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Turbulence on United flight from Honolulu injures four flight attendants

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

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Severe turbulence struck United Airlines Flight 1157 on its flight from Honolulu to Los Angeles on Wednesday night, injuring four flight attendants. The Boeing 777 landed safely at Los Angeles International Airport. United said no passengers were injured. At least two of the injured crew had neck and back injuries, according to a radio call recording obtained by ABC 7. Passengers described a sudden drop and a loud bang. The pilot told air traffic control that the turbulence lasted only a couple of seconds and that the aircraft was smooth again.

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What happened

Key points

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

  1. Severe turbulence on United Flight 1157 from Honolulu injured four flight attendants as the plane approached Los Angeles.

    Reported byFar Left1Right2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    The Daily Beast
    Right
    New York Post, Daily Mail

  2. The plane landed safely at Los Angeles International Airport on Wednesday night.

    Reported byFar Left1Right2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    The Daily Beast
    Right
    New York Post, Daily Mail

  3. At least two of the injured crew had neck and back injuries, according to a radio call recording reported by ABC 7.

    Reported byFar Left1Right2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    The Daily Beast
    Right
    New York Post, Daily Mail

  4. United said no passengers were injured.

    One side only: the rightReported byRight2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Right
    New York Post, Daily Mail

  5. The pilot told air traffic control the turbulence lasted only a couple of seconds and the aircraft was smooth again.

    Reported byFar Left1Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    The Daily Beast
    Right
    Daily Mail

  6. The New York Post reported the plane fell 3,500 feet in about a minute.

    One outletThe Daily Beast· Far Left

How each side tells it

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All three outlets report that severe turbulence on United Flight 1157 from Honolulu injured four flight attendants and the plane landed safely at LAX. The right-side outlets lead with the sudden drop and passenger fear, while the left-side outlet leads with the injured crew and the pilot's radio remark.

  • the left

    1 outlet

    The left-side Daily Beast gives a plain, event-focused headline that centres on the four injured flight attendants, with no dramatic wording.

    United Flight Attendants Injured as Severe Turbulence Strikes
    The Daily BeastFar LeftAll 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

    Right-side headlines lead with sensation and passenger fear, such as sudden drops, a huge bang and a plane plunging out of the sky, with the injured crew placed secondary.

    At least four injured as Sensational language“massive turbulence”Massive adds a sense of scale that the other reports do not establish; they describe severe turbulence.More neutral: severe turbulenceDisagree with this highlight? rocks United flight from Hawaii to LAX: ‘Just suddenly dropped’
    New York PostRightAll right-leaning headlines

The words they chose

Language to notice

Words that carry a judgement beyond the facts. Tap a highlighted word anywhere on the page to see why.

  • Left0

    No loaded words in its own voice.

  • Center

    Has not covered this story.

  • Right4

    frightening in-flight horrormassive turbulenceHuge bang eruptedplunging out of the sky

In the outlets’ own words

  • Sensational language

    frightening in-flight horrorMore neutral: a sudden in-flight drop

    Describes the passenger experience as horror in the outlet's own voice rather than reporting what passengers said.

    A San Diego resident on the flight described the frightening in-flight horror.

    Used byNew York Post (Right)

  • Sensational language

    massive turbulenceMore neutral: severe turbulence

    Massive adds a sense of scale that the other reports do not establish; they describe severe turbulence.

    At least four injured as massive turbulence rocks United flight from Hawaii to LAX: ‘Just suddenly dropped’

    Used byNew York Post (Right)

  • Sensational language

    Huge bang eruptedMore neutral: A loud bang was heard on

    Presents a bang reported by witnesses as a dramatic eruption in the outlet's own headline.

    Huge bang erupted on United flight that began plunging out of the sky during turbulence so severe…

    Used byDaily Mail (Right)

  • Sensational language

    plunging out of the skyMore neutral: dropping suddenly during turbulence

    A dramatic image that the reports do not establish; they describe a sudden drop during turbulence.

    Huge bang erupted on United flight that began plunging out of the sky during turbulence so severe four flight attendants were injured

    Used byDaily Mail (Right)

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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

1 outlet

Leads with

  • injured flight attendants
  • pilot's radio remark about wake turbulence
  • age and type of the aircraft

Leaves out

  • United's statement that no passengers were injured

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

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  • The Daily BeastFar Left

    United Flight Attendants Injured as Severe Turbulence Strikes

    A flight has hit turbulence so severe that it injured four flight attendants. United Airlines Flight 1157 was bound for Los Angeles from Hawaii on Wednesday night when it hit severe weather. …

    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

2 outlets

Leads with

  • sudden drop and passenger fear
  • injured flight attendants
  • a huge bang on board
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  • Daily MailRight

    Sensational language“Huge bang erupted”Presents a bang reported by witnesses as a dramatic eruption in the outlet's own headline.More neutral: A loud bang was heard onDisagree with this highlight? on United flight that began Sensational language“plunging out of the sky”A dramatic image that the reports do not establish; they describe a sudden drop during turbulence.More neutral: dropping suddenly during turbulenceDisagree with this highlight? during turbulence so severe four flight attendants were injured

    An eyewitness reported that one of the injured flight attendants had blood on their head and leg, while others suffered neck and back injuries that required hospitalization.

    Read at Daily Mail (opens in a new tab)
  • New York PostRight

    At least four injured as Sensational language“massive turbulence”Massive adds a sense of scale that the other reports do not establish; they describe severe turbulence.More neutral: severe turbulenceDisagree with this highlight? rocks United flight from Hawaii to LAX: ‘Just suddenly dropped’

    At least two of the airline's employees endured neck and back injuries.

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

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Who reported it when

How the coverage built up

  • Left

    1 hr 53 min later

    Its first report, Oct 22, 11:33 AM EDT

  • Center

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

  • Right

    First to report

    New York Post, Oct 22, 9:40 AM EDT

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  1. New York PostRightOct 22, 9:40 AM EDT
  2. Daily MailRightOct 22, 9:54 AM EDT
  3. The Daily BeastFar LeftOct 22, 11:33 AM EDT

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