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Appeals court rejects Biden's bid to block release of recordings of ghostwriter interviews
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Extra Extra has grouped 16 reports on this story from 15 news outlets across the political spectrum. By political lean, that breaks down as 7 left-leaning, 4 center, and 5 right-leaning sources.
With a coverage-diversity score of 98 out of 100, this is one of the more evenly reported stories in our index right now — left, center, and right outlets are all giving it attention.
On reliability, 9 of the 15 rated outlets carry a high or mostly-factual reliability rating (A or B) and 6 outlets fall into our mixed or lower-reliability tier (C or D). Ratings are drawn from independent assessments and are meant to help you weigh each report, not to tell you which to trust.
This story has been covered over the span of about 4 days, making it a longer-running thread rather than a single news flash.
Below, the same story is laid out side by side as left, center, and right outlets reported it. Read across the columns and watch what changes: the headline emphasis, which facts lead, the adjectives, and what each side leaves out. The story itself rarely changes — the framing almost always does.
Outlets covering this story: Daily Kos, Anchorage Daily News, ABC News, NBC News, CBS News, Gothamist, Democracy Docket, NewsNation, Al Jazeera, The Hill, The Federalist, PJ Media, Just the News, RedState, Daily Wire.
Left(7)
Daily KosCJul 21, 5:00 PM
Appeals court rejects Biden’s bid to block release of recordings of ghostwriter interviews
A federal appeals court has rejected a request by Joe Biden to block the release of audio recordings and transcripts of his interviews with a memoir ghostwriter before he was elected president.
Anchorage Daily NewsBJul 21, 4:06 PM
Appeals court rejects Biden’s bid to block the release of ghostwriter interview recordings
The panel’s 2-1 ruling found there is a “substantial” public interest in disclosing the material that Biden wants to keep under wraps.
ABC NewsBJul 21, 1:38 PM
Appeals court rejects Biden bid to block release of ghostwriter interview recordings
A federal appeals court has rejected a request by Joe Biden to block the release of audio recordings and transcripts of his interviews with a memoir ghostwriter before he was elected president
NBC NewsBJul 21, 1:24 PM
Appeals court rejects Biden’s bid to block release of recordings of ghostwriter interviews
A federal appeals court has rejected a request by Joe Biden to block the release of audio recordings and transcripts of his interviews with a memoir ghostwriter before he was elected president.
CBS NewsBJul 21, 3:22 PM
Appeals court denies Biden bid to block release of tapes with biographer, for now
An appeals court denied former President Joe Biden's attempt to keep the Justice Department from giving a conservative think tank redacted transcripts and audio recordings of conversations with his bi
GothamistBJul 21, 4:15 PM
Appeals court overturns ruling releasing ex-Columbia student activist from ICE detention
Columbia University graduate and Palestinian activist Mohsen Mahdawi, who has been targeted for deportation by the Trump administration. The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the lower court lacked j
Democracy DocketBJul 18, 1:29 AM
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Center(4)
NewsNationBJul 21, 3:49 PM
Appeals court rejects Biden's bid to block release of recordings of ghostwriter interviews
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court has rejected a request by Joe Biden to block the release of audio recordings and transcripts of his interviews with a memoir ghostwriter before he was elected
Al JazeeraBJul 21, 4:16 PM
US appeals court overturns ruling that freed Columbia activist Mahdawi
The decision is the latest court victory for US President Donald Trump’s campaign targeting foreign student protesters.
The HillBJul 21, 4:00 PM
Appeals court overturns release order for foreign student arrested in Vermont
A federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled a judge erred in ordering the release of Mohsen Mahdawi, whose arrest at his naturalization interview became a flashpoint in the Trump administration’s crackdo
NewsNationBJul 21, 3:13 PM
Appeals court says judge should not have released Mohsen Mahdawi
Mahdawi was one of several Columbia University students who was detained in protests.
Right(5)
The FederalistCJul 21, 5:07 PM
Appeals Court Shoots Down Biden’s Bid To Hide Recordings Of Memoir Interviews
"We accordingly conclude that Biden has not shown a likelihood that the requested materials must be withheld from disclosure," the majority wrote.
PJ MediaDJul 21, 12:30 PM
COURT: 'Smithers, Release the Biden Tapes!'
Just the NewsCJul 21, 12:00 AM
D.C. Circuit Court denies Biden's emergency bid to block DOJ from releasing Hur transcripts
The majority ruled that Biden failed to show he was likely to succeed on the merits of his request, and the public has a strong interest in evaluating Hur's decision not to charge him.
RedStateDJul 21, 3:50 PM
Biden Fought to Keep the Hur Tapes Secret. A Court Just Moved Them Closer to Release.
Daily WireCJul 21, 11:48 AM
Release The Tapes: Watchdog Scores Big Legal Win Against ‘Autopen’ Biden
Following a major legal victory from a watchdog group, audio recordings of former President Joe Biden’s conversations with his memoir ghostwriter — which Special Counsel Robert Hur obtained during his
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