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U.S. · Crime & justice · 18 outlets (L 3 · C 6 · R 6 · 3 not rated)

Missing 11-month-old found alive buried in dog crate in South Carolina

An 11-month-old boy, Koah Sharpe, who officials said was taken by his father on Monday, was found alive Tuesday afternoon buried in a dog crate in South Carolina.⁠[2, 4, 7] Authorities said the baby had been buried for what is believed to be about 24 hours and was found 'clinging to life'.⁠[2, 4] The Guardian reported the infant was wrapped inside a dog crate that was wrapped in a towel, in a shallow grave.⁠[2]

The New York Post reported investigators found freshly disturbed dirt and heard the baby's cries as they began to dig.⁠[13] Newsweek reported the father was arrested after the baby was found.⁠[8] The Western Journal reported the father was on probation and was jailed Monday evening on a burglary charge.⁠[17]

Covered by The New York Times, NBC News, New York Post and 15 more

Read first Missing 11-month-old boy taken by father found buried alive after 24 hours: Sheriff · ABC News

How balanced is this coverage?

Of the 15 rated outlets that covered it, 3 are left of center, 6 are center and 6 are right of center (5 of them in the Right group). 3 more are not rated.

Where the outlets sit
HuffPost · Leans left · −1.06The New York Times · Leans left · −0.70The Guardian · Leans left · −0.70NBC News · Center · −0.49PBS NewsHour · Center · −0.48Newsweek · Center · −0.30ABC News · Center · −0.19CBS News · Center · −0.14UPI · Center · +0.17New York Post · Leans right · +0.64The Washington Times · Right · +1.27Blaze Media · Right · +1.71The Daily Wire · Right · +2.07The Western Journal · Right · +2.13Conservative Review · Right · +2.76
  • Left: none.
  • Leans left: HuffPost (−1.06), The New York Times (−0.70), The Guardian (−0.70).
  • Center: NBC News (−0.49), PBS NewsHour (−0.48), Newsweek (−0.30), ABC News (−0.19), CBS News (−0.14), UPI (+0.17).
  • Leans right: New York Post (+0.64).
  • Right: The Washington Times (+1.27), Blaze Media (+1.71), The Daily Wire (+2.07), The Western Journal (+2.13), Conservative Review (+2.76).

Not rated NewsNation, BBC News, Los Angeles Times. Not placed: they have no lean score.

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Left

  1. 1 HuffPost · Leans left · Nov 11, 1:33 p.m. ETMissing Baby Found After Buried Alive In Dog Crate, Police In South Carolina Say
  2. 2 The Guardian · Leans left · Nov 11, 12:59 a.m. ETBaby found alive after being buried in dog crate for 24 hours, South Carolina police say
  3. 3 The New York Times · Leans left · Nov 11, 9:28 a.m. ETMissing Baby Is Rescued After Being Buried Alive in Dog Crate

Center

  1. 4 ABC News · Center · Nov 10, 8:23 p.m. ETMissing 11-month-old boy taken by father found buried alive after 24 hours: Sheriff
  2. 5 ABC News · Center · Nov 11, 1:20 p.m. ETMissing South Carolina infant rescued after being buried alive in a dog crate for 24 hours
  3. 6 CBS News · Center · Nov 11, 8:57 a.m. ETBaby found "clinging to life" after being buried in crate for 24 hours
  4. 7 NBC News · Center · Nov 10, 6:09 p.m. ETMissing baby found alive buried in dog crate in South Carolina
  5. 8 Newsweek · Center · Nov 11, 3:07 a.m. ETFather Arrested After Missing Baby Found Buried Alive After 24 Hours
  6. 9 PBS NewsHour · Center · Nov 11, 3:59 p.m. ETMissing South Carolina infant rescued after being buried alive in a dog crate for 24 hours
  7. 10 UPI · Center · Nov 10, 10:17 p.m. ETMissing 11-month-old baby found buried alive in woods South Carolina

Right

  1. 11 Blaze Media · Right · Nov 11, 4:45 p.m. ETBaby taken by father buried alive in dog crate in woods, cops say — then 24 hours later rescuers hear 'the most joyful sound'
  2. 12 Conservative Review · Right · Nov 11, 4:45 p.m. ETBaby taken by father buried alive in dog crate in woods, cops say — then 24 hours later rescuers hear 'the most joyful sound'
  3. 13 New York Post · Leans right · Nov 10, 10:49 p.m. ETMissing 11-month-old miraculously survives being buried alive 24 hours after his dad disappeared with him
  4. 14 The Daily Wire · Right · Nov 11, 6:39 a.m. ET11-Month-Old Found Buried Alive In Dog Crate
  5. 15 The Washington Times · Right · Nov 11, 9:35 a.m. ETSouth Carolina police accuse father of burying infant son alive in dog crate; boy 'clinging to life'
  6. 16 The Washington Times · Right · Nov 11, 2:32 p.m. ETMissing South Carolina infant rescued after being buried alive in a dog crate for 24 hours
  7. 17 The Western Journal · Right · Nov 11, 7:16 a.m. ETFather on Probation Arrested as Police Hear 11-Month-Old Baby Crying Underground, Find Him Buried in 'Dog Crate'

Not rated

  1. 18 BBC News · Not rated · Nov 11, 1:10 p.m. ETMissing 11-month-old baby found buried alive in a crate in South Carolina
  2. 19 Los Angeles Times · Not rated · Nov 11, 3:22 p.m. ETMissing South Carolina infant rescued after being buried alive in a dog crate for 24 hours
  3. 20 NewsNation · Not rated · Nov 11, 5:12 a.m. ETMissing 11-month-old found alive buried in dog crate in South Carolina
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