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Woman charged over shooting of police officer in Nottingham city centre

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Covered by 3 outlets, mostly center (67%).

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

Nottinghamshire Police say a police officer was shot in Angel Row, Nottingham city centre, shortly before 04:50 on Sunday, after approaching two suspects at a bus stop. The officer remains in hospital, police said. Aisha Zaman, 27, of Hyson Green, has been charged with possession of a prohibited firearm and possession of that firearm with intent to commit an indictable offence, police said, and has been remanded in custody. Police say several other people have been arrested and the investigation is continuing.

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What happened

Key points

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

  1. A police officer was shot in Nottingham city centre on Sunday, police said.

    Reported byLeft1Center2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The Guardian
    Center
    Sky News, BBC News

  2. Police said the officer had approached two suspects at a bus stop on Angel Row and remains in hospital.

    Reported byLeft1Center1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The Guardian
    Center
    BBC News

  3. Police said Aisha Zaman, 27, has been charged with possession of a prohibited firearm and possession with intent to commit an indictable offence.

    Reported byLeft1Center2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The Guardian
    Center
    Sky News, BBC News

  4. Police said several other people have been arrested and the investigation is continuing.

    One side only: the centerReported byCenter2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Center
    Sky News, BBC News

  5. Zaman has been remanded in custody and is due before Nottingham Magistrates Court.

    One outletBBC News· Center

How each side tells it

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All three outlets report that a police officer was shot in Nottingham city centre and a 27-year-old woman has been charged. Centre headlines stress the officer's injury and further arrests, while the left's single Guardian report leads with the charges.

  • the left

    1 outlet

    The Guardian's single report leads with the arrest and charges against the named 27-year-old woman, in plain wording.

    Woman arrested over shooting of police officer in Nottingham
    The GuardianLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    2 outlets

    Sky News and BBC News headlines report the charge or the officer's injury in plain terms, with no added judgement.

    Woman charged after police officer injured in shooting
    BBC NewsCenterAll 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

  • the arrest of Aisha Zaman
  • the firearms charges
  • the recovered weapon and crime scene
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  • The GuardianLeft

    Woman arrested over shooting of police officer in Nottingham

    Aisha Zaman, 27, charged with two firearms offences after incident in city centre on Sunday A 27-year-old woman has been charged over the shooting of a police officer in Nottingham. …

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From the center

2 outlets

Leads with

  • the charge against the woman
  • the officer's injury
  • further arrests
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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

    12 hr 43 min later

    Its first report, Oct 22, 3:52 PM EDT

  • Center

    First to report

    Sky News, Oct 22, 3:09 AM EDT

  • Right

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

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  1. Sky NewsCenterOct 22, 3:09 AM EDT
  2. BBC NewsCenterOct 22, 3:41 PM EDT
  3. The GuardianLeftOct 22, 3:52 PM EDT

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