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Protest over university funding in Buenos Aires turns to clashes with police

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Covered by 3 outlets, mostly center (67%).

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

Protesters with Argentine flags face a water cannon blast in front of Congress building.
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Thousands of students, university staff, trade unionists and opposition supporters gathered outside Argentina’s parliament in Buenos Aires to demand that the government implement a law funding public universities, according to Deutsche Welle and France 24. The main rally was largely peaceful, but clashes broke out when hooded or masked people threw stones at police, who responded with tear gas and water cannons. Deutsche Welle reports that the National Security Ministry said 25 people were arrested and at least eight officers were injured. Deutsche Welle also reports that President Javier Milei vetoed the funding law. Al Jazeera English reports that a judge fined the government for failing to fund universities.

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What happened

Key points

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

  1. Protesters in Buenos Aires demanded that the government implement a law to boost university funding.

    Reported byLeft1Center1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    Al Jazeera English
    Center
    Deutsche Welle

  2. Thousands of students, university staff, trade unionists and opposition supporters took part, and the main rally outside parliament was largely peaceful.

    One side only: the centerReported byCenter2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Center
    Deutsche Welle, France 24

  3. Hooded or masked demonstrators who broke away from the crowd threw stones at police, who used tear gas and water cannons.

    One side only: the centerReported byCenter2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Center
    Deutsche Welle, France 24

  4. The National Security Ministry said 25 people were arrested and at least eight officers were injured.

    One outletDeutsche Welle· Center

  5. A judge fined the government for failing to fund universities.

    One outletAl Jazeera English· Left

  6. President Javier Milei vetoed the university funding law, according to Deutsche Welle.

    One outletDeutsche Welle· Center

How each side tells it

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Every side present reports a protest in Buenos Aires over university funding that turned to clashes with police. Al Jazeera English centers the austerity cuts and a judge’s fine on the government, while Deutsche Welle and France 24 center the stone-throwing, arrests and the largely peaceful main rally.

  • the left

    1 outlet

    Al Jazeera English headlines frame the event as a protest against Milei’s austerity, with one headline stressing a judge’s fine on the government and the violence at the protest.

    Argentine students protest on campus over Milei’s austerity
    Al Jazeera EnglishLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    2 outlets

    Deutsche Welle and France 24 lead with the clashes, with France 24 saying the education-cuts demonstration ends in clashes after a peaceful main rally.

    Argentine demonstration over education cuts ends in clashes
    France 24CenterAll 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

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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

  • Milei’s austerity cuts
  • a judge’s fine on the government
  • the government’s failure to fund universities

Leaves out

  • the arrests of 25 people
  • at least eight injured police officers
  • Milei’s veto of the funding law

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

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From the center

2 outlets

Leads with

  • clashes between police and hooded protesters
  • the largely peaceful main rally
  • Milei’s education spending cuts

Leaves out

  • a judge’s fine against the government for unfunded universities

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

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  • France 24Center

    Argentine demonstration over education cuts ends in clashes

    Argentine demonstrators clashed with police on Thursday at a major protest in Buenos Aires over budget-slashing President Javier Milei's higher education spending. …

    Read at France 24 (opens in a new tab)
  • Deutsche WelleCenter

    Clashes erupt at Argentine student protests against President Milei's austerity policies

    Demonstrators clashed with police as President Javier Milei's decision not to release funding for universities brought students and employees to the streets. Protesters say the country's future is at stake.

    Read at Deutsche Welle (opens in a new tab)

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

    First to report

    Al Jazeera English, Oct 15, 9:19 PM EDT

  • Center

    8 hr 7 min later

    Its first report, Oct 16, 5:26 AM EDT

  • Right

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

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  1. Al Jazeera EnglishLeftOct 15, 9:19 PM EDT
  2. Deutsche WelleCenterOct 16, 5:26 AM EDT
  3. France 24CenterOct 16, 12:25 PM EDT

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