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Savannah Guthrie Issues Desperate Plea in Mom’s Disappearance
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Extra Extra has grouped 9 reports on this story from 8 news outlets across the political spectrum. By political lean, that breaks down as 5 left-leaning, 1 center, and 3 right-leaning sources.
With a coverage-diversity score of 85 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 8 rated outlets carry a high or mostly-factual reliability rating (A or B) and 4 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.
Coverage of this story has developed over roughly 41 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: HuffPost, Salon, LA Times, The Daily Beast, Straight Arrow News, Townhall, RealClearPolitics, RealClearInvestigations.
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HuffPostCJul 31, 7:47 PM
Authorities Release Early Ransom Note In Nancy Guthrie Case, Hoping Someone Recognizes It
Investigators hope that someone will recognize the writing style.
SalonCAug 1, 5:00 PM
Police publicly release ransom notes in Nancy Guthrie disappearance case
Investigators hope the writing style in 2 ransom notes sparks new leads 6 months after Nancy Guthrie disappeared
LA TimesAJul 31, 8:07 PM
'We never intended to hurt her.' Ransom notes offer new details in Nancy Guthrie kidnapping case
Investigators on Friday released two notes apparently sent by the individuals who kidnapped Nancy Guthrie from her Tucson home in February.
HuffPostCAug 1, 4:18 PM
Savannah Guthrie Begs For 'Someone To Come Forward' In Her Mother's Disappearance
Authorities released an early note in the investigation into the disappearance of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, hoping that someone will recognize the writing style.
The Daily BeastCAug 1, 5:56 PM
Savannah Guthrie Issues Desperate Plea in Mom’s Disappearance
Today show host Savannah Guthrie marked a chilling anniversary with a gut-wrenching Instagram post Saturday morning. Sharing a smiling photograph of her mother, Nancy, she added a lengthy caption to
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Right(3)
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