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Five People Die Trying to Save Struggling Swimmer on Ohio River
How this story is being covered
Extra Extra has grouped 4 reports on this story from 4 news outlets across the political spectrum. By political lean, that breaks down as 2 left-leaning and 2 right-leaning sources.
Its coverage-diversity score of 63 out of 100 means the story is being reported across multiple parts of the spectrum, though the volume leans toward one side. Interestingly, the story is being covered on the left and the right but not by the centrist outlets we track — a sign it may be more polarizing than consensus-driven.
On reliability, 2 of the 4 rated outlets carry a high or mostly-factual reliability rating (A or B) and 2 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.
The reports clustered here landed within about 5 hours of each other, suggesting a fast-moving, breaking story.
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: ABC News, HuffPost, Boston Herald, Breitbart.
Left(2)
ABC NewsBJul 20, 7:55 PM
Attempt to save a struggling swimmer leaves 5 dead in an Ohio river
Authorities say five people have died on a river in Ohio after several of them went into the water to assist another person who was struggling to swim
HuffPostCJul 20, 7:32 PM
Attempt To Save A Struggling Swimmer Leaves 5 Dead In An Ohio River
Authorities say five people have died on a river in Ohio after several of them went into the water to assist another person who was struggling to swim.
Center(0)
Right(2)
Boston HeraldBJul 20, 9:31 PM
5 dead in attempt to save a struggling swimmer in an Ohio river, sheriff says - Boston Herald
5 dead in attempt to save a struggling swimmer in an Ohio river, sheriff says Boston Herald
BreitbartDJul 21, 12:31 AM
Five People Die Trying to Save Struggling Swimmer on Ohio River
Tragedy struck Ohio this past weekend when five people died trying to save a struggling swimmer in the Scioto River. The post Five People Die Trying to Save Struggling Swimmer on Ohio River appeared f
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