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First confirmed Ebola patient in Nigeria evacuated to Switzerland

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Covered by 4 outlets, mostly center (75%).

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

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Sky News, the Financial Times and the Associated Press report that a Swiss woman being treated for Ebola in Nigeria was evacuated to Switzerland. According to the Associated Press, she left with her husband on Monday, and officials said Nigerian authorities are monitoring 52 people who had contact with her. The Financial Times reports that she is the wife of an Abuja-based Swiss diplomat and the first confirmed Ebola case in Nigeria, and that the strain involved is Bundibugyo. Nigerian authorities are working to contain the outbreak, the Financial Times says.

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What happened

Key points

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

  1. A Swiss woman being treated for Ebola in Nigeria was evacuated to Switzerland.

    Reported byCenter3Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Center
    Financial Times, Sky News, PBS NewsHour
    Right
    The Washington Times

  2. She was evacuated with her husband on Monday, officials said.

    Reported byCenter1Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Center
    PBS NewsHour
    Right
    The Washington Times

  3. Nigerian authorities are monitoring 52 people who had contact with the patient.

    One outletThe Washington Times· Right

  4. She is Nigeria’s first confirmed Ebola case, according to the Financial Times.

    Reported byCenter2Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Center
    Financial Times, PBS NewsHour
    Right
    The Washington Times

How each side tells it

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All sides present report that a Swiss woman being treated for Ebola in Nigeria was evacuated to Switzerland, Nigeria’s first confirmed case. The center outlets describe her as a patient, and the Financial Times adds her husband’s diplomatic post, while the right’s only coverage here is the Associated Press report.

  • the left

    No coverage yet

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

  • the center

    3 outlets

    Center headlines state the evacuation plainly, describing the woman as a patient or as a woman being treated for Ebola, with no added judgement.

    Woman treated for Ebola in Nigeria is evacuated to Switzerland
    Sky NewsCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    1 outlet

    The Washington Times runs the Associated Press report under a near-identical headline, so the right side’s only coverage here is a report written elsewhere.

    First confirmed Ebola patient in Nigeria evacuated to Switzerland
    The Washington TimesRightAll right-leaning headlines

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Side by side

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

From the left

0 outlets

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

From the center

3 outlets

Leads with

  • evacuation to Switzerland
  • first confirmed case in Nigeria
  • Swiss diplomat’s wife (Financial Times)
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From the right

1 outlet

Leads with

  • evacuation with her husband
  • 52 contacts under monitoring
  • Monday timing

Leaves out

  • husband’s post as an Abuja-based Swiss diplomat

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

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  • The Washington TimesRightAssociated Press report

    First confirmed Ebola patient in Nigeria evacuated to Switzerland

    A Swiss woman being treated for Ebola in Nigeria was medically evacuated to Switzerland with her husband Monday, officials said, as Nigerian authorities continued monitoring 52 people who had been in contact with her.

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Who reported it when

How the coverage built up

  • Left

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

  • Center

    First to report

    Financial Times, Oct 26, 1:23 PM EDT

  • Right

    4 hr 10 min later

    Its first report, Oct 26, 5:33 PM EDT

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  1. Financial TimesCenterOct 26, 1:23 PM EDT
  2. Sky NewsCenterOct 26, 1:25 PM EDT
  3. PBS NewsHourCenterOct 26, 4:46 PM EDT
  4. The Washington TimesRightOct 26, 5:33 PM EDT

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