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Sightseeing helicopter makes emergency landing in New Jersey after engine trouble
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Covered by 6 outlets, mostly left-leaning (67%).
7 articles in total. The spectrum counts each outlet once and leaves opinion out. How we measure bias
A sightseeing helicopter operated by FlyNYON made an emergency landing on a pier in Bayonne, New Jersey, on Tuesday morning after its pilot reported engine trouble, according to the Associated Press, CNN and NBC News. The Bell 206 had taken off from Kearny, New Jersey, on a maintenance flight with two people aboard, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. NBC News, ABC News, the New York Post and the Daily Mail report that part of the tail broke or sheared off, and the Daily Mail published photos of the aircraft on the ground. ABC News reports that the pilot is being praised for the landing. FlyNYON had not immediately commented.
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The helicopter, operated by FlyNYON, made an emergency landing in New Jersey on Tuesday after the pilot reported engine trouble.
Across the spectrumReported byFar Left1Left3Right2See the outletsHide the outlets
- Far Left
- The Boston Globe
- Left
- NBC News, ABC News, CNN
- Right
- Daily Mail, New York Post
Two people were aboard the helicopter, according to the FAA.
One side only: the rightReported byRight2See the outletsHide the outlets
- Right
- Daily Mail, New York Post
Part of the helicopter's tail broke or sheared off during the landing.
Across the spectrumReported byLeft2Right2See the outletsHide the outlets
- Left
- ABC News, NBC News
- Right
- Daily Mail, New York Post
The helicopter came down on a pier or cargo area in Bayonne, New Jersey.
Reported byFar Left1Left3Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
- Far Left
- The Boston Globe
- Left
- ABC News, NBC News, CNN
- Right
- Daily Mail
The pilot is being praised for the landing, according to ABC News.
One outletABC News· Left
What is contested
Where accounts differ
Questions the coverage answers differently, and who says what.
Did the helicopter land on a pier?
NBC News, CNN and the Associated Press describe a pier or cargo port, while the Daily Mail's headline says it landed on a road, although its text places the landing in Bayonne.
How each side tells it
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Every side reports an emergency landing in New Jersey after engine trouble, with damage to the helicopter's tail. Left headlines stick to the landing and engine trouble, while right headlines lead with photos of the broken tail.
the left
4 outlets
Left headlines stick to the emergency landing and the engine trouble, with CNN saying the helicopter crash landed and ABC leading with a video of a hard landing.
Helicopter makes emergency landing on New Jersey pier
NBC NewsLeftAll 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
2 outlets
Right headlines lead with photos of the broken tail, with the New York Post calling them shocking, and the Daily Mail placing the landing on a road.
Sightseeing helicopter makes emergency landing in NJ as Sensational language“shocking photos”The adjective adds drama that the photos themselves do not establish; the photos can be described without it.More neutral: photos showDisagree with this highlight? show broken tail
New York PostRightAll right-leaning headlines
The words they chose
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Left1
crash lands
Center
Has not covered this story.
Right3
frantically reportedshocking photosfrantic pilot
In the outlets’ own words
Loaded verb
crash landsMore neutral: makes emergency landing
Other outlets describe the same landing as an emergency landing, and crash implies a crash that the coverage does not describe.
Helicopter pilot reports losing engine power and crash lands on pier outside New York City
Used byCNN (Left)
Loaded verb
frantically reportedMore neutral: reported
The adverb adds an emotional judgement about the pilot’s manner that the report of engine trouble does not require.
…landing just outside New York City on Tuesday morning after the pilot frantically reported an engine failure.
Used byNew York Post (Right)
Sensational language
shocking photosMore neutral: photos show
The adjective adds drama that the photos themselves do not establish; the photos can be described without it.
Sightseeing helicopter makes emergency landing in NJ as shocking photos show broken tail
Used byNew York Post (Right)
Sensational language
frantic pilotMore neutral: the pilot
The word describes the pilot's state of mind beyond what the report shows, adding drama to an otherwise factual account of a mayday call.
The outlet reported that the frantic pilot called in a mayday, saying: 'Mayday, Mayday, Mayday.
Used byDaily Mail (Right)
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From the left
4 outletsLeads with
- engine failure reported by the pilot
- landing on a pier
- damage to the tail
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- ABC NewsLeft
WATCH: NYC tour helicopter makes hard landing in New Jersey
The pilot of a New York City sightseeing helicopter is being praised for pulling off a remarkable emergency landing in Bayonne, New Jersey, after the chopper’s tail rotor broke off.
- NBC NewsLeft
Helicopter makes emergency landing on New Jersey pier
A helicopter makes an emergency landing on a New Jersey pier after losing an engine, shearing off part of its tail in the process. The pilot told air traffic controllers about the engine failure moments before landing.
NYC sightseeing helicopter makes emergency landing after reporting possible engine trouble
A New York City sightseeing helicopter on a maintenance flight has made an emergency landing at a New Jersey cargo port after the pilot reported possible engine trouble
Also published by The Boston Globe. It counts once.
- CNNLeft
Helicopter pilot reports losing engine power and Loaded verb“crash lands”Other outlets describe the same landing as an emergency landing, and crash implies a crash that the coverage does not describe.More neutral: makes emergency landingDisagree with this highlight? on pier outside New York City
The Federal Aviation Administration will investigate after a helicopter pilot reported losing engine power and made an emergency landing on a pier, just outside of New York City. …
NYC sightseeing helicopter makes emergency landing after reporting possible engine trouble
The Boston Globe published a report that is shown in full at ABC News.
From the center
0 outletsNo center outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.
From the right
2 outletsLeads with
- photos of the broken tail
- pilot's report of engine failure
- two people aboard
Leaves out
- pilot being praised for the landing
Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.
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- Daily MailRight
NYC sightseeing helicopter makes emergency landing on road with photos showing chopper's tail broken off
The Bell 206 took off from Kearny, New Jersey, on Tuesday before touching down in Bayonne, also New Jersey, while on its way towards the city.
- New York PostRight
Sightseeing helicopter makes emergency landing in NJ as Sensational language“shocking photos”The adjective adds drama that the photos themselves do not establish; the photos can be described without it.More neutral: photos showDisagree with this highlight? show broken tail
A sightseeing helicopter was forced to make an emergency landing just outside New York City on Tuesday morning after the pilot Loaded verb“frantically reported”The adverb adds an emotional judgement about the pilot’s manner that the report of engine trouble does not require.More neutral: reportedDisagree with this highlight? an engine failure. …
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Left
First to report
CNN, Nov 10, 11:01 AM EST
Center
No report yet
From the outlets Mantle follows
Right
33 min later
Its first report, Nov 10, 11:34 AM EST
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- CNNLeftNov 10, 11:01 AM EST
- ABC NewsLeftNov 10, 11:17 AM EST
- New York PostRightNov 10, 11:34 AM EST
- NBC NewsLeftNov 10, 11:44 AM EST
- The Boston GlobeFar LeftNov 10, 1:16 PM EST
- Daily MailRightNov 11, 7:52 AM EST
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