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Criminal Justice#9 THAT WEEK ↗

Grand Jury Declines to Indict Democrats Over Military Orders Video

Rated outlets across the spectrum have covered this: 4 left-leaning, 6 center and 4 right-leaning.

Lead article · The Independent'Outrageous abuse of power': Sen. Mark Kelly rebukes Trump admin's reported push for criminal charges over 'illegal orders' video
Image · The Independent
OUTLETS
1614 RATED
ARTICLES
199 COPIES
SPAN
60HOURS
AVG CRED
61MEDIUM
The sides

How each side told it

OUTLETS BY LEAN14 RATED · 2 UNRATED
WHO’S NAMED
LEFT-LEANING32% · AVG CRED 61
TOP HEADLINE · MOST CREDIBLE OUTLETThe NationWED 1:00 PMGrand Juries Are Saving DemocracyKellyMixedCRED 65
3 MORE LEFT
Newsone · The Urban DailyWED 11:30 AMNo Indicment For Dems Who Advised Troops To Refuse 'Illegal Orders'KellyInformationalSlotkinInformationalCRED 62NEWSONE · REPUBLISHED BY THE URBAN DAILY, BLACK AMERICA WEB
Common Dreams · TruthoutWED 10:48 AMGrand Jury Declines to Indict Dems Who Who Urged Troops to Reject Illegal OrdersKellyMixedSlotkinInformationalCRED 60COMMON DREAMS · REPUBLISHED BY TRUTHOUT
Hiphopwired · The Urban DailyWED 2:46 PMGrand Jury Refuses To Indict Democrats Speaking Out On TrumpSlotkinInformationalCRED 56HIPHOPWIRED · REPUBLISHED BY THE URBAN DAILY, BLACK AMERICA WEB
UNRATED · NOT ON THE SPECTRUM
People · 3 MEMBERS

Who’s in it, and how each side portrayed them

Kelly and Slotkin were named together by 5 of 16 outlets. Counted by outlet.

FAVORABLEMIXEDNEUTRALCRITICAL
Mark Kelly
D · AZ · SENATOR

Kelly condemned the attempted indictment and said some lawmakers were considering legal action.

NAMED BY 10 OF 16
LEFT
▲ MOSTLY FAVORABLE3 OF 3 OUTLETSLeft-leaning outlets: mostly favorable, 3 of 3 outlets.
CENTER
● MOSTLY NEUTRAL2 OF 3 OUTLETSCenter outlets: mostly neutral, 2 of 3 outlets.
RIGHT
●1 ▼12 OUTLETSRight-leaning outlets: 2 outlets, 1 neutral · 1 critical.
Elissa Slotkin
D · MI · SENATOR

Slotkin said the grand jury had upheld the rule of law and that she hoped the investigation would end.

NAMED BY 9 OF 16
LEFT
▲ MOSTLY FAVORABLE3 OF 3 OUTLETSLeft-leaning outlets: mostly favorable, 3 of 3 outlets.
CENTER
▲1 ●12 OUTLETSCenter outlets: 2 outlets, 1 favorable · 1 neutral.
RIGHT
◇ SPLITACROSS 3 OUTLETSRight-leaning outlets: split across 3 outlets (1 favorable · 1 neutral · 1 critical).
Jason Crow
D · CO-6 · REPRESENTATIVE

Crow’s lawyer asked the U.S. attorney to stop pursuing the probe and preserve documents.

NAMED BY 3 OF 16
LEFT
NOT NAMED0 OUTLETSLeft-leaning outlets: not named.
CENTER
● MOSTLY NEUTRAL2 OF 3 OUTLETSCenter outlets: mostly neutral, 2 of 3 outlets.
RIGHT
NOT NAMED0 OUTLETSRight-leaning outlets: not named.
Timeline · 60 HOURS

When each side picked it up

ARTICLES PER 12 HOURS
LEFTCENTERRIGHTLEFT-LEANING OUTLETS ARRIVED 13H AFTER THE FIRST REPORT

When each side picked it up. left-leaning: 6 articles, first wed 10:48 am, 13 hours after the first report. center: 7 articles, first tue 10:15 pm. right-leaning: 4 articles, first wed 1:00 am. unrated: 2 articles, first tue 11:42 pm.

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