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Police allege mother stabbed three children in Blue Mountains leaving one child dead
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, 3 of the 4 rated outlets carry a high or mostly-factual reliability rating (A or B) and 1 outlet 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 3 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: The Guardian, TIME, UnHerd, The Federalist.
Left(2)
The GuardianASep 21, 2:19 AM
Police allege mother stabbed three children in Blue Mountains leaving one child dead
Bystanders found all four on the side of the road at Valley Heights on Sunday with stabbing injuries Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or d
TIMEBSep 20, 10:00 AM
Helicopter Parenting Can Help Children Recover From Concussions
A caregiver willing to temporarily micromanage their child’s life is invaluable for healing after a concussion, writes Dr. Teena Shetty.
Center(0)
Right(2)
UnHerdBSep 20, 11:02 PM
Why do mothers kill their children?
Infanticide is shockingly common
The FederalistCSep 18, 11:40 AM
Parents Who Wanted to Abort Their Children Should Not Have Custody Of Them
Nausheen Gilkar and Omar Ahmed paid for a child, wanted the surrogate mother to kill that child, and, in a just world, fully deserve to have this child taken away from them.
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