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Crash kills University of New Haven hockey captain; DHS says driver was removed

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Covered by 4 outlets, all right-leaning.

6 articles in total, 2 of them opinion. The spectrum counts each outlet once and leaves opinion out. How we measure bias

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The Washington Times, Fox News, The Daily Caller, Townhall and PJ Media report that a crash on October 16 killed Ryan O’Shea, a University of New Haven hockey captain. According to the Department of Homeland Security, the driver, a Mexican national, had been removed from the United States before and had illegally reentered it twice. Fox News reports the driver was going the wrong way.

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  1. A University of New Haven hockey captain, Ryan O’Shea, was killed in a crash.

    One side only: the rightReported byRight1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Right
    The Washington Times
    Far Right
    Fox News

  2. The Department of Homeland Security said the driver, a Mexican national, had previously been removed from the United States.

    One side only: the rightReported byRight1Far Right2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Right
    The Washington Times
    Far Right
    The Daily Caller, PJ Media

  3. The Department of Homeland Security said the driver had illegally reentered the United States twice.

    One outletFox News· Far Right

  4. The collision happened on October 16, according to PJ Media.

    One outletPJ Media· Far Right

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All five outlets report that a University of New Haven hockey player died in a crash with a Mexican national previously removed from the country, citing DHS. Coverage centers the driver’s immigration history, and the opinion pieces tie the crash to Connecticut’s leaders and their stance on ICE.

  • the left

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  • the center

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  • the right

    4 outlets · 2 opinion

    Headlines center the driver’s immigration status and prior removals, with the Far Right outlets using the words illegal and deported while the Washington Times uses the more neutral Mexican national.

    ‘Tragic And Preventable’: College Hockey Star Killed In Crash With Twice-Deported Dehumanizing label“Mexican Illegal”Uses immigration status as a noun label for the driver instead of describing the person.More neutral: man in the country illegallyDisagree with this highlight?
    The Daily CallerFar RightAll right-leaning headlines

The words they chose

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

  • Left

    Has not covered this story.

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    Has not covered this story.

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    illegal alienslammed head-onthanks to an illegal alienan Illegal

In the outlets’ own words

  • Dehumanizing label

    illegal alienMore neutral: unauthorized immigrant or noncitizen without legal status

    Appears in some statutes but is widely read as dehumanizing; 'alien' frames people as foreign objects rather than residents.

    Yet another tragedy has unfolded thanks to an illegal alien.

    Used byTownhall (Far Right)PJ Media (Far Right)

  • Loaded verb

    slammed head-onMore neutral: struck head-on

    “Slammed” adds force to a collision that “struck” or “hit” describes neutrally.

    16 when a Chevrolet Silverado traveling the wrong way slammed head-on into his Honda Accord, Connecticut State Police said.

    Used byFox News (Far Right)

  • Loaded modifier

    thanks to an illegal alienMore neutral: involving a driver who was in the country illegally

    Assigns blame for the crash to the driver’s immigration status before the cause has been established.

    Yet another tragedy has unfolded thanks to an illegal alien.

    Used byTownhall (Far Right)

  • Dehumanizing label

    an IllegalMore neutral: a man in the country illegally

    Uses immigration status as a noun label for a person instead of describing the person.

    A Connecticut College Senior Was Killed by an Illegal.

    Used byTownhall (Far Right)

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  • Loaded verb

    Were Busy Attacking ICEMore neutral: Were Criticizing ICE

    “Attacking” and “busy” cast the officials’ criticism of ICE as an assault rather than stating what they did.

    His State's Leaders Were Busy Attacking ICE.

    Used byTownhall (Far Right)

  • Dehumanizing label

    Mexican IllegalMore neutral: man in the country illegally

    Uses immigration status as a noun label for the driver instead of describing the person.

    ‘Tragic And Preventable’: College Hockey Star Killed In Crash With Twice-Deported Mexican Illegal

    Used byThe Daily Caller (Far Right)

  • Sensational language

    horrifyingMore neutral: a serious concern

    The word is the outlet’s own judgement about how often such crashes occur, stated without a cited count.

