How outlets cover Brian Cole · Dec 30, 2025 – Jan 2, 2026
Judge Orders Brian Cole Held Without Bail After Defense Seeks Release
A federal judge ordered Brian Cole held in custody pending trial after his defense sought release. The coverage differs on whether the story centers on the defense’s arguments or the judge’s detention ruling.
Lead article · NBC News · CENTERAttorneys say D.C. pipe bomb suspect Brian Cole has autism in bid for releaseCommunity verdict
17 VOTESBrian Cole sought release from jail in the federal pipe-bomb case, and prosecutors opposed his release.
Center outlets focus on his attorneys’ arguments for release, including his autism diagnosis; right-leaning outlets center the judge’s order to keep him detained and the community-safety rationale.
Outlets by lean
2 RATED · 1 UNRATEDCompare by side
NBC News highlights attorneys’ argument that Cole is not a danger or flight risk, including their citation of his autism diagnosis.
- Localnewslive · Federal Court hearing for Jan. 6 pipe bomb suspectNO PUBLISHED LEAN
How outlets portrayed Cole, by side
2 ARTICLESEach article counts once, however many sites carried it. Sides are each outlet’s published lean. How portrayal is read
Left: 0 favorable, 0 critical, 0 mixed, 0 neutral. Center: 0 favorable, 0 critical, 0 mixed, 1 neutral. Right: 0 favorable, 0 critical, 0 mixed, 1 neutral.
1 UNRATED ARTICLE NOT SHOWN
When each side covered it
DEC 30, 2025 – JAN 2, 2026Articles per day by side. DEC 30: Left 0, Center 1, Right 0. DEC 31: Left 0, Center 0, Right 0. JAN 1: Left 0, Center 0, Right 0. JAN 2: Left 0, Center 0, Right 1.
No left-leaning outlet has covered this yet. We’ll alert you when one does.No left-leaning outlet has covered this yet. We’ll alert you when one does, and when any new outlet covers it.