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Two Colorado college students found dead after going missing on hike

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Two college students, Jackson Donlon, 20, and Kaden Matsuda, 19, were found dead after going missing on a hiking trip in the Rocky Mountains last weekend, authorities said. Both were students at Colorado Mountain College Leadville. Authorities said a heavy snowstorm hit while the pair were on the trip. According to the New York Post, the students had been trying to scale Ice Mountain, a peak near 14,000 feet. The search for the two had been under way before their bodies were found.

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What happened

Key points

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  1. Two Colorado college students were found dead after going missing on a hiking trip in the Rocky Mountains last weekend, authorities said.

    Across the spectrumReported byLeft2Right2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    ABC News, The Guardian
    Right
    New York Post, The Washington Times

  2. The students were identified as Jackson Donlon, 20, and Kaden Matsuda, 19, both of Colorado Mountain College Leadville.

    Reported byLeft1Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The Guardian
    Right
    New York Post

  3. Authorities said a heavy snowstorm hit while the students were on the trip.

    Reported byLeft1Right2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The Guardian
    Right
    New York Post, The Washington Times

  4. The students had been trying to scale Ice Mountain, a peak near 14,000 feet, according to the New York Post.

    One outletNew York Post· Right

How each side tells it

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Every side reports that two Colorado college students were found dead after going missing on a Rocky Mountain hike during a snowstorm. Left coverage presents the deaths as plain police-sourced news, while right coverage ranges from plain reports to an emotional New York Post framing centred on the search.

  • the left

    3 outlets

    Plain reports that lead with the deaths and attribute them to police, with no added judgement; the Guardian headline is an Associated Press report it republished.

    2 college students found dead after going missing while hiking, police say
    ABC NewsLeftAll 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

    3 outlets

    Headlines range from plain reports leading with the deaths to the New York Post's emotional framing, built on the search and a quote calling the news a gut punch.

    2 college students found dead after going missing during Colorado hike
    The Washington TimesRightAll right-leaning headlines

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  • Left0

    No loaded words in its own voice.

  • Center

    Has not covered this story.

  • Right1

    devastating discoveries

In the outlets’ own words

  • Sensational language

    devastating discoveriesMore neutral: search team finds tent and gear

    The word adds emotional weight to the finding of a tent and gear, beyond what the search results describe.

    …students missing after going on Ice Mountain hike as search team makes devastating discoveries

    Used byNew York Post (Right)

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  • Sensational language

    Quoted

    gut punchMore neutral: sheriff’s office expresses sadness over the deaths

    The headline puts a quoted emotional reaction forward as its main line, adding drama beyond the reported facts.

    Two college students who went missing on Ice Mountain hike are found dead: ‘A gut punch’

    Quoted byNew York Post (Right)

    These are Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office’s words. The outlets are reporting them.

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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 deaths of the two students
  • police as the source

Leaves out

  • that the students were trying to scale Ice Mountain, a near 14,000-foot peak

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

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  • The Daily BeastFar Left

    Search for College Hikers Who Vanished Comes to Tragic End

    Two college students who disappeared while on a hike have been found dead after a three-day search. Colorado Mountain College Leadville students Jackson Donlon, 20, and Kaden Matsuda, 19, told friends they would return from their trip to Ice Mountain—a 14,000-foot peak in …

    Read at The Daily Beast (opens in a new tab)
  • The GuardianLeftAssociated Press report

    Two Colorado college students found dead after going missing during hike

    Kaden Matsuda and Jackson Donlon were on a trip in Rocky Mountains last weekend when heavy snowstorm hit Two Colorado college students have been found dead after going missing during a hiking trip in the Rocky Mountains last weekend when a heavy snowstorm hit, authorities said.

    Read at The Guardian (opens in a new tab)
  • ABC NewsLeft

    2 college students found dead after going missing while hiking, police say

    A pair of Colorado hikers were found dead after gong missing on Friday.

    Read at ABC News (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

3 outlets

Leads with

  • the search and the discovery of the students
  • the students' ages and backgrounds
  • the snowstorm and the mountain climb
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Who reported it when

How the coverage built up

  • Left

    17 hr later

    Its first report, Oct 29, 5:58 AM EDT

  • Center

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

  • Right

    First to report

    New York Post, Oct 28, 12:55 PM EDT

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  1. New York PostRightOct 28, 12:55 PM EDT
  2. ABC NewsLeftOct 29, 5:58 AM EDT
  3. The Washington TimesRightOct 29, 7:37 AM EDT
  4. The GuardianLeftOct 29, 8:57 AM EDT
  5. Daily MailRightOct 29, 10:37 AM EDT
  6. The Daily BeastFar LeftOct 29, 10:42 AM EDT

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