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Ohio State suspends fraternity after video appears to show two men on fire

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Covered by 5 outlets, mostly left-leaning (60%).

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Ohio State University has placed the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity on interim suspension while it investigates a video that appears to show two men on fire, the university said in a statement. The video, shared online over the weekend, appears to show one man with burning clothing tackling another, who also catches fire, before onlookers help put out the flames. A university spokesperson said the two men are receiving medical care and that the matter has been referred to law enforcement. Columbus police said the incident appears to have happened on Saturday near campus, and that no calls for service were received from that location.

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What happened

Key points

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  1. Ohio State University said it placed the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity on interim suspension while it investigates.

    Across the spectrumReported byLeft2Center2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The Guardian, NBC News
    Center
    The Hill, NewsNation

  2. A video shared online appears to show one man with burning clothing tackling another, who also catches fire.

    Reported byLeft1Center1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The Guardian
    Center
    The Hill

  3. The university said the two men are receiving medical care and has referred the matter to law enforcement.

    One outletThe Guardian· Left

  4. Columbus police said the incident appears to have happened on Saturday, and that no calls for service came from the location.

    One outletThe Guardian· Left

How each side tells it

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Every side reports that Ohio State placed Sigma Alpha Epsilon on interim suspension while investigating a video that appears to show two men on fire. Left coverage stresses the investigation and the men’s medical care, while center headlines lead with the suspension itself.

  • the left

    3 outlets

    NBC’s headline leads with an open investigation of the fraternity, while the Guardian’s headline, an AP report, leads with the suspension and the viral video.

    Ohio State University investigating fraternity after video appears to show two people on fire
    NBC NewsLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    2 outlets

    Center headlines lead with the suspension as the university’s action, with the video as its cause; NewsNation’s uses shorter wording, calling it an OSU frat.

    Ohio State suspends fraternity after video shows two individuals on fire
    The HillCenterAll 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.

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  • Left0

    No loaded words in its own voice.

  • Center1

    lunging

  • Right

    Has not covered this story.

In the outlets’ own words

  • Loaded verb

    lungingMore neutral: moving toward

    The verb implies an attack, while a neutral verb would only report the movement shown in the video.

    The video on X appears to show one individual whose pants were on fire lunging at a second person, catching him on fire as well.

    Used byThe Hill (Center)

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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

3 outlets

Leads with

  • the university’s investigation
  • the viral video of two men on fire
  • the men’s medical care
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  • The GuardianLeftAssociated Press report

    Ohio State fraternity suspended after viral video shows two men on fire

    The university and local police are conducting investigations into Sigma Alpha Epsilon and have placed them on interim suspension A fraternity at Ohio State University has been temporarily suspended while authorities investigate a video that appears to show two panicked men …

    Read at The Guardian (opens in a new tab)

    Also published by ABC News. It counts once.

  • NBC NewsLeft

    Ohio State University investigating fraternity after video appears to show two people on fire

    An Ohio State University fraternity is being investigated after video of two young men seemingly on fire circulated online over the weekend.

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  • ABC NewsLeftAssociated Press report

    Ohio State suspends fraternity while probing video showing men engulfed in flames

    ABC News published a report that is shown in full at The Guardian. The headline is the one ABC News gave it.

    Read at ABC News (opens in a new tab)

From the center

2 outlets

Leads with

  • the interim suspension
  • the viral video
  • the two individuals set on fire
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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

    2 hr 40 min later

    Its first report, Nov 9, 1:07 PM EST

  • Center

    First to report

    NewsNation, Nov 9, 10:27 AM EST

  • Right

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

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  1. NewsNationCenterNov 9, 10:27 AM EST
  2. The HillCenterNov 9, 12:22 PM EST
  3. NBC NewsLeftNov 9, 1:07 PM EST
  4. The GuardianLeftNov 9, 2:03 PM EST
  5. ABC NewsLeftNov 9, 2:26 PM EST

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