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Nithya Raman defeats Karen Bass in Los Angeles mayor’s race

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NBC News, Al Jazeera, The Epoch Times and the New York Post report that City Council member Nithya Raman has defeated incumbent Karen Bass in the Los Angeles mayoral race. Bass said in a statement that she called Raman to concede and that the people of Los Angeles have spoken. Raman, 45, is a democratic socialist who came to the United States as a child, according to Al Jazeera. The Epoch Times reports that Raman entered the race at the last minute after previously endorsing Bass. At her first press conference as mayor-elect, the New York Post reports, Raman declined to say whether she would replace LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell.

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  1. Nithya Raman has defeated incumbent Karen Bass in the Los Angeles mayoral race, according to reports.

    Across the spectrumReported byLeft2Right1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    Al Jazeera English, NBC News
    Right
    New York Post
    Far Right
    The Epoch Times

  2. Raman is a 45-year-old democratic socialist and City Council member.

    Reported byLeft1Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    Al Jazeera English
    Right
    New York Post

  3. Raman entered the race at the last minute after previously endorsing Bass for reelection.

    One outletThe Epoch Times· Far Right

  4. Raman declined to say whether she would replace LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell at her first press conference.

    One outletNew York Post· Right

  5. Raman’s victory came amid a dominant showing by Democrats in the US midterm elections.

    One outletAl Jazeera English· Left

  6. Raman’s win would put democratic socialists in control of the country’s two largest cities, New York and Los Angeles.

    One outletNBC News· Left

How each side tells it

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Every side reports that Nithya Raman defeated Karen Bass in the Los Angeles mayoral race. Left-side coverage stresses her immigrant background and the milestone for democratic socialists, while right-side coverage focuses on her socialist label and her first public appearances.

  • the left

    2 outlets

    Left-side headlines mostly report the result plainly or frame it around Raman’s immigrant background and the milestone for democratic socialists, with Al Jazeera using a question headline.

    Nithya Raman Defeats Karen Bass in Los Angeles Mayor’s Race
    NBC 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-side headlines report the result but focus on Raman’s socialist label and her first public appearances, with the New York Post stressing her handling of questions; the Far Right Epoch Times uses a plain result headline.

    Nithya Raman Loaded verb“struggles to answer”The headline characterizes the mayor-elect’s performance as failure rather than stating what she declined or did not answer.More neutral: declines to answer some questionsDisagree with this highlight? tough questions in first press conference as LA mayor-elect
    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

    looks miserablestruggles to answer

In the outlets’ own words

  • Sensational language

    looks miserableMore neutral: appears at her first public appearance since the election

    The headline asserts a judgement about the mayor-elect’s emotional state, which the article’s description does not establish.

    Nithya Raman looks miserable as she breaks cover for first time since winning the election

    Used byNew York Post (Right)

  • Loaded verb

    struggles to answerMore neutral: declines to answer some questions

    The headline characterizes the mayor-elect’s performance as failure rather than stating what she declined or did not answer.

    Nithya Raman struggles to answer tough questions in first press conference as LA mayor-elect

    Used byNew York Post (Right)

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What each side leads with and what it leaves out. Open a side to read its headlines.

From the left

2 outlets

Leads with

  • Raman’s immigrant background
  • democratic socialists winning two major cities
  • Democratic gains in the midterms
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  • Al Jazeera EnglishLeft

    ‘City of immigrants’: Who is Nithya Raman, the Los Angeles mayor-elect?

    The two biggest cities in the US will now be led by Indian-origin immigrants - both democratic socialists.

    Read at Al Jazeera English (opens in a new tab)
  • NBC NewsLeft

    Nithya Raman Defeats Karen Bass in Los Angeles Mayor’s Race

    City Council member Nithya Raman has defeated incumbent Karen Bass in the Los Angeles mayoral race. The result now puts Democratic Socialists in control of the country’s two largest cities, New York and LA.

    Read at NBC 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

2 outlets

Leads with

  • Raman’s socialist label
  • her first press conference and public appearances
  • her last-minute entry after endorsing Bass

Leaves out

  • Raman’s immigrant background and Indian-born origin
  • the national Democratic midterm backdrop

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

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Who reported it when

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  • Left

    11 hr 51 min later

    Its first report, Nov 6, 7:16 AM EST

  • Center

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

  • Right

    First to report

    New York Post, Nov 5, 7:25 PM EST

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  1. New York PostRightNov 5, 7:25 PM EST
  2. The Epoch TimesFar RightNov 5, 10:38 PM EST
  3. NBC NewsLeftNov 6, 7:16 AM EST
  4. Al Jazeera EnglishLeftNov 6, 7:41 AM EST

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