U.S. · Crime & justice · 9 outlets (L 2 · C 3 · R 2 · 2 not rated)
Dallas Halloween shootings leave 4 dead, 15 injured
Four people were killed and 15 injured in three separate shootings in Dallas's Deep Ellum neighborhood on Halloween night, according to police.[2, 5, 8 +1] Police Chief Daniel Comeaux said police are still trying to determine whether the shootings were related.[2, 5, 9]
Separately, a shooting after a college football game in Birmingham, Alabama, left one person dead and eight injured.[2, 8] The Dallas shootings were among several violent incidents nationwide over Halloween weekend.[5, 9]
Covered by The Guardian, PBS NewsHour, Fox News and 6 more
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How balanced is this coverage?
Of the 7 rated outlets that covered it, 2 are left of center, 3 are center and 2 are right of center (2 of them in the Right group). 2 more are not rated.
Too few left- or right-leaning outlets to compare: 2 of 42 left-leaning, 3 of 33 center and 2 of 38 right-leaning outlets covered it.
- Left: none.
- Leans left: HuffPost (−1.06), The Guardian (−0.70).
- Center: PBS NewsHour (−0.48), Newsweek (−0.30), Yahoo News (+0.07).
- Leans right: none.
- Right: Fox News (+1.52), IJR (+1.52).
Not rated Los Angeles Times, NewsNation. Not placed: they have no lean score.
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