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At least 12 people injured in shooting near Florida A&M stadium in Tallahassee

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At least 12 people were injured, including six minors, in a shooting Saturday night near Florida A&M University’s Bragg Memorial Stadium in Tallahassee during homecoming weekend. Police said 11 of the victims had gunshot wounds and at least three were seriously injured. The youngest victim was 11. Police said a fight or altercation preceded the shooting, and the police chief said no arrests had been made. The university said the shooting happened near its campus and that the campus remained safe.

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  1. At least 12 people were injured in a shooting Saturday night near Florida A&M’s stadium in Tallahassee during homecoming weekend.

    Across the spectrumReported byLeft5Right1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
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    CBS News, NBC News, ABC News, The Guardian, The New York Times
    Right
    Daily Mail
    Far Right
    Fox News

  2. Six of the injured were juveniles, and the youngest victim was 11, police said.

    Across the spectrumReported byLeft5Right1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
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    CBS News, NBC News, ABC News, The Guardian, The New York Times
    Right
    Daily Mail
    Far Right
    Fox News

  3. Eleven of the victims had gunshot wounds, police said.

    Reported byLeft2Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    ABC News, The Guardian
    Far Right
    Fox News

  4. Police said at least three victims were seriously injured.

    Reported byLeft2Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    ABC News, The Guardian
    Far Right
    Fox News

  5. Police said a fight or altercation broke out before the shooting, and the investigation is preliminary.

    One side only: the leftReported byLeft3See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    CBS News, ABC News, The Guardian

  6. The police chief said no arrests had been made.

    One outletABC News· Left

How each side tells it

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All sides report at least 12 people injured in a Saturday shooting near Florida A&M’s stadium, including six juveniles. The main difference is emphasis: left headlines state the count and ages, while right headlines foreground the homecoming setting, with Daily Mail adding ‘chaos’.

  • the left

    5 outlets

    Left-side headlines lead with the injury count and the presence of children or minors in plain event wording, and mostly leave out the police account of a fight.

    At Least 12 Injured, Including 6 Minors, in Shooting Near Florida A&M’s Stadium
    The New York TimesLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    No coverage yet

    No center outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

  • the right

    3 outlets

    Right-side headlines name Florida A&M and the homecoming setting, and Daily Mail adds ‘chaos’; the Far Right Fox headline is plainer, naming the count, children and stadium.

    Florida A&M University shooting leaves 12 injured, including 6 children, near football stadium
    Fox NewsFar RightAll right-leaning headlines

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  • Center

    Has not covered this story.

  • Right1

    descend into chaos

In the outlets’ own words

  • Sensational language

    descend into chaosMore neutral: as a shooting injures multiple people near the stadium

    The word chaos adds drama beyond the reported facts of a shooting with injuries.

    11 people shot near Florida university stadium as homecoming celebrations descend into chaos

    Used byDaily Mail (Right)

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What each side leads with and what it leaves out. Open a side to read its headlines.

From the left

5 outlets

Leads with

  • injury count and victim ages
  • children or minors among the injured
  • location near the stadium after the game

Leaves out

  • one victim described as in critical condition, as reported by Fox News

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

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  • The New York TimesLeft

    At Least 12 Injured, Including 6 Minors, in Shooting Near Florida A&M’s Stadium

    The shooting occurred hours after the university’s homecoming game. The youngest victim was 11, the police said.

    Read at The New York Times (opens in a new tab)
  • The GuardianLeftReuters report

    Eleven sustain gunshot wounds in shooting near Florida university

    Police said an altercation at a homecoming party escalated into gunfire, resulting in six adults and six juveniles injured A shooting ⁠near a Florida university campus in Tallahassee has left 11 people ⁠with gunshot wounds ⁠and another person injured, authorities say. …

    Read at The Guardian (opens in a new tab)
  • ABC NewsLeftAssociated Press report

    At least 12 people injured in shooting near a football stadium in Florida

    Authorities say at least 12 people were injured, including six children, in a shooting near a football stadium in Tallahassee on homecoming weekend for Florida A&M University

    Read at ABC News (opens in a new tab)
  • NBC NewsLeft

    12 injured, including several minors, in shooting near Florida A&M University stadium

    Twelve people, including several minors, were injured in a shooting near Florida A&M University’s Bragg Memorial Stadium, where homecoming celebrations included a football game Saturday.

    Read at NBC News (opens in a new tab)
  • CBS NewsLeft

    At least 12 injured, including 6 children, in Tallahassee shooting

    Police say a fight broke out prior to the shooting.

    Read at CBS News (opens in a new tab)

From the center

0 outlets

No center outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

From the right

3 outlets

Leads with

  • Florida A&M and homecoming celebrations
  • juvenile and child victims
  • crowd chaos in one headline

Leaves out

  • police account of a fight or altercation before the shooting
  • no arrests had been made

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

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  • Fox NewsFar Right

    Florida A&M University shooting leaves 12 injured, including 6 children, near football stadium

    A shooting near Florida A&M University's Bragg Memorial Stadium left 12 people injured, including six juveniles, the youngest just 11 years old.

    Read at Fox News (opens in a new tab)
  • Daily MailRight

    11 people shot near Florida university stadium as homecoming celebrations Sensational language“descend into chaos”The word chaos adds drama beyond the reported facts of a shooting with injuries.More neutral: as a shooting injures multiple people near the stadiumDisagree with this highlight?

    At least 12 people, including six juveniles as young as 11, were injured in a mass shooting near Florida A&M University's Bragg Memorial Stadium during homecoming celebrations.

    Read at Daily Mail (opens in a new tab)
  • New York PostRight

    Multiple people injured in shooting at Florida A&M University homecoming party

    The exact number of victims and extent of injuries remains unclear, authorities said.

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

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Who reported it when

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  • Left

    1 hr 35 min later

    Its first report, Oct 25, 1:16 AM EDT

  • Center

    No report yet

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  • Right

    First to report

    New York Post, Oct 24, 11:42 PM EDT

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  1. New York PostRightOct 24, 11:42 PM EDT
  2. Daily MailRightOct 25, 12:41 AM EDT
  3. CBS NewsLeftOct 25, 1:16 AM EDT
  4. NBC NewsLeftOct 25, 1:31 AM EDT
  5. ABC NewsLeftOct 25, 1:54 AM EDT
  6. The GuardianLeftOct 25, 2:07 AM EDT
  7. The New York TimesLeftOct 25, 2:10 AM EDT
  8. Fox NewsFar RightOct 25, 2:18 AM EDT

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