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Nine killed as Learjet crashes in Palm Beach County, Florida, after flight from Austin

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A Learjet 60 that left Austin, Texas, for the Bahamas crashed Sunday in Palm Beach County, Florida, killing all nine people aboard, according to the New York Post, Fox News, Daily Mail and Business Insider. The dead include Adam Robinson, 45, founder of Retention.com and RB2B, his wife Helen Sharp, 40, their children Emma, 4, and Charlie, 2, their nanny, two friends and the two pilots. Fox News reports that on the day of the crash Robinson posted on LinkedIn that RB2B had reached $10 million in annual recurring revenue. The New York Post reports the family was travelling to celebrate Robinson’s birthday. Outlets have also republished his earlier remarks on business and on private jets.

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  1. A Learjet 60 flying from Austin, Texas, to the Bahamas crashed Sunday in Palm Beach County, Florida, killing all nine people aboard.

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    Business Insider
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    New York Post, Daily Mail
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    Fox News

  2. Those killed included tech founder Adam Robinson, 45, his wife Helen Sharp, 40, and their children Emma, 4, and Charlie, 2.

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    Business Insider
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  3. Also killed were the family’s nanny, two friends and the two pilots, according to the New York Post and Daily Mail.

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    New York Post, Daily Mail

  4. Robinson was the CEO and co-founder of Retention.com, which later launched RB2B.

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    Business Insider
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  5. Robinson posted on LinkedIn on the day of the crash that RB2B had reached $10 million in annual recurring revenue.

    One outletFox News· Far Right

How each side tells it

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All sides present report that a Learjet crashed in Florida after leaving Austin, killing nine people including Adam Robinson and his family. The right-side outlets focus on the family, Robinson’s business milestones and his remarks on wealth, while the left-side outlet focuses on his views on startup funding.

  • the left

    1 outlet

    Only one left-side outlet, Business Insider, supplied a headline: it leads with Robinson’s anti-venture-capital business philosophy and calls the crash a tragedy.

    Before the tragic Learjet crash, Adam Robinson had a message for startup founders: You don't need VCs to get rich
    Business InsiderLeftAll 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

    3 outlets

    Right-side headlines lead with Robinson’s family, the birthday trip and his views on wealth, and Daily Mail adds dramatic words such as doomed and fireball; Fox News leads with a business milestone.

    Startup mogul Adam Robinson was flying family, friends to celebrate birthday when Sensational language“doomed Learjet”Calling the jet doomed presents the outcome as fated before the crash is explained.More neutral: Learjet that crashedDisagree with this highlight? crashed
    New York PostRightAll right-leaning headlines

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    No loaded words in its own voice.

  • Center

    Has not covered this story.

  • Right4

    Doomed CEOteasedgushingdoomed Learjet

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  • Sensational language

    Doomed CEOMore neutral: Retention CEO

    Doomed presents the outcome as fated and adds drama the reported facts do not require.

    Doomed CEO said flying private jets became 'part of my identity' and that he loved the status…

    Used byDaily Mail (Right)

  • Loaded verb

    teasedMore neutral: announced

    Teased suggests a playful tactic, while the event is described neutrally elsewhere.

    …LinkedIn post celebrated RB2B hitting $10 million in annual recurring revenue and teased a live debate he would never attend.

    Used byFox News (Far Right)

  • Loaded verb

    gushingMore neutral: telling

    Gushing describes an emotional tone the source does not report, adding judgement to a remark.

    …had been flying them to the Bahamas to celebrate his birthday — just weeks after gushing to friends that life was “going too well.” Texas-native Adam Robinson, 45, had…

    Used byNew York Post (Right)

  • Sensational language

    doomed LearjetMore neutral: Learjet that crashed

    Calling the jet doomed presents the outcome as fated before the crash is explained.

    Startup mogul Adam Robinson was flying family, friends to celebrate birthday when doomed Learjet crashed

    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

1 outlet

Leads with

  • his anti-venture-capital, bootstrapping philosophy
  • a mentor’s tribute to him
  • the nine people killed

Leaves out

  • the birthday trip reported by the right-side outlets
  • the $10 million RB2B revenue milestone

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

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  • Business InsiderLeft

    Before the tragic Learjet crash, Adam Robinson had a message for startup founders: You don't need VCs to get rich

    Tech founder Adam Robinson, 45, died in a Learjet crash in Florida on Sunday. Robinson's bootstrapping philosophy inspired many entrepreneurs.

    Read at Business Insider (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

3 outlets

Leads with

  • Robinson’s family and the birthday trip
  • his business milestones and final posts
  • his remarks on wealth and private jets
  • the young children killed

Leaves out

  • Robinson’s bootstrapping message to startup founders

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

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Who reported it when

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  • Left

    First to report

    Business Insider, Nov 2, 8:55 PM EST

  • Center

    No report yet

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  • Right

    17 min later

    Its first report, Nov 2, 9:12 PM EST

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  1. Business InsiderLeftNov 2, 8:55 PM EST
  2. Daily MailRightNov 2, 9:12 PM EST
  3. Fox NewsFar RightNov 3, 9:51 AM EST
  4. New York PostRightNov 3, 11:03 AM EST

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