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Hamilton Ad on Marshall’s Medical-Debt Practices Draws Legal Demand
Adam Hamilton aired an ad about Roger Marshall’s former medical practice and a patient’s debt; Marshall’s lawyers demanded its retraction, and Hamilton defended it. Coverage diverges over whether to center the debt-collection allegations or questions about the ad’s account of the patient’s arrest.
Lead article · Kansas Reflector · CENTERRoger Marshall alleges defamation in new ad about former Kansas patient arrested while in debtOUTLETSOUTLETS
66 RATED6 RATED
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The sides
How each side told it
OUTLETS BY LEAN6 RATED
WHO’S NAMED
THE FRAME33% · AVG CRED 56
“Medical debt fuels criticism”
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Crooks and LiarsSAT 12:26 PMRoger Marshall's Past Just Got Turned Into A BRUTAL Campaign AdMarshallBad lookCRED 40
People · 2 PEOPLE
Who’s in it, and how each side portrayed them
Marshall and Hamilton were named together by 2 of 6 outlets. Counted by outlet.
GOODMIXEDNEUTRALBADCOUNTED BY OUTLET
R · KS · SENATOR
Disputed claims about his former practice’s medical-debt collection as his lawyers demanded a retraction of Hamilton’s ad.
NAMED BY 5 OF 6
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▼ MOSTLY BAD2 OF 2 OUTLETSLeft-leaning outlets: mostly bad, 2 of 2 outlets.
CENTER
◇ SPLITACROSS 2 OUTLETSCenter outlets: split across 2 outlets (1 mixed · 1 bad).
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◆ MIXED1 OF 1 OUTLETRight-leaning outlets: mixed, 1 of 1 outlet.
D · KS
Aired an ad about a former patient’s medical debt and defended it after Marshall’s lawyers demanded its removal.
NAMED BY 3 OF 6
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NOT NAMED0 OUTLETSLeft-leaning outlets: not named.
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◆ MIXED1 OF 1 OUTLETCenter outlets: mixed, 1 of 1 outlet.
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◇ SPLITACROSS 2 OUTLETSRight-leaning outlets: split across 2 outlets (1 mixed · 1 bad).
Timeline · 4 DAYS
When each side picked it up
ARTICLES PER DAY
LEFTCENTERRIGHTCENTER OUTLETS ARRIVED 71H AFTER THE FIRST REPORTCENTER OUTLETS ARRIVED 71H AFTER THE FIRST REPORT
When each side picked it up. left-leaning: 2 articles, first sat 12:26 pm, 18 hours after the first report. center: 2 articles, first mon 5:29 pm, 71 hours after the first report. right-leaning: 2 articles, first fri 6:02 pm.
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