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Protests over housing, living costs and schools spread across several European countries

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Protests over living costs, housing and schooling have spread across France and several other European countries, according to CNBC, The Christian Science Monitor and The Guardian. The Guardian reports that a tent camp grew in the Spanish capital as residents protested soaring housing costs, and that similar protests have appeared in Belgium, Italy and Portugal, with clashes in Albania’s capital, Tirana. In France, students have protested crumbling classrooms and teacher shortages. The Guardian also reports violence on the fringes of protests in France and Italy. The Monitor quotes experts who say that without trust between voters and governments, hard decisions are difficult to make. A policy analyst quoted by the Guardian says the protests warn that governments may be unable or unwilling to deliver affordable housing and public services.

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What happened

Key points

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

  1. Protests over living costs, housing and schooling have spread across France and several other European countries.

    Reported byLeft1Center2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The Guardian
    Center
    CNBC, The Christian Science Monitor

  2. Protesters in the Spanish capital have railed against soaring housing costs, and a tent camp grew in the city centre.

    One outletThe Guardian· Left

  3. In France, students have protested crumbling classrooms and teacher shortages.

    Reported byLeft1Center1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The Guardian
    Center
    CNBC

  4. Similar protests have spread to Belgium, Italy and Portugal, and clashes have been reported in Tirana, the capital of Albania.

    One outletThe Guardian· Left

  5. Experts say that without trust between voters and governments, hard decisions are difficult to make.

    One outletThe Christian Science Monitor· Center

What is contested

Where accounts differ

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

  • Governments are unable or unwilling to deliver on housing, social equality and public services.

    The Guardian reports a growing perception among younger generations that governments cannot or will not deliver, and quotes a policy analyst who calls the protests a warning. The Christian Science Monitor says voters are calling out failing government but also play a role, citing experts who say distrust makes hard decisions difficult.

How each side tells it

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Every side reports protests across France and other European countries over living costs, housing and schooling. Left coverage asks whether governments can respond and treats the anger as a warning, while center coverage focuses on public frustration and the distrust between voters and governments.

  • the left

    2 outlets

    Left-side headlines pose questions about what drives the protests and whether they will bring political change, with The Guardian quoting a ‘powerful warning’ to frame the stakes.

    ‘A Sensational language“powerful warning”The headline elevates a single analyst’s assessment into a dramatic framing of the protests, which the reporting does not establish as settled.More neutral: warningThese are Alberto Alemanno’s words. The outlet is reporting them.Disagree with this highlight?’: will Europe’s angry protests lead to real political change?
    The GuardianLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    2 outlets

    Center headlines ask what is behind the anger and frame the protests as public frustration and distrust between voters and governments, with some blame placed on voters themselves.

    Across Europe, voters are calling out Loaded modifier“failing government”Calling the government failing adopts a verdict on its performance that the article does not establish.More neutral: government facing public criticismDisagree with this highlight?. But they play a role, too.
    The Christian Science MonitorCenterAll 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

Language to notice

Words that carry a judgement beyond the facts. Tap a highlighted word anywhere on the page to see why.

  • Left3

    Hamstrung governmentsfurious demandsconvulsed

  • Center3

    crashing toward a debt crisismired in chaos and flamesfailing government

  • Right

    Has not covered this story.

In the outlets’ own words

  • Sensational language

    crashing toward a debt crisisMore neutral: running up debt that analysts warn could become a crisis

    The phrase presents a forecast of a debt crisis as a current trajectory with dramatic wording.

    France is overspending, crashing toward a debt crisis that could throw the euro and the European economy into disarray.

    Used byThe Christian Science Monitor (Center)

  • Sensational language

    mired in chaos and flamesMore neutral: with fires and clashes in its cities

    The words dramatize the scene, going beyond the reported fires and clashes.

    Yet its cities are mired in chaos and flames as protesters decry the lack of government funding for education.

