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Steelers and Saints set to play in Paris Sunday amid protests

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The Pittsburgh Steelers and New Orleans Saints are scheduled to play Sunday at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, near Paris, the NFL’s first regular-season game in the French capital. Protests have hit Paris in recent weeks, including unrest last weekend. The Washington Times and New York Post report that the NFL is planning heightened security and a toned-down program, and that a Steelers fan event in Paris was canceled over security concerns. Al Jazeera English reports that French President Emmanuel Macron tightened curbs on protests on Thursday. Quarterback Aaron Rodgers said the NFL would cancel the game if conditions were unsafe and that he was confident it would go ahead as planned.

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  1. The Steelers and Saints are scheduled to play Sunday at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, the NFL’s first regular-season game in Paris.

    Reported byLeft1Right2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    Al Jazeera English
    Right
    The Washington Times, New York Post

  2. A Steelers fan event in Paris’s Bastille neighborhood was canceled over security concerns, the NFL and the team said.

    One outletNew York Post· Right

  3. The NFL is planning heightened security and a toned-down program for the game.

    One outletThe Washington Times· Right

  4. Macron tightened curbs on protests on Thursday amid fears that Saturday demonstrations could turn violent.

    One outletAl Jazeera English· Left

  5. Aaron Rodgers said the NFL would cancel the game if the situation were unsafe and that he was confident it would go ahead.

    One outletAl Jazeera English· Left

How each side tells it

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All three outlets report that the Steelers and Saints are scheduled to play Sunday near Paris amid protests. Right-side outlets stress riots, heightened NFL security and a canceled fan event, while the left-side outlet centers Rodgers’ remark that the NFL would cancel if unsafe.

  • the left

    1 outlet

    Al Jazeera English’s headline centers on the NFL’s readiness to cancel the game if unsafe, framing the story around the league’s contingency plan.

    NFL would cancel Paris game if unsafe due to riots, Steelers’ Rodgers says
    Al Jazeera EnglishLeftAll 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

    Both right-side outlets frame Paris as a city in riots or violent protests, leading with NFL security measures and the canceled fan event rather than the game itself.

    NFL plans heightened security, toned-down festivities for Paris game amid riots
    The Washington TimesRightAll right-leaning headlines

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    cancelled

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    Has not covered this story.

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    cancelledMore neutral: was fired or lost a contract

    Frames consequences as persecution; state what happened.

    The NFL would have cancelled its first regular-season game in Paris, scheduled for Sunday, if the situation were…

    Used byAl Jazeera English (Left)

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From the left

1 outlet

Leads with

  • NFL would cancel if unsafe
  • Rodgers’ confidence the game goes ahead
  • Macron’s tightened protest curbs

Leaves out

  • canceled Steelers fan event
  • NFL heightened security plans

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From the center

0 outlets

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From the right

2 outlets

Leads with

  • riots and violent protests
  • heightened NFL security
  • canceled Steelers fan event

Leaves out

  • Rodgers’ statement that the NFL would cancel if unsafe
  • Macron’s tightened protest curbs

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

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Who reported it when

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  • Left

    17 hr 11 min later

    Its first report, Oct 23, 9:19 AM EDT

  • Center

    No report yet

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  • Right

    First to report

    The Washington Times, Oct 22, 4:08 PM EDT

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  1. The Washington TimesRightOct 22, 4:08 PM EDT
  2. New York PostRightOct 22, 4:29 PM EDT
  3. Al Jazeera EnglishLeftOct 23, 9:19 AM EDT

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