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Singer Sass Jordan Dies at 63 or 65

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

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Sass Jordan, the Canadian rock singer known for her 1992 hit “Make You a Believer,” has died, according to a statement from her family posted on Instagram. The statement said she died on October 2, surrounded by loved ones, describing her as “an inimitable force of nature” and “an irreplaceable being of light and joy.” Jordan was born in Birmingham, England, and later moved to Montreal. She released her debut album Tell Somebody in 1988, which earned her a Juno Award for Most Promising Female Vocalist, followed by her breakthrough album Racine in 1992. No cause of death has been given. Outlets differ on her age at death, reporting either 63 or 65.

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What happened

Key points

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

  1. Sass Jordan died on October 2, according to a family statement on Instagram.

    Reported byLeftRight

  2. The family statement described her as “an inimitable force of nature” and “an irreplaceable being of light and joy.”

    Reported byLeftRight

  3. She was born in Birmingham, England, and later lived in Montreal.

    Reported byLeft

  4. Her debut album Tell Somebody (1988) won her a Juno Award for Most Promising Female Vocalist.

    Reported byLeft

  5. Her 1992 album Racine included the hit “Make You a Believer.”

    Reported byLeftRight

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  1. No cause of death has been given.

    Reported byLeft

  2. She later became a judge on Canadian Idol.

    Reported byLeft

What is contested

Where accounts differ

Points the coverage does not agree on, and who says what.

  • Sass Jordan's age at death

    The Daily Beast and New York Post report she died at 63, while The Guardian reports she died at 65, having been born in 1960.

How each side tells it

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  • the left

    2 outlets

    Both left-side outlets lead with Jordan's hit song and name in the headline, though they report different ages at death.

    Sass Jordan, Canadian rock singer-songwriter, dies aged 65
    The GuardianLeftAll 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

    1 outlet

    The single right-side outlet uses a brief, factual headline naming the song and the singer's age.

    ‘Make You a Believer’ singer Sass Jordan dead at 63
    New York PostRightAll right-leaning headlines

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From the left

2 outlets

Leads with

  • her signature 1992 hit
  • family's tribute statement
  • her career and biography
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  • The GuardianLeft

    Sass Jordan, Canadian rock singer-songwriter, dies aged 65

    Musician who had hit albums with Racine and Rats later became a judge on six seasons of Canadian Idol Sass Jordan, the singer-songwriter who became a significant success in Canada’s rock scene in the 1990s before starring as a judge on Canadian Idol, has died aged 65. …

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  • The Daily BeastFar Left

    ‘Make You A Believer’ Singer Dies at 63

    Sass Jordan , known for her 1992 hit “Make You a Believer,” died Friday at age 63. The Canadian singer passed peacefully, surrounded by her family, her loved ones announced on Instagram . “She remains in our hearts, an inimitable force of nature,” the post read. …

    Read at The Daily Beast (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

1 outlet

Leads with

  • basic confirmation of death
  • family statement

Leaves out

  • her broader career details
  • her role on Canadian Idol

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

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The left is Far Left and Left together. The right is Right and Far Right together. Every outlet keeps its own five-point rating.

Who reported it when

How the coverage built up

  • Left

    First to report

    The Daily Beast, Oct 4, 11:58 AM EDT

  • Center

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

  • Right

    52 min later

    Its first report, Oct 4, 12:50 PM EDT

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  1. The Daily BeastFar LeftOct 4, 11:58 AM EDT
  2. New York PostRightOct 4, 12:50 PM EDT
  3. The GuardianLeftOct 5, 5:22 AM EDT

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

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