    Used byThe Christian Science Monitor (Center)

  • Loaded modifier

    failing governmentMore neutral: government facing public criticism

    Calling the government failing adopts a verdict on its performance that the article does not establish.

    Across Europe, voters are calling out failing government.

    Used byThe Christian Science Monitor (Center)

  • Loaded modifier

    Hamstrung governmentsMore neutral: Governments

    The phrase presents governments as crippled before the coverage establishes how far they are constrained.

    Hamstrung governments seem to have no answer to the public’s furious demands, making further…

    Used byThe Guardian (Left)

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  • Sensational language

    furious demandsMore neutral: demands

    The adjective adds emotional intensity to the demands beyond what the reporting describes.

    Hamstrung governments seem to have no answer to the public’s furious demands, making further discontent likely Europe live – latest updates In France, it was…

    Used byThe Guardian (Left)

  • Sensational language

    convulsedMore neutral: disrupted

    The verb describes the clashes in dramatic terms that go beyond reporting that they took place.

    …scenes have since sprung up in Belgium, Italy and Portugal, and clashes have convulsed Albania’s capital of Tirana, hinting at an autumn of protests across Europe.

    Used byThe Guardian (Left)

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  • Sensational language

    Quoted

    powerful warningMore neutral: warning

    The headline elevates a single analyst’s assessment into a dramatic framing of the protests, which the reporting does not establish as settled.

    ‘A powerful warning’: will Europe’s angry protests lead to real political change?

    Quoted byThe Guardian (Left)

    These are Alberto Alemanno’s words. The outlets are reporting them.

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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

2 outlets

Leads with

  • governments’ inability to respond
  • housing and living costs
  • youth anger over public services

Leaves out

  • voters’ own role in the distrust, which the Monitor describes

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

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  • The GuardianLeft

    ‘A Sensational language“powerful warning”The headline elevates a single analyst’s assessment into a dramatic framing of the protests, which the reporting does not establish as settled.More neutral: warningThese are Alberto Alemanno’s words. The outlet is reporting them.Disagree with this highlight?’: will Europe’s angry protests lead to real political change?

    Loaded modifier“Hamstrung governments”The phrase presents governments as crippled before the coverage establishes how far they are constrained.More neutral: GovernmentsDisagree with this highlight? seem to have no answer to the public’s Sensational language“furious demands”The adjective adds emotional intensity to the demands beyond what the reporting describes.More neutral: demandsDisagree with this highlight?, making further discontent likely Europe live – latest updates In France, it was the piles of wheelie bins stacked up against school entrances that first hinted at the scale of student anger over …

    Read at The Guardian (opens in a new tab)
  • Al Jazeera EnglishLeft

    What’s behind Europe’s youth protests?

    What's behind Europe's youth protests?

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

From the center

2 outlets

Leads with

  • public frustration
  • distrust between voters and governments
  • voters’ share of responsibility

Leaves out

  • violence on the fringes of protests in France and Italy, which the Guardian reports

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

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  • The Christian Science MonitorCenter

    Across Europe, voters are calling out Loaded modifier“failing government”Calling the government failing adopts a verdict on its performance that the article does not establish.More neutral: government facing public criticismDisagree with this highlight?. But they play a role, too.

    Protests like those in France show the distrust between voters and governments. Experts say without trust, hard decisions are tough to make.

    Read at The Christian Science Monitor (opens in a new tab)
  • CNBCCenter

    What’s making Europe so angry? The frustration behind the protests

    Protests broke out in France and several European countries as people railed against living costs, poor schooling conditions, and a housing crisis.

    Read at CNBC (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 18, 4:05 PM EDT

  • Center

    1 day 10 hr later

    Its first report, Oct 20, 2:31 AM EDT

  • Right

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

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  1. Al Jazeera EnglishLeftOct 18, 4:05 PM EDT
  2. CNBCCenterOct 20, 2:31 AM EDT
  3. The Christian Science MonitorCenterOct 20, 3:29 PM EDT
  4. The GuardianLeftOct 21, 5:00 AM EDT

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