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Thieves steal about 30,000 bottles of wine worth €5 million from Italian winery

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Thieves stole about 30,000 bottles of wine from the Marchesi Antinori winery in Tuscany, the company said. The stolen wine was valued at about €5 million, or £4.2 million, according to the coverage. Antinori said it hopes to protect the market by alerting potential buyers. Several outlets describe the theft as one of Italy’s biggest of its kind, and the producer described it as the country’s largest wine theft on record. Accounts differ on the number of thieves and vehicles: the company said up to six thieves and two vans were involved, the New York Times reported as many as 10 men, and the Guardian reported two trucks.

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What happened

Key points

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  1. Around 30,000 bottles of wine were stolen from the Marchesi Antinori winery in Tuscany, the company said.

    Across the spectrumReported byLeft3Center4Right2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The Guardian, The New York Times, CBS News
    Center
    Financial Times, BBC News, Sky News, France 24
    Right
    New York Post, The Washington Times

  2. The stolen wine was valued at about €5 million, or £4.2 million.

    Across the spectrumReported byLeft2Center3Right2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The Guardian, CBS News
    Center
    Financial Times, BBC News, Sky News
    Right
    New York Post, The Washington Times

  3. The producer described the theft as the country’s largest wine theft on record.

    One outletThe Washington Times· Right

  4. Several outlets describe the heist as one of Italy’s biggest of its kind.

    Reported byLeft2Center2Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The Guardian, CBS News
    Center
    BBC News, France 24
    Right
    New York Post

  5. Antinori said it hopes to protect the market by alerting potential buyers.

    One outletFinancial Times· Center

  6. The company said up to six thieves and two vans were involved, while one report said as many as 10 men took part.

    Reported byLeft1Center1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The New York Times
    Center
    France 24

What is contested

Where accounts differ

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

  • Whether this was Italy’s largest wine heist on record.

    The producer described it as the country’s largest wine theft on record, and some headlines state it as fact; other reports say it is believed or thought to be one of the biggest of its kind.

  • How many thieves took part and what vehicles they used.

    The company said up to six thieves and two vans were involved; the New York Times reported as many as 10 men; the Guardian reported two trucks.

How each side tells it

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  • the left

    3 outlets

    Left-rated headlines lead with the thieves and the winery’s prestige, and the New York Times adds the judgement “Brazen” to describe the thieves; the CBS item is an Associated Press report written elsewhere, so its headline is the AP wording.

    Fine Wines, Loaded modifier“Brazen Thieves”The word “brazen” adds a judgement about the thieves’ attitude that goes beyond the reported facts of the theft.More neutral: ThievesDisagree with this highlight?: 30,000 Bottles Stolen in Tuscan Heist
    The New York TimesLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    4 outlets

    Center headlines state the core facts, with BBC News adding “reports say” as a hedge, the Financial Times stressing the winery’s loss, and Sky News giving the value in pounds.

    Italy's biggest-ever wine heist
    France 24CenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    2 outlets

    The right side’s coverage rests on the Washington Times’ own text and a New York Post headline on an Associated Press report, which frames the theft as an achievement with the phrase “pull off” and stresses a record scale, like the New York Times’ more dramatic left-side headline.

    Thieves Loaded verb“pull off”It presents the theft as an impressive achievement rather than a crime.More neutral: stealDisagree with this highlight? Italy's biggest-ever wine heist, stealing 30,000 bottles worth 5 million euros
    The Washington TimesRightAll right-leaning headlines

The words they chose

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  • Left1

    Brazen Thieves

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    No loaded words in its own voice.

  • Right1

    pull off

In the outlets’ own words

  • Loaded modifier

    Brazen ThievesMore neutral: Thieves

    The word “brazen” adds a judgement about the thieves’ attitude that goes beyond the reported facts of the theft.

    Fine Wines, Brazen Thieves: 30,000 Bottles Stolen in Tuscan Heist

    Used byThe New York Times (Left)

  • Loaded verb

    pull offMore neutral: steal

    It presents the theft as an impressive achievement rather than a crime.

    Thieves pull off Italy's biggest-ever wine heist, stealing 30,000 bottles worth 5 million euros

    Used byThe Washington Times (Right)

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See for yourself

Side by side

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

From the left

3 outlets

Leads with

  • the winery’s prestige
  • the value of the haul
  • the scale of the theft

Leaves out

  • the company’s plan to alert potential buyers

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

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  • CBS NewsLeftAssociated Press report

    Thieves steal 30,000 bottles of wine in Italy's largest-ever heist

    The theft targeted the Marchesi Antinori winery near Cortona, in the province of Arezzo, the company said.

    Read at CBS News (opens in a new tab)

    Also published by New York Post. It counts once.

  • The New York TimesLeft

    Fine Wines, Loaded modifier“Brazen Thieves”The word “brazen” adds a judgement about the thieves’ attitude that goes beyond the reported facts of the theft.More neutral: ThievesDisagree with this highlight?: 30,000 Bottles Stolen in Tuscan Heist

    As many as 10 men made off with more than $5 million of first-rate Italian red wine.

    Read at The New York Times (opens in a new tab)
  • The GuardianLeft

    Thieves make off with €5m haul from prestigious Italian winery

    Gang broke into cellar of Marchesi Antinori in Cortona and loaded two trucks with 30,000 bottles before getaway Thousands of bottles of wine worth €5m (£4.2m) have been stolen from a prestigious winery in Tuscany in what is thought to be the biggest heist of its kind in Italy.

    Read at The Guardian (opens in a new tab)

From the center

4 outlets

Leads with

  • the number of bottles
  • the value in euros
  • the winery’s plan to alert buyers
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From the right

2 outlets

Leads with

  • the record scale of the theft
  • the status of the wine as prized
  • the dollar equivalent of about $5.8 million
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  • The Washington TimesRight

    Thieves Loaded verb“pull off”It presents the theft as an impressive achievement rather than a crime.More neutral: stealDisagree with this highlight? Italy's biggest-ever wine heist, stealing 30,000 bottles worth 5 million euros

    Thieves stole about 30,000 bottles of some of Italy's most prized wines worth an estimated 5 million euros ($5.8 million) from a winery in Tuscany, in what the producer described Friday as the country's largest wine theft on record.

    Read at The Washington Times (opens in a new tab)
  • New York PostRightAssociated Press report

    Thieves pull off Italy’s biggest-ever wine heist, stealing 30,000 bottles worth $5.8M

    New York Post published a report that is shown in full at CBS News. The headline is the one New York Post gave it.

    Read at New York Post (opens in a new tab)

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Who reported it when

How the coverage built up

  • Left

    7 hr 57 min later

    Its first report, Oct 9, 7:57 AM EDT

  • Center

    First to report

    Financial Times, Oct 9, 12:00 AM EDT

  • Right

    1 day 3 hr later

    Its first report, Oct 10, 3:47 AM EDT

See the order the outlets reported inHide the order
  1. Financial TimesCenterOct 9, 12:00 AM EDT
  2. BBC NewsCenterOct 9, 5:09 AM EDT
  3. Sky NewsCenterOct 9, 7:18 AM EDT
  4. The GuardianLeftOct 9, 7:57 AM EDT
  5. The New York TimesLeftOct 9, 1:07 PM EDT
  6. CBS NewsLeftOct 9, 3:33 PM EDT
  7. France 24CenterOct 9, 4:08 PM EDT
  8. New York PostRightOct 10, 3:47 AM EDT
  9. The Washington TimesRightOct 10, 9:53 AM EDT

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