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Rep.-elect Anthony Constantino urges Trump to consider freeing Sean Combs

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Rep.-elect Anthony Constantino, a Republican who won New York’s 21st district, urged President Trump to consider freeing Sean Combs in his election-night victory speech, according to Fox News and Raw Story. Raw Story reports that Constantino repeated the call in a TMZ interview on Capitol Hill on Tuesday and vowed to look into damage to Combs’s reputation. NewsNation describes the request as a call for a pardon. The New York Post quotes Constantino saying Combs “made New York exciting.” Fox News reports the speech was profanity-laced and that Constantino removed a reporter from the room.

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What happened

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

  1. Rep.-elect Anthony Constantino urged President Trump to consider freeing or pardoning Sean Combs.

    Reported byFar Left1Center1Right1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    Raw Story
    Center
    NewsNation
    Right
    New York Post
    Far Right
    Fox News

  2. Constantino repeated the call in a TMZ interview on Capitol Hill and vowed to look into damage to Combs’s reputation.

    One outletRaw Story· Far Left

  3. Constantino said Combs “made New York exciting.”

    One outletNew York Post· Right

  4. Constantino’s election-night speech was profanity-laced, and he removed a reporter from the room.

    One outletFox News· Far Right

  5. Combs is imprisoned, Raw Story says.

    One outletRaw Story· Far Left

How each side tells it

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Every side present reports Constantino’s call for Trump to pardon or free Combs. Right-side headlines stress the profanity-laced speech and ejected reporter, while the center headline stresses the pardon call and the left headline the vow to investigate.

  • the left

    1 outlet

    Raw Story, the only left-side outlet in this sample, leads with Constantino’s vow to investigate damage to Combs’s reputation and quotes his boast that he caught attention.

    Newly elected Republican vows Loaded modifier“pro-Diddy investigation”The label characterizes the planned inquiry as favoring Combs, which the quoted vow does not state.More neutral: investigation into damage to Combs’s reputationDisagree with this highlight?: 'I'm the most talked about'
    Raw StoryFar LeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    1 outlet

    NewsNation’s headline presents the event as a call for a pardon by an incoming congressman, using Combs’s nickname in quotation marks.

    Incoming congressman calls on Trump to pardon Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs
    NewsNationCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    2 outlets

    Right-side headlines foreground the unusual request and the profanity-laced speech, with the New York Post using the phrase “Free Diddy” and calling Combs a disgraced rapper.

    GOP congressman-elect makes unusual Trump request, ejects reporter during profanity-laced victory speech
    Fox NewsFar RightAll right-leaning headlines

The words they chose

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  • Left1

    pro-Diddy investigation

  • Center0

    No loaded words in its own voice.

  • Right4

    disgracedbizarrely claimingaccused sex pestinsists

In the outlets’ own words

  • Loaded modifier

    pro-Diddy investigationMore neutral: investigation into damage to Combs’s reputation

    The label characterizes the planned inquiry as favoring Combs, which the quoted vow does not state.

    Newly elected Republican vows pro-Diddy investigation: 'I'm the most talked about'

    Used byRaw Story (Far Left)

  • Loaded modifier

    disgracedMore neutral: convicted

    The label pre-judges Combs’s standing rather than describing his conviction.

    …New York exciting," Constantino said Tuesday from Capitol Hill, referring to the disgraced music mogul.

    Used byNew York Post (Right)

  • Sensational language

    bizarrely claimingMore neutral: claiming

    The adverb adds the outlet’s judgement that the claim is strange before the reader sees it.

    …Trump to “free Diddy” after being elected to New York’s 21st district — bizarrely claiming the accused sex pest was a “job creator” who would “make New York exciting…

    Used byNew York Post (Right)

  • Dehumanizing label

    accused sex pestMore neutral: man accused of sex crimes

    The label reduces a man facing charges to a contemptible category instead of stating the allegation.

    …Diddy” after being elected to New York’s 21st district — bizarrely claiming the accused sex pest was a “job creator” who would “make New York exciting again.” “He made New York…

    Used byNew York Post (Right)

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  • Loaded verb

    insistsMore neutral: says

    The headline’s verb implies the speaker’s claim is false before the facts are weighed.

    Anthony Constantino calls for Trump to ‘Free Diddy,’ insists disgraced rapper ‘made New York exciting’

    Used byNew York Post (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

  • Constantino’s vow to investigate Combs’s reputation
  • the TMZ interview on Capitol Hill
  • the pro-Combs stance
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  • Raw StoryFar Left

    Newly elected Republican vows Loaded modifier“pro-Diddy investigation”The label characterizes the planned inquiry as favoring Combs, which the quoted vow does not state.More neutral: investigation into damage to Combs’s reputationDisagree with this highlight?: 'I'm the most talked about'

    Rep.-elect Anthony Constantino (R-NY) vowed to look into the damage done to imprisoned music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs’ reputation as he stood by his call for President Donald Trump to pardon him and free him. …

    Read at Raw Story (opens in a new tab)

From the center

1 outlet

Leads with

  • the call for a pardon
  • the incoming congressman’s role
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From the right

2 outlets

Leads with

  • the profanity-laced speech
  • the ejected reporter
  • the request to pardon Combs
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  • New York PostRight

    Anthony Constantino calls for Trump to ‘Free Diddy,’ Loaded verb“insists”The headline’s verb implies the speaker’s claim is false before the facts are weighed.More neutral: saysDisagree with this highlight? Loaded modifier“disgraced”The label pre-judges Combs’s standing rather than describing his conviction.More neutral: convictedDisagree with this highlight? rapper ‘made New York exciting’

    "He made New York exciting," Constantino said Tuesday from Capitol Hill, referring to the Loaded modifier“disgraced”The label pre-judges Combs’s standing rather than describing his conviction.More neutral: convictedDisagree with this highlight? music mogul. "We gotta make New York exciting. New York lost 2 million people. They lost Donald Trump to Florida."

    Read at New York Post (opens in a new tab)
  • Fox NewsFar Right

    GOP congressman-elect makes unusual Trump request, ejects reporter during profanity-laced victory speech

    Anthony Constantino kicked a reporter out of the room and called on Trump to pardon Diddy during his profanity-laden congressional victory speech.

    Read at Fox News (opens in a new tab)

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Who reported it when

How the coverage built up

  • Left

    First to report

    Raw Story, Nov 10, 3:10 PM EST

  • Center

    1 day 21 hr later

    Its first report, Nov 12, 12:21 PM EST

  • Right

    22 hr 27 min later

    Its first report, Nov 11, 1:37 PM EST

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  1. Raw StoryFar LeftNov 10, 3:10 PM EST
  2. Fox NewsFar RightNov 11, 1:37 PM EST
  3. New York PostRightNov 11, 5:27 PM EST
  4. NewsNationCenterNov 12, 12:21 PM EST

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