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US raises travel advisory for Kenya to Level 3 amid Ebola outbreak

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Covered by 5 outlets, all right-leaning.

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

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The Epoch Times, The Telegraph, One America News and Fox News report that the US State Department raised its travel advisory for Kenya to Level 3 after Kenya recorded eight Ebola cases. The outlets say the advisory cites the Ebola outbreak in Central and East Africa as a risk to travelers. Fox News reports that the advisory also cites crime, kidnapping, terrorism, civil unrest and traffic safety, and that Americans are urged to avoid certain areas of Nairobi and several counties.

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What happened

Key points

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  1. The US State Department raised its travel advisory for Kenya to Level 3.

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    The Telegraph
    Far Right
    The Epoch Times, One America News, Fox News

  2. The advisory came after Kenya recorded eight Ebola cases.

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    Right
    The Telegraph
    Far Right
    The Epoch Times

  3. The advisory cites the Ebola outbreak in Central and East Africa as a health risk.

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    Far Right
    One America News, Fox News

  4. Fox News reports that the advisory also cites violent crime, kidnapping, terrorism, civil unrest and traffic safety.

    One outletFox News· Far Right

  5. Fox News reports that Americans are urged to avoid certain neighborhoods in Nairobi and several counties.

    One outletFox News· Far Right

How each side tells it

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Every outlet present reports that the US State Department raised Kenya’s travel advisory to Level 3 and cites the Ebola outbreak. Fox News adds crime, kidnapping and terrorism as reasons, and the headlines differ mainly in emphasis.

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  • the right

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    Right-side headlines mostly report the advisory and the Ebola outbreak in neutral terms; Fox News, rated Far Right, leads with crime, sexual assault and kidnapping and calls Kenya a vacation spot.

    US Raises Travel Advisory for Kenya to Level 3 Amid Ebola Outbreak
    The Epoch TimesFar RightAll right-leaning headlines

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    slapped

In the outlets’ own words

  • Loaded verb

    slappedMore neutral: given

    The verb suggests a hostile blow rather than the official raising of a travel advisory level.

    Vacation spot slapped with US travel warning over crime, sexual assaults and kidnappings

    Used byFox News (Far Right)

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From the right

5 outlets

Leads with

  • Level 3 travel advisory
  • Ebola outbreak and case count
  • crime and kidnapping risks in Fox News coverage
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    First to report

    The Epoch Times, Oct 20, 8:45 AM EDT

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  1. The Epoch TimesFar RightOct 20, 8:45 AM EDT
  2. The TelegraphRightOct 20, 10:54 AM EDT
  3. One America NewsFar RightOct 20, 1:17 PM EDT
  4. Fox NewsFar RightOct 20, 6:12 PM EDT
  5. New York PostRightOct 21, 5:02 AM EDT

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