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Roger Marshall releases video responding to lawsuits against former patients

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Covered by 3 outlets, mostly left-leaning (67%).

5 articles in total, 1 of them opinion. The spectrum counts each outlet once and leaves opinion out. How we measure bias

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Coverage from The Hill, The New Republic and Raw Story reports that Sen. Roger Marshall, a Kansas Republican and obstetrician, recorded a video responding to criticism of his past lawsuits against patients over overdue medical bills. The Hill reports that the video disputes claims he sued more than 700 former patients, some over debts as low as $101. The New Republic cites a New York Times report that he made the ad against his campaign advisers’ wishes. Kansas Democratic Senate candidate Adam Hamilton called the video desperate.

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What happened

Key points

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

  1. Sen. Roger Marshall recorded a 60-second video ad addressing criticism of his past lawsuits against patients.

    Reported byFar Left1Center1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    The New Republic
    Center
    The Hill

  2. A report says Marshall made the ad against the wishes of his campaign advisers.

    One outletThe New Republic· Far Left

  3. Marshall’s past lawsuits against former patients over overdue bills numbered in the hundreds, by one count more than 700.

    Reported byFar Left1Center1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    The New Republic
    Center
    The Hill

  4. In the video, Marshall says his medical practice often provided free care and that it did have to keep the lights on.

    One outletThe New Republic· Far Left

  5. Adam Hamilton, the Kansas Democratic Senate candidate, called the video desperate.

    One outletThe Hill· Center

What is contested

Where accounts differ

Questions the coverage answers differently, and who says what.

  • Did Marshall sue hundreds of former patients over overdue bills?

    The New Republic reports that Marshall sued hundreds of his patients, while The Hill reports that his video disputes claims that he sued more than 700 former patients.

How each side tells it

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Coverage reports that Marshall released a video responding to criticism over his past lawsuits against patients over overdue bills. The left outlets frame the video as a self-inflicted, ill-advised move, while the center outlet focuses on the Democratic opponent calling it desperate.

  • the left

    2 outlets · 1 opinion

    Headlines frame the video as a self-inflicted scandal and a poor closing move, using mockery such as Holy Streisand Effect and wild ad, all from Far Left outlets.

    Republican Senator Makes Sensational language“Wild”The word characterizes the ad with drama rather than describing its content.More neutral: Video ad aboutDisagree with this highlight? Ad About His Own Sensational language“Political Scandal”Calling the matter a scandal in the outlet’s own voice presents a contested judgement as fact.More neutral: billing practicesDisagree with this highlight?
    The New RepublicFar LeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    1 outlet

    The one center headline centers the Democratic opponent’s criticism, reporting that Hamilton calls the video desperate.

    Hamilton calls Marshall medical debt video 'Loaded modifier“desperate”The word judges the video as a failed or pitiful attempt, a verdict the headline presents as Hamilton’s rather than as established fact.More neutral: criticalThese are Adam Hamilton’s words. The outlet is reporting them.Disagree with this highlight?'
    The HillCenterAll 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.

  • Left8

    MAGAstunsown scandalWild

  • Center1

    explain away

  • Right

    Has not covered this story.

In the outlets’ own words

  • Loaded modifier

    MAGAMore neutral: Republican

    The movement label attaches a faction to the senator beyond his party affiliation stated in the story.

    'Holy Streisand Effect': MAGA senator stuns by inadvertently spotlighting own scandal

    Used byRaw Story (Far Left)

  • Loaded verb

    stunsMore neutral: surprises

    The verb adds drama beyond the reported facts about the senator’s remarks.

    'Holy Streisand Effect': MAGA senator stuns by inadvertently spotlighting own scandal

    Used byRaw Story (Far Left)

  • Sensational language

    own scandalMore neutral: billing practices

    Calling the billing controversy a scandal in the outlet’s own voice presents a contested judgement as fact.

    'Holy Streisand Effect': MAGA senator stuns by inadvertently spotlighting own scandal

    Used byRaw Story (Far Left)

  • Sensational language

    WildMore neutral: Video ad about

    The word characterizes the ad with drama rather than describing its content.

    Republican Senator Makes Wild Ad About His Own Political Scandal

    Used byThe New Republic (Far Left)

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  • Sensational language

    Political ScandalMore neutral: billing practices

    Calling the matter a scandal in the outlet’s own voice presents a contested judgement as fact.

    Republican Senator Makes Wild Ad About His Own Political Scandal

    Used byThe New Republic (Far Left)

  • Loaded modifier

    unwise

    The word is the columnist’s own judgement of the decision.

    That seems unwise.

    Used byMS NOW (Far Left)

  • Loaded modifier

    dubiousMore neutral: closing

    The adjective is the writer’s verdict on the message, not a reported fact.

    Roger Marshall pushes dubious closing message in Kansas, reportedly defying his own team

    Used byMS NOW (Far Left)

  • Loaded verb

    defyingMore neutral: over the objections of

    The verb casts the senator as openly disobeying his team, a reading the reports attribute to unnamed aides.

    Roger Marshall pushes dubious closing message in Kansas, reportedly defying his own team

    Used byMS NOW (Far Left)

  • Loaded verb

    explain awayMore neutral: respond to

    The phrase presumes the video is an evasion rather than a response, which the reporting does not establish.

    Kansas Democratic Senate candidate Adam Hamilton called his opponent's attempt to explain away his past lawsuits against indebted patients “desperate.” Sen.

    Used byThe Hill (Center)

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  • Loaded modifier

    Quoted

    desperateMore neutral: critical

    The word judges the video as a failed or pitiful attempt, a verdict the headline presents as Hamilton’s rather than as established fact.

    Hamilton calls Marshall medical debt video 'desperate'

    Quoted byThe Hill (Center)

    These are Adam Hamilton’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 · 1 opinion

Leads with

  • campaign advisers’ opposition to the ad
  • Marshall’s billing and patient lawsuits
  • the ad as damaging to his own campaign

Leaves out

  • Hamilton’s response to the video

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

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  • The New RepublicFar Left

    Republican Senator Makes Sensational language“Wild”The word characterizes the ad with drama rather than describing its content.More neutral: Video ad aboutDisagree with this highlight? Ad About His Own Sensational language“Political Scandal”Calling the matter a scandal in the outlet’s own voice presents a contested judgement as fact.More neutral: billing practicesDisagree with this highlight?

    Against the wishes of his campaign advisers, Republican Senator Roger Marshall made a video ad attempting to address the criticism he has received over suing hundreds of his patients during his previous career as a doctor. …

    Read at The New Republic (opens in a new tab)
  • Raw StoryFar Left

    'Holy Streisand Effect': Loaded modifier“MAGA”The movement label attaches a faction to the senator beyond his party affiliation stated in the story.More neutral: RepublicanDisagree with this highlight? senator Loaded verb“stuns”The verb adds drama beyond the reported facts about the senator’s remarks.More neutral: surprisesDisagree with this highlight? by inadvertently spotlighting Sensational language“own scandal”Calling the billing controversy a scandal in the outlet’s own voice presents a contested judgement as fact.More neutral: billing practicesDisagree with this highlight?

    Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) left onlookers dumbfounded on Sunday after the Kansas Republican presented a closing argument to voters, one that drew a spotlight on his controversial billing practices as an OB-GYN. “Holy Streisand Effect. …

    Read at Raw Story (opens in a new tab)
  • MS NOWFar LeftOpinion

    Roger Marshall pushes Loaded modifier“dubious”The adjective is the writer’s verdict on the message, not a reported fact.More neutral: closingDisagree with this highlight? closing message in Kansas, reportedly Loaded verb“defying”The verb casts the senator as openly disobeying his team, a reading the reports attribute to unnamed aides.More neutral: over the objections ofDisagree with this highlight? his own team

    In his final pitch to voters, the Republican senator brought fresh attention to one of his biggest vulnerabilities. That seems Loaded modifier“unwise”The word is the columnist’s own judgement of the decision.Disagree with this highlight?.

    Read at MS NOW (opens in a new tab)

From the center

1 outlet

Leads with

  • Democratic opponent’s criticism of the video
  • lawsuits against more than 700 former patients
  • debts as low as $101
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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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Who reported it when

How the coverage built up

  • Left

    First to report

    Raw Story, Nov 1, 10:55 AM EST

  • Center

    1 day 4 hr later

    Its first report, Nov 2, 2:55 PM EST

  • Right

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

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  1. Raw StoryFar LeftNov 1, 10:55 AM EST
  2. The New RepublicFar LeftNov 2, 9:18 AM EST
  3. The HillCenterNov 2, 2:55 PM EST

Times are the ones the outlets published in their own feeds, in Eastern time. Opinion is left out.

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