    It's horrifying how many of these accidents occur with illegal aliens who are either drunk or…

    Used byPJ Media (Far Right)

  • Dehumanizing label

    illegal aliensMore neutral: unauthorized immigrant or noncitizen without legal status

    Appears in some statutes but is widely read as dehumanizing; 'alien' frames people as foreign objects rather than residents.

    It's horrifying how many of these accidents occur with illegal aliens who are either drunk or driving on the wrong side of the road.

    Used byPJ Media (Far Right)

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From the left

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From the right

4 outlets · 2 opinion

Leads with

  • driver’s immigration status
  • prior removals or deportations
  • the victim’s hockey career
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  • The Washington TimesRight

    College hockey player killed in car crash with Mexican national who was deported previously

    A hockey player at the University of New Haven in Connecticut was killed in a car crash that involved a Mexican national who was previously removed from the country, the Department of Homeland Security said.

    Read at The Washington Times (opens in a new tab)
  • The Daily CallerFar Right

    ‘Tragic And Preventable’: College Hockey Star Killed In Crash With Twice-Deported Dehumanizing label“Mexican Illegal”Uses immigration status as a noun label for the driver instead of describing the person.More neutral: man in the country illegallyDisagree with this highlight?

    Ryan O’Shea, a 21-year-old hockey player, was killed in a head-on crash with a Mexican illegal immigrant driving on the wrong side of the road. O’Shea was struck by 31-year-old Guillermo Carmona-Lopez on Oct. 16, who was driving his pickup truck the wrong way, according to U.S. …

    Read at The Daily Caller (opens in a new tab)
  • Fox NewsFar Right

    Aspiring NYPD officer and college hockey captain killed in crash involving twice-removed Mexican national

    DHS confirmed the wrong-way driver who killed University of New Haven hockey captain Ryan O'Shea had illegally reentered the United States twice.

    Read at Fox News (opens in a new tab)

    Also published by New York Post. It counts once.

  • PJ MediaFar RightOpinion

    Twice-Deported Dehumanizing label“Illegal Alien”The headline uses a legal-status label as the driver’s identity before the case has been tried, while the status itself is an official claim.More neutral: Twice-Deported DriverDisagree with this highlight? Kills Connecticut Student

    An Dehumanizing label“illegal alien”Appears in some statutes but is widely read as dehumanizing; 'alien' frames people as foreign objects rather than residents.More neutral: unauthorized immigrant, noncitizen without legal statusDisagree with this highlight? whom authorities had already deported twice before was back in our country, and he killed a young student athlete in a collision on October 16.

    Read at PJ Media (opens in a new tab)
  • TownhallFar RightOpinion

    A Connecticut College Senior Was Killed by Dehumanizing label“an Illegal”Uses immigration status as a noun label for a person instead of describing the person.More neutral: a man in the country illegallyDisagree with this highlight?. His State's Leaders Loaded verb“Were Busy Attacking ICE”“Attacking” and “busy” cast the officials’ criticism of ICE as an assault rather than stating what they did.More neutral: Were Criticizing ICEDisagree with this highlight?.

    Yet another tragedy has unfolded thanks to an Dehumanizing label“illegal alien”Appears in some statutes but is widely read as dehumanizing; 'alien' frames people as foreign objects rather than residents.More neutral: unauthorized immigrant, noncitizen without legal statusDisagree with this highlight?.

    Read at Townhall (opens in a new tab)
  • New York PostRightFox News report

    Aspiring NYPD officer killed by twice-removed illegal immigrant in tragic Connecticut car crash

    New York Post published a report that is shown in full at Fox News. The headline is the one New York Post gave it.

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

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  • Right

    First to report

    Fox News, Oct 30, 11:50 AM EDT

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  1. Fox NewsFar RightOct 30, 11:50 AM EDT
  2. The Daily CallerFar RightOct 30, 1:00 PM EDT
  3. The Washington TimesRightOct 30, 5:51 PM EDT
  4. New York PostRightOct 30, 8:45 PM EDT

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