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Videos show Tropical Storm Bertha's impact on Gulf Coast
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Extra Extra has grouped 7 reports on this story from 7 news outlets across the political spectrum. By political lean, that breaks down as 4 left-leaning and 3 center sources.
Its coverage-diversity score of 62 out of 100 means the story is being reported across multiple parts of the spectrum, though the volume leans toward one side. Notably, no right-leaning outlet in our index has picked the story up yet — a right-side blind spot that often signals a topic resonating more with progressive audiences.
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Coverage of this story has developed over roughly 24 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: CBS News, ABC News, Florida Phoenix, Louisiana Illuminator, PBS NewsHour, UPI, USA Today.
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CBS NewsBJul 23, 7:21 PM
Videos show Tropical Storm Bertha's impact on Gulf Coast
Tropical Storm Bertha made landfall in Louisiana, causing dangerous surf and flooding parts of the coast. Videos captured Bertha's impact in Louisiana and Alabama, and showed how Texas was preparing f
ABC NewsBJul 23, 7:00 AM
Tropical Storm Bertha makes landfall in Louisiana and moves toward Texas
Tropical Storm Bertha has made landfall in Louisiana
Florida PhoenixBJul 23, 8:25 PM
Tropical Storm Bertha brushes past SW Louisiana coast on the way to Texas
Minor coastal flooding appeared to be the lone impact from Tropical Storm Bertha at it hugged the Louisiana coastline Thursday morning en route to a second landfall in Southeast Texas. Since its landf
Louisiana IlluminatorBJul 23, 1:35 PM
Tropical Storm Bertha brushes past SW Louisiana coast on the way to Texas
Minor coastal flooding appeared to be the lone impact from Tropical Storm Bertha at it hugged the Louisiana coastline Thursday morning en route to a second landfall in Southeast Texas. Since its landf
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PBS NewsHourAJul 23, 6:51 PM
Tropical Storm Bertha strikes Gulf Coast in second landfall
The National Hurricane Center said Bertha should weaken rapidly over land after its center came onshore Thursday afternoon.
UPIBJul 23, 7:55 PM
Tropical Storm Bertha lands at Texas-Louisiana line
Tropical Storm Bertha made landfall near the Texas-Louisiana state line Thursday afternoon, with heavy rains in parts of coastal Texas.
USA TodayBJul 22, 8:41 PM
Tropical Storm Bertha lands in Louisiana in weakened state - New Orleans CityBusiness
Tropical Storm Bertha lands in Louisiana in weakened state New Orleans CityBusiness
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