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Four people die fighting wildfire in Indonesian national park

Coverage spectrum

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

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

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Four people died and two others were seriously burned while fighting a wildfire in Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park in East Java, the Forestry Ministry said. The deaths came as Indonesia battles its worst forest fires in more than a decade. According to the ministry, the victims were trapped by thick smoke and fast-spreading flames. Jakarta says it will accept foreign help to tackle the fires. Haze from the blazes has spread to neighbouring countries, and schools have been shut in parts of the country.

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The 5-point spectrum

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Left
Mainstream liberal perspectives focusing on social equality and regulation.
Center
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Right
Mainstream conservative perspectives focusing on market freedom and tradition.
Far Right
Voices that strongly advocate for conservative values and limited government.

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What happened

Key points

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

Four people died fighting a wildfire in Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park in East Java, the Forestry Ministry said.
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Al Jazeera English
Center
Deutsche Welle
Two others were seriously burned, officials said.
Reported byLeft1Center1See the outletsHide the outlets
Left
Al Jazeera English
Center
Deutsche Welle
Indonesia is battling its worst forest fires in more than a decade.
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Left
Al Jazeera English
Center
Deutsche Welle
Jakarta says it will accept foreign help to tackle the fires.
One outletAl Jazeera English· Left
Haze from the fires has spread to neighbouring countries.
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Left
Al Jazeera English
Center
Deutsche Welle

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Schools have been shut and respiratory complaints have risen across the region during the months-long crisis.
One outletDeutsche Welle· Center
Satellites detected 799 hotspots by Thursday evening, up from 372 a day earlier.
One outletDeutsche Welle· Center

How each side tells it

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Both sides report that four people died fighting wildfires in Indonesia and that the fires are the worst in more than a decade. The left coverage leads with the death toll and the foreign-aid offer, while the center leads with the firefighters and the haze spreading through the region.

the left
1 outlet
Headline leads with the death toll and the scale of the fires, describing them as Indonesia’s worst forest fires in more than a decade.
Four killed as Indonesia battles worst forest fires in more than a decade
Al Jazeera EnglishLeftAll left-leaning headlines
the center
3 outlets
Headlines name the victims as firefighters and the location of the deaths, while earlier coverage focused on orange smoke and smog over cities.
Wildfire kills 4 firefighters in Indonesia's Mount Bromo national park
Deutsche WelleCenterAll center headlines
the right
No coverage yet
No right-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

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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

death toll
scale of the fires
foreign help offer

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Al Jazeera EnglishLeft
Four killed as Indonesia battles worst forest fires in more than a decade
The deaths come as Jakarta says it will accept foreign help to tackle its worst forest fires in more than a decade.
5 days agoRead at Al Jazeera English (opens in a new tab)
1 more from Al Jazeera English
- Sky turns orange as wildfires rage across Indonesia

From the center

3 outlets

Leads with

firefighter victims
trapped by smoke and flames
haze spreading to neighbours
schools shut

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Deutsche WelleCenter
Wildfire kills 4 firefighters in Indonesia's Mount Bromo national park
The latest victims of Indonesia's wildfires were trapped by thick smoke and fast-spreading flames, authorities said. Meanwhile, the toxic haze from the fires has spread to Indonesia's neighbors.
5 days agoRead at Deutsche Welle (opens in a new tab)
Sky NewsCenter
Eerie orange smog shrouds Indonesian cities
Orange smog has blanketed cities in Indonesia as wildfire pollution continues to cause dangerous conditions for the country and its neighbours.
6 days agoRead at Sky News (opens in a new tab)
BBC NewsCenter
'Nowhere to escape' - Indonesians share footage of orange haze blanketing towns
Thick orange smog descended on the Indonesian city of Palangka Raya as wildfires continue raging nearby.
6 days agoRead at BBC News (opens in a new tab)

From the right

0 outlets

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

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Who reported it when

How the coverage built up

Left
First to report
Al Jazeera English, Oct 14, 4:39 PM EDT
Center
6 hr 47 min later
Its first report, Oct 14, 11:26 PM EDT
Right
No report yet
From the outlets Mantle follows

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Al Jazeera EnglishLeftOct 14, 4:39 PM EDT
BBC NewsCenterOct 14, 11:26 PM EDT
Sky NewsCenterOct 15, 5:06 AM EDT
Deutsche WelleCenterOct 16, 4:11 AM EDT

Times are the ones the outlets published in their own feeds, in Eastern time. Opinion is left out.

Four people die fighting wildfire in Indonesian national park

Coverage spectrum

Key points

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the left

the center

the right

Language to notice

Side by side

From the left

Four killed as Indonesia battles worst forest fires in more than a decade

From the center

Wildfire kills 4 firefighters in Indonesia's Mount Bromo national park

Eerie orange smog shrouds Indonesian cities

'Nowhere to escape' - Indonesians share footage of orange haze blanketing towns

From the right

How the coverage built up

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