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Race to find Ebola vaccine as DR Congo outbreak kills more than 2,000
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Extra Extra has grouped 6 reports on this story from 6 news outlets across the political spectrum. By political lean, that breaks down as 2 left-leaning, 3 center, and 1 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.
On reliability, 4 of the 6 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.
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: Truthout, Dallas Morning News, KFF Health News, RFI (English), AFP, Fox News.
Left(2)
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Dallas Morning NewsAAug 11, 8:07 PM
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Center(3)
KFF Health NewsAAug 8, 9:00 AM
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RFI (English)AAug 12, 11:44 AM
Race to find Ebola vaccine as DR Congo outbreak kills more than 2,000
The latest outbreak of Ebola has killed more than 2,000 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to health authorities. Meanwhile, international efforts have been stepped up to test a vac
AFPAAug 12, 2:14 AM
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A deadly outbreak is spreading at record speed. Why is it so hard to contain? SBS
Right(1)
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