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NFL's Saints-Steelers game in Paris remains on schedule amid unrest in France

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Covered by 5 outlets, mostly right-leaning (80%).

8 articles in total, 1 of them opinion. The spectrum counts each outlet once and leaves opinion out. How we measure bias

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Six outlets, including Newsweek, Fox News, The Daily Caller and The Daily Wire, report that the NFL's first regular-season game in France, between the New Orleans Saints and Pittsburgh Steelers, is still scheduled for Sunday, October 25, at Stade de France near Paris. The NFL said in a statement that preparations continue as planned and that it is working with local authorities on security. The outlets describe protests and unrest across France, and some mention curfews. Fox News reports that the Saints arrived in France on Monday and are staying near Versailles, and that Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry travelled to Paris with Saints supporters.

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What happened

Key points

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

  1. The NFL's first regular-season game in France, between the New Orleans Saints and Pittsburgh Steelers, remains scheduled for Sunday, October 25, at Stade de France near Paris.

    Reported byCenter1Far Right5See the outletsHide the outlets
    Center
    Newsweek
    Far Right
    Fox News, The Daily Wire, Breitbart News, The Daily Caller, Hot Air

  2. The NFL said preparations continue as scheduled and that it is working with local authorities on security matters.

    One outletThe Daily Caller· Far Right

  3. Protests and unrest across France have been reported, and coverage mentions curfews.

    Reported byCenter1Far Right3See the outletsHide the outlets
    Center
    Newsweek
    Far Right
    The Daily Wire, Fox News, Hot Air

  4. The Saints arrived in France on Monday and are staying near Versailles.

    One side only: the rightReported byFar Right2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Right
    Fox News, Hot Air

  5. Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry travelled to Paris with Saints supporters on an Air France charter.

    One outletFox News· Far Right

What is contested

Where accounts differ

Points the coverage does not agree on, and who says what.

  • The Saints travelled into riots and looting in Paris.

    Hot Air says the NFL is flying the teams into riots. Fox News says the scenes of looting and fires in Paris are not an accurate picture of the Saints' arrival, which it describes as calm.

How each side tells it

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Every side present reports that the NFL's Saints-Steelers game at Stade de France is still on schedule despite unrest in France. Right-side outlets stress the league's defiance and the teams' travel, while the single center outlet leads with the chaos and protests.

  • 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

    Newsweek, the only center outlet supplied, frames the game as going ahead after a weekend of rising chaos and protests, leading with the unrest.

    NFL To Host First France Game After Weekend of Sensational language“Rising Chaos”Chaos is a stronger word than the reported protests and unrest, and adds drama beyond what the facts state.More neutral: unrestDisagree with this highlight? and Protests
    NewsweekCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    4 outlets · 1 opinion

    Headlines stress that the NFL is pressing ahead despite riots, while Far Right outlets such as The Daily Wire and Hot Air add religious or ridiculing framing to the unrest.

    Steelers-Saints Game In Paris Still On Despite Riots, NFL Says
    The Daily CallerFar RightAll 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.

  • Center1

    Rising Chaos

  • Right4

    Muslim RiotsNo-Fearstirring up social unrestOccupied France

In the outlets’ own words

  • Hateful rhetoric

    Muslim RiotsMore neutral: Amid Riots in France

    Attaches a religious label to the riots, tying a religious group to the unrest although the coverage does not say the riots were religious.

    Attacks or dehumanizes a person or a group because of who they are: their race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation or disability.

    NFL Sticks With Plans For Paris Game Amid Muslim Riots

    Used byThe Daily Wire (Far Right)

  • Loaded modifier

    No-FearMore neutral: NFL

    Describes the league with a word of defiance that judges its motive rather than reporting its decision.

    No-Fear NFL: Vows Paris Game to Go Ahead Despite Riots in France

    Used byBreitbart News (Far Right)

  • Sensational language

    Rising ChaosMore neutral: unrest

    Chaos is a stronger word than the reported protests and unrest, and adds drama beyond what the facts state.

    NFL To Host First France Game After Weekend of Rising Chaos and Protests

    Used byNewsweek (Center)

  • Loaded verb

    stirring up social unrestMore neutral: playing a game

    Attributes a motive to the NFL that the supplied reporting does not establish.

    for stirring up social unrest.

    Used byHot Air (Far Right)

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  • Loaded modifier

    Occupied FranceMore neutral: France

    Calling France occupied implies foreign rule that the reporting does not support.

    Today's Deep Question: Will the Saints (and Steelers) Go Marching In to Occupied France?

    Used byHot Air (Far 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

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

  • Game still on schedule
  • Chaos and protests across France
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  • NewsweekCenter

    NFL To Host First France Game After Weekend of Sensational language“Rising Chaos”Chaos is a stronger word than the reported protests and unrest, and adds drama beyond what the facts state.More neutral: unrestDisagree with this highlight? and Protests

    The NFL’s first game in France remains on schedule despite fresh protests slated for Paris ahead of Sunday’s matchup.

    Read at Newsweek (opens in a new tab)

From the right

4 outlets · 1 opinion

Leads with

  • Game still on despite riots
  • NFL security and preparations
  • Saints and Governor Landry travel
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Who reported it when

How the coverage built up

  • Left

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

  • Center

    1 day 5 hr later

    Its first report, Oct 19, 4:10 PM EDT

  • Right

    First to report

    Fox News, Oct 18, 10:12 AM EDT

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  1. Fox NewsFar RightOct 18, 10:12 AM EDT
  2. The Daily WireFar RightOct 18, 11:17 AM EDT
  3. Breitbart NewsFar RightOct 19, 3:40 AM EDT
  4. NewsweekCenterOct 19, 4:10 PM EDT
  5. The Daily CallerFar RightOct 19, 4:37 PM EDT

Times are the ones the outlets published in their own feeds, in Eastern time. Opinion is left out.

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