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Pete Hegseth’s Crisis of Masculinity
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Extra Extra has grouped 6 reports on this story from 5 news outlets across the political spectrum. By political lean, that breaks down as 3 left-leaning, 1 center, and 2 right-leaning sources.
With a coverage-diversity score of 92 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.
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Coverage of this story has developed over roughly 48 hours, so the perspectives below capture how the framing shifted as the story matured.
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: Salon, The Intercept, PBS NewsHour, Reason, The Gateway Pundit.
Left(3)
SalonCJul 26, 10:30 AM
Pete Hegseth’s Iran war math doesn’t add up
The defense secretary pegged the war's cost at $37 billion. The real total is far higher
The InterceptBJul 25, 11:08 AM
Pete Hegseth’s Crisis of Masculinity
The secretary of war’s obsession with testosterone reveals the anxieties he harbors about himself and the military he leads. The post Pete Hegseth’s Crisis of Masculinity appeared first on The Interce
The InterceptBJul 24, 2:25 PM
Hegseth Is Pushing Testosterone. The VA Has Already Struggled With the Treatment.
“Men who take testosterone will have a reduction in their sperm counts,” one medical professor said. There’s no stated plan for continuing care. The post Hegseth Is Pushing Testosterone. The VA Has Al
Center(1)
Right(2)
ReasonAJul 25, 10:00 AM
For Thousands of New York City Apartment Buildings, the Math Doesn't Math
This year’s rent freeze is just the latest regulation pushing New York City’s rent-stabilized housing stock toward financial and physical collapse.
The Gateway PunditDJul 26, 2:15 PM
Pete Hegseth Announces New Schools to Host Military Fellowship Program After Severing Ties With the Ivy League
Back in February of this year, War Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that the Pentagon was cutting ties with Harvard and other Ivy League schools for basically being too woke for the U.S. The post Pete
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