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SS United States to be sunk off Florida to become world’s largest artificial reef

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Covered by 3 outlets, all left-leaning.

4 articles in total. The spectrum counts each outlet once and leaves opinion out. How we measure bias

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CBS News, CNN and The Washington Post report that the former ocean liner SS United States is set to be sunk off Florida’s Gulf coast, about 25 miles offshore and roughly 180 feet down, to become the world’s largest artificial reef. CBS News says the ship, once the fastest ocean liner in history, carried four U.S. presidents during nearly two decades in service. It was withdrawn in 1969 and then docked in Philadelphia for almost 30 years. CNN reports that the SS United States Conservancy, a nonprofit that has cared for the ship, plans a dive site and a museum in Florida.

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What happened

Key points

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The SS United States is scheduled to be sunk off Florida to become the world’s largest artificial reef.
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CBS News, CNN, The Washington Post
The ship is to rest about 25 miles off the Florida Panhandle, about 180 feet below the surface.
One outletCNN· Left
The ship was withdrawn from service in 1969 and then docked in Philadelphia for almost 30 years.
One outletCBS News· Left
The ship set a transatlantic speed record on its 1952 maiden voyage, a record that has not been broken.
One outletCBS News· Left
The SS United States Conservancy, a nonprofit, has cared for the ship and plans a dive site and a museum in Florida.
One outletCNN· Left

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Only left-side outlets are present, and they tell the story as a storied liner’s new life as a reef, stressing its record speed and famous passengers.

the left
3 outlets
All three outlets’ headlines present the sinking as a new purpose for a famous ship, stressing its heritage, while The Washington Post’s headline states the sinking plainly as news.
A once-storied ocean liner is getting a new life as the world’s largest artificial reef
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From the left

3 outlets

Leads with

the ship’s storied past and record speed
its new life as an artificial reef
the scheduled sinking off Florida

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CBS NewsLeft
The SS United States and her final destination
She was the fastest ocean liner in history. But the jet age took the SS United States out of service, and she wound up docked in Philadelphia for nearly 30 years. Now, she's scheduled to be scuttled off Florida, to become the world's largest artificial reef.
2 hr agoRead at CBS News (opens in a new tab)
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CNNLeft
A once-storied ocean liner is getting a new life as the world’s largest artificial reef
A storied American ocean liner that once set a world record crossing the sea is about to set one beneath it. This month, a series of explosions will blow holes in the former SS United States, sinking it some 25 miles off the Florida panhandle to become the world’s largest …
6 hr agoRead at CNN (opens in a new tab)
The Washington PostLeft
SS United States will be sunk, becoming the world’s largest artificial reef
The storied ocean liner that set speed records and carried celebrities is set to take on its new role next week off Florida’s Gulf coast.
6 hr agoRead at The Washington Post (opens in a new tab)

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Who reported it when

How the coverage built up

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First to report
The Washington Post, Nov 8, 5:00 AM EST
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The Washington PostLeftNov 8, 5:00 AM EST
CNNLeftNov 8, 5:30 AM EST
CBS NewsLeftNov 8, 9:33 AM EST

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SS United States to be sunk off Florida to become world’s largest artificial reef

Coverage spectrum

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Language to notice

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From the left

The SS United States and her final destination

A once-storied ocean liner is getting a new life as the world’s largest artificial reef

SS United States will be sunk, becoming the world’s largest artificial reef

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How the coverage built up

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