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Putin says Russia is in close contact with Elon Musk on satellite technology

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Covered by 4 outlets, mostly left-leaning (75%).

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

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Bloomberg, The New Republic, The Guardian and the BBC report that Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia is coordinating with SpaceX chief Elon Musk on satellite technology. Speaking at the Russia-Africa Summit in Moscow, Putin called Musk a “real genius” and said the two are in “close” contact, according to the BBC’s translation. Putin said the contact aims to keep Russian and Starlink satellites from interfering in orbit. The Guardian reports that Russia is developing its own satellite system, Rassvet, for its military. Starlink has about 13,000 satellites, according to the company, while online trackers count only a couple of dozen Rassvet satellites in orbit.

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What happened

Key points

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

  1. Putin said Russia is in close contact with Elon Musk and other American partners on satellite technology.

    Reported byFar Left1Left2Center1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    The New Republic
    Left
    Bloomberg, The Guardian
    Center
    BBC News

  2. Putin praised Musk as a “real genius” during remarks at the Russia-Africa Summit in Moscow.

    Reported byFar Left1Left2Center1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    The New Republic
    Left
    Bloomberg, The Guardian
    Center
    BBC News

  3. Russia is developing its own satellite internet system, Rassvet, which the Russian digital development minister presented as a Starlink-style network.

    Reported byFar Left1Left1Center1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    The New Republic
    Left
    The Guardian
    Center
    BBC News

  4. Starlink has about 13,000 satellites according to the company, while online trackers count only a couple of dozen Rassvet satellites in orbit.

    One outletBBC News· Center

How each side tells it

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All sides present report that Putin praised Elon Musk as a “real genius” and said Russia is in close contact with him on satellite technology. Left coverage stresses Russia’s own satellite plans and the military context, while the center report centers Putin’s quoted remarks at a Moscow summit.

  • the left

    3 outlets

    Left headlines lead with Putin praising Musk or coordinating with him, and the Guardian ties the story to Russia’s satellite plans and its military use.

    Putin Says Russia Coordinates With ‘Genius’ Musk on Satellites
    BloombergLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    1 outlet

    The center headline puts Putin’s quoted praise first and names Musk’s company, presenting the satellite talks as the context for the remarks.

    Elon Musk is a 'real genius', Putin says after satellite talks with SpaceX boss
    BBC NewsCenterAll 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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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

  • Putin’s praise of Musk as a genius
  • Russia’s own Starlink-style satellite plans
  • Coordination between Moscow and Musk

Leaves out

  • Satellite counts of Starlink and Rassvet in orbit

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

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  • The GuardianLeft

    Vladimir Putin hails Elon Musk’s ‘genius’ amid plans for Russian Starlink

    Russia plans to build own version of US billionaire’s satellite communications to help attack Ukraine Vladimir Putin praised Elon Musk’s genius and said he was in touch with Starlink’s controlling shareholder as Russia develops its own satellite communications for its military …

    Read at The Guardian (opens in a new tab)
  • The New RepublicFar Left

    Putin Calls Elon Musk a “Genius,” Says Russia Coordinates With Him

    Russian President Vladimir Putin praised SpaceX CEO Elon Musk Wednesday as a “real genius.” Putin was listening to a presentation from his digital development minister, Maksut Shadayev, who said that Russia was working on its own satellite system like Starlink and had already …

    Read at The New Republic (opens in a new tab)
  • BloombergLeft

    Putin Says Russia Coordinates With ‘Genius’ Musk on Satellites

    President Vladimir Putin said Russia is coordinating on low-Earth-orbit satellite networks with billionaire SpaceX chief Elon Musk and other US partners despite political tensions between Moscow and Washington.

    Read at Bloomberg (opens in a new tab)

From the center

1 outlet

Leads with

  • Putin’s quoted remarks about Musk
  • The satellite talks with SpaceX
  • The Russia-Africa Summit setting
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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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The left is Far Left and Left together. The right is Right and Far Right together. Every outlet keeps its own five-point rating.

Who reported it when

How the coverage built up

  • Left

    First to report

    Bloomberg, Oct 28, 10:55 AM EDT

  • Center

    4 hr 20 min later

    Its first report, Oct 28, 3:15 PM EDT

  • Right

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

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  1. BloombergLeftOct 28, 10:55 AM EDT
  2. The New RepublicFar LeftOct 28, 2:21 PM EDT
  3. The GuardianLeftOct 28, 2:32 PM EDT
  4. BBC NewsCenterOct 28, 3:15 PM EDT

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