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Nurse killed and another person injured in attack in eastern DR Congo during Ebola response

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Al Jazeera, Sky News and The Telegraph report that a nurse responding to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was killed in an attack. Al Jazeera, citing the World Health Organization, says the attack took place on Saturday in Bafwasende, Tshopo province, and that another health worker was severely injured. The Telegraph describes the injured person as a teacher. Sky News reports that officials say a group of young people armed with machetes carried out the attack. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus condemned it, saying healthcare must be protected. Authorities say a series of attacks on health workers is hampering efforts to slow the outbreak.

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  1. A nurse responding to the Ebola outbreak was killed in an attack in eastern DR Congo.

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    Left
    Al Jazeera English
    Center
    Sky News
    Right
    The Telegraph

  2. Another person was badly injured in the attack.

    Reported byLeft1Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    Al Jazeera English
    Right
    The Telegraph

  3. Officials said a group of young people armed with machetes killed the nurse.

    One outletSky News· Center

  4. Authorities say a series of attacks on health workers and responders is hampering efforts to slow the Ebola outbreak.

    One outletAl Jazeera English· Left

  5. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus condemned the attack and said healthcare must be protected.

    One outletAl Jazeera English· Left

What is contested

Where accounts differ

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

  • The second person injured in the attack was a health worker.

    Al Jazeera, citing the WHO, describes the injured person as another health worker; The Telegraph describes the injured person as a teacher.

How each side tells it

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All three outlets report that a nurse responding to Ebola in eastern DR Congo was killed in an attack and another health worker injured. The left stresses attacks on health workers, the right an accusation that the nurse spread Ebola, and the center officials’ account of machete-armed attackers.

  • the left

    1 outlet

    Left coverage is a single Al Jazeera report whose headline states the attack and victim plainly and places it within a series of attacks on health workers.

    Attackers kill nurse, injure health worker responding to DRC Ebola case
    Al Jazeera EnglishLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    1 outlet

    Center coverage is a single Sky News report whose headline names the nurse’s work and the machete-armed group, with the account attributed to officials.

    Nurse treating Ebola patients killed by machete-wielding mob
    Sky NewsCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    1 outlet

    Right coverage is a single Telegraph report whose headline leads with an accusation that the nurse spread Ebola before saying a mob murdered her, framing the attack around mistrust of responders.

    Nurse accused of spreading Ebola Loaded verb“murdered”The word asserts an intent and a legal finding, while the same killing is described as killed in the other reports.More neutral: killedDisagree with this highlight? by mob
    The TelegraphRightAll right-leaning headlines

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    murdered

In the outlets’ own words

  • Loaded verb

    murderedMore neutral: killed

    The word asserts an intent and a legal finding, while the same killing is described as killed in the other reports.

    Nurse accused of spreading Ebola murdered by mob

    Used byThe Telegraph (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

  • attacks on health workers
  • WHO condemnation
  • hampering the Ebola response
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From the center

1 outlet

Leads with

  • machete-armed attackers
  • officials as source
  • nurse treating Ebola patients

Leaves out

  • accusation that the nurse spread Ebola

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

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  • Sky NewsCenter

    Nurse treating Ebola patients killed by machete-wielding mob

    A nurse responding to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been killed by a group of young people armed with machetes, officials have said.

    Read at Sky News (opens in a new tab)

From the right

1 outlet

Leads with

  • accusation against the nurse
  • mob violence
  • mistrust of outbreak responders

Leaves out

  • WHO condemnation of the attack

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

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Who reported it when

How the coverage built up

  • Left

    First to report

    Al Jazeera English, Oct 26, 12:21 AM EDT

  • Center

    22 hr 35 min later

    Its first report, Oct 26, 10:56 PM EDT

  • Right

    12 hr later

    Its first report, Oct 26, 12:25 PM EDT

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  1. Al Jazeera EnglishLeftOct 26, 12:21 AM EDT
  2. The TelegraphRightOct 26, 12:25 PM EDT
  3. Sky NewsCenterOct 26, 10:56 PM EDT

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