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Nigeria military aircraft crashes with 32 aboard, search and rescue underway

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Covered by 5 outlets, mostly center (60%).

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

A Nigerian military aircraft carrying 32 people, 25 passengers and seven crew, crashed on Monday while flying from Edo state to Lagos, according to Aviation Minister Festus Keyamo. Air traffic controllers lost contact with the plane around 9:13 a.m. local time, and the wreckage was later located near a naval base in the Igbokoda area of Ondo state. The Nigerian Air Force identified the aircraft as an ATR-42 on a routine flight. Search-and-rescue teams were deployed to the site, and authorities said it was not immediately clear whether there were any casualties. Keyamo said he had offered the Aviation Ministry’s cooperation to the Chief of Air Staff in the rescue effort.

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What happened

Key points

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

  1. A military aircraft carrying 32 people (25 passengers, 7 crew) crashed in Ondo state, Nigeria

    Reported byLeftCenter

  2. The aircraft was identified as an ATR-42 on a routine flight from Edo state (Benin) to Lagos

    Reported byLeftCenter

  3. The wreckage was located near a naval base in the Igbokoda area

    Reported byLeftCenter

  4. Air traffic controllers lost contact with the plane around 9:13 a.m. local time (0813 GMT)

    Reported byLeftCenter

  5. Authorities had not confirmed any casualties as of the initial reports

    Reported byLeftCenter

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  1. Aviation Minister Festus Keyamo said search and rescue operations were ongoing

    Reported byLeftCenter

  2. Locals described seeing body parts, clothes and shoes near the crash site

    Reported byCenter

What is contested

Where accounts differ

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

  • The type of aircraft involved in the crash

    Deutsche Welle and Al Jazeera, citing the Nigerian Air Force, identify the aircraft as a fixed-wing ATR-42 plane, while The New York Times’ headline describes it as a helicopter.

How each side tells it

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  • the left

    2 outlets

    Al Jazeera emphasizes the launch of a rescue operation, while The New York Times frames the event as one of Nigeria’s worst military aviation accidents in years.

    Nigeria Military Helicopter Crashes With 32 Onboard
    The New York TimesLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    3 outlets

    Deutsche Welle’s identical reports describe the crash factually, focusing on the uncertain fate of those aboard.

    Plane carrying 25 crashes with no survivors
    Sky NewsCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    No coverage yet

    No right-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

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.

  • Left1

    one of Nigeria’s worst military aviation accidents in years

  • Center0

    No loaded words in its own voice.

  • Right

    Has not covered this story.

In the outlets’ own words

  • Sensational language

    one of Nigeria’s worst military aviation accidents in yearsMore neutral: a significant military aviation incident

    Characterizes the severity of the crash in dramatic, superlative terms before casualties or damage have been confirmed.

    The crash was one of Nigeria’s worst military aviation accidents in years.

    Used byThe New York Times (Left)

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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

2 outlets

Leads with

  • rescue operation details
  • number of people aboard
  • statements from the aviation minister

Leaves out

  • eyewitness accounts of debris found near the river
  • specific radar/disappearance timeline details

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

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From the center

3 outlets

Leads with

  • uncertainty over casualties
  • official statements from the aviation minister
  • eyewitness and social media accounts
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From the right

0 outlets

No right-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

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Who reported it when

How the coverage built up

  • Left

    1 hr 25 min later

    Its first report, Oct 5, 11:30 AM EDT

  • Center

    First to report

    Deutsche Welle, Oct 5, 10:05 AM EDT

  • Right

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

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  1. Deutsche WelleCenterOct 5, 10:05 AM EDT
  2. Al Jazeera EnglishLeftOct 5, 11:30 AM EDT
  3. The New York TimesLeftOct 5, 4:54 PM EDT
  4. BBC NewsCenterOct 6, 2:33 AM EDT
  5. Sky NewsCenterOct 6, 8:03 AM EDT

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