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UPDATED 6H AGO

Trump Nominates Markwayne Mullin as Homeland Security Secretary

Rated outlets across the spectrum have covered this: 7 left-leaning, 27 center and 11 right-leaning.

Lead article · InForum · CENTERTrump ousts Kristi Noem at DHS, names Oklahoma senator as homeland security nominee
Image · Grand Forks Herald
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5745 RATED
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The sides

How each side told it

OUTLETS BY LEAN45 RATED · 12 UNRATED
WHO’S NAMED
UNRATED · NOT ON THE SPECTRUM
People · 3 PEOPLE

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

Mullin and Noem were named together by 27 of 57 outlets. Counted by outlet.

GOODMIXEDINFORMATIONALBAD
SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Trump’s planned nomination of Mullin would leave an opening in Oklahoma’s Senate delegation.

NAMED BY 42 OF 57
LEFT
● MOSTLY INFORMATIONAL5 OF 7 OUTLETSLeft-leaning outlets: mostly informational, 5 of 7 outlets.
CENTER
● MOSTLY INFORMATIONAL18 OF 20 OUTLETSCenter outlets: mostly informational, 18 of 20 outlets.
RIGHT
● MOSTLY INFORMATIONAL8 OF 8 OUTLETSRight-leaning outlets: mostly informational, 8 of 8 outlets.
FORMER U.S. REPRESENTATIVE (R-SD)

Noem is leaving DHS after criticism of her immigration enforcement leadership and the department’s handling of a costly advertising contract.

NAMED BY 32 OF 57
LEFT
● MOSTLY INFORMATIONAL3 OF 4 OUTLETSLeft-leaning outlets: mostly informational, 3 of 4 outlets.
CENTER
◇ SPLITACROSS 17 OUTLETSCenter outlets: split across 17 outlets (5 mixed · 8 informational · 4 bad).
RIGHT
◆ MIXED3 OF 4 OUTLETSRight-leaning outlets: mixed, 3 of 4 outlets.
R · PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

Trump announced Noem’s departure, named Mullin as his choice to replace her and said he had not approved the DHS advertising campaign.

NAMED BY 32 OF 57
LEFT
◇ SPLITACROSS 2 OUTLETSLeft-leaning outlets: split across 2 outlets (1 mixed · 1 informational).
CENTER
◆ MIXED18 OF 18 OUTLETSCenter outlets: mixed, 18 of 18 outlets.
RIGHT
◆ MIXED4 OF 4 OUTLETSRight-leaning outlets: mixed, 4 of 4 outlets.
Timeline · 8 DAYS

When each side picked it up

ARTICLES PER DAY
LEFTCENTERRIGHTRIGHT-LEANING OUTLETS ARRIVED 20H AFTER THE FIRST REPORT

When