18 hr agoRead at The Guardian (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

2 outlets

Leads with

the ‘casual walk’ near home
the mother and daughter killed
the family’s grief

Leaves out

the earlier bear attack on schoolchildren in the same province, as the Guardian reports

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

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New York PostRight
Mom and daughter killed in suspected bear attack on ‘casual walk’ minutes from home
A mom and her daughter were killed in a suspected grizzly bear attack while enjoying a "casual walk" in an area that wasn't remote.
2 hr agoRead at New York Post (opens in a new tab)
Daily MailRight
Family in agony after mom and daughter killed in apparent grizzly bear attack while on 'casual walk'
Jennifer Balcarras, 48, and her daughter, Selah Reed, 20, were found dead on the Selah West Trail in Bella Coola, British Columbia this week.
12 hr agoRead at Daily Mail (opens in a new tab)

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Who reported it when

How the coverage built up

Left
First to report
The Guardian, Nov 3, 5:08 PM EST
Center
No report yet
From the outlets Mantle follows
Right
5 hr 48 min later
Its first report, Nov 3, 10:56 PM EST

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The GuardianLeftNov 3, 5:08 PM EST
Daily MailRightNov 3, 10:56 PM EST
New York PostRightNov 4, 8:41 AM EST
The Daily BeastFar LeftNov 4, 10:11 AM EST
CBS NewsLeftNov 4, 10:30 AM EST

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Mother killed in suspected grizzly bear attack near Bella Coola, B.C.

Coverage spectrum

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Language to notice

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From the left

Mother, daughter dead in suspected grizzly bear attack in Canada

Mother and Daughter Dead in Suspected Grizzly Bear Attack

One dead and another missing in suspected grizzly bear attack in Canada

From the center

From the right

Mom and daughter killed in suspected bear attack on ‘casual walk’ minutes from home

Family in agony after mom and daughter killed in apparent grizzly bear attack while on 'casual walk'

How the coverage built up

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