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Savannah Guthrie renews appeal for information on mother Nancy Guthrie nine months after her disappearance

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NBC News, Newsweek, the New York Post and NewsNation report that Savannah Guthrie, co-host of TODAY, renewed a public appeal for information about her 84-year-old mother, Nancy Guthrie, nine months after she went missing from her home in Tucson, Arizona. Newsweek reports that authorities believe Nancy Guthrie was taken from the home on January 31. The coverage supplied here is largely limited to headlines and short descriptions, so it does not establish further details of the investigation, such as suspects or findings, and those points are left out.

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What happened

Key points

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

  1. Savannah Guthrie renewed a public plea for information about her mother, Nancy Guthrie.

    Reported byLeft1Center2Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    NBC News
    Center
    Newsweek, NewsNation
    Right
    New York Post

  2. Nancy Guthrie, 84, went missing from her home in Tucson, Arizona, about nine months before the appeal.

    Reported byLeft1Center1Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    NBC News
    Center
    NewsNation
    Right
    New York Post

  3. Authorities believe Nancy Guthrie was taken from her Arizona home on January 31.

    One outletNewsweek· Center

How each side tells it

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All sides report that Savannah Guthrie renewed a public appeal about her mother Nancy Guthrie, who has been missing for nine months. The main difference is emphasis: the left and center headlines stress the plea and timeline, while the right headline uses more dramatic wording and a direct quote.

  • the left

    1 outlet

    Leads with Guthrie’s emotional appeal, framing the story around her personal plea for help for her mother.

    ‘Please help us’: Savannah Guthrie issues new plea for help in mother’s kidnapping
    NBC NewsLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    2 outlets

    Presents the appeal as an emotional update marked by the nine-month timeline, with plain wording on the event.

    Savannah Guthrie shares emotional plea 9 months after mother’s kidnapping
    NewsNationCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    1 outlet

    Uses dramatic wording such as begs and heartbreaking, and quotes Guthrie directly to put her emotion first.

    Savannah Guthrie Loaded verb“begs for answers”The verb presents a request for information as a desperate plea, which adds emotional judgement to the report.More neutral: asks for answersDisagree with this highlight? in Sensational language“heartbreaking”The adjective characterizes the disappearance in the outlet’s own voice rather than reporting the facts.More neutral: new plea about missing momDisagree with this highlight? new plea about missing mom: ‘We cannot move forward’
    New York PostRightAll right-leaning headlines

The words they chose

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    No loaded words in its own voice.

  • Center0

    No loaded words in its own voice.

  • Right2

    begs for answersheartbreaking

In the outlets’ own words

  • Loaded verb

    begs for answersMore neutral: asks for answers

    The verb presents a request for information as a desperate plea, which adds emotional judgement to the report.

    Savannah Guthrie begs for answers in heartbreaking new plea about missing mom: ‘We cannot move forward’

    Used byNew York Post (Right)

  • Sensational language

    heartbreakingMore neutral: new plea about missing mom

    The adjective characterizes the disappearance in the outlet’s own voice rather than reporting the facts.

    Savannah Guthrie begs for answers in heartbreaking new plea about missing mom: ‘We cannot move forward’

    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

  • Guthrie’s personal plea
  • Mother’s age and abduction from home
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  • NBC NewsLeft

    ‘Please help us’: Savannah Guthrie issues new plea for help in mother’s kidnapping

    Heartbroken “TODAY” co-host Savannah Guthrie on Sunday renewed her plea for information about the kidnapping of her 84-year-old mother, Nancy Guthrie, from her Tucson, Arizona, home nine months ago.

    Read at NBC News (opens in a new tab)

From the center

2 outlets

Leads with

  • Guthrie’s emotional plea
  • Nine-month timeline
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From the right

1 outlet

Leads with

  • Guthrie’s begging and direct quote
  • Emotional impact on family
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  • New York PostRight

    Savannah Guthrie Loaded verb“begs for answers”The verb presents a request for information as a desperate plea, which adds emotional judgement to the report.More neutral: asks for answersDisagree with this highlight? in Sensational language“heartbreaking”The adjective characterizes the disappearance in the outlet’s own voice rather than reporting the facts.More neutral: new plea about missing momDisagree with this highlight? new plea about missing mom: ‘We cannot move forward’

    Nancy Guthrie went missing from her Arizona home nine months ago.

    Read at New York Post (opens in a new tab)

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Who reported it when

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  • Left

    First to report

    NBC News, Nov 1, 11:14 AM EST

  • Center

    1 hr later

    Its first report, Nov 1, 12:15 PM EST

  • Right

    1 hr 11 min later

    Its first report, Nov 1, 12:25 PM EST

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  1. NBC NewsLeftNov 1, 11:14 AM EST
  2. NewsweekCenterNov 1, 12:15 PM EST
  3. New York PostRightNov 1, 12:25 PM EST
  4. NewsNationCenterNov 1, 1:12 PM EST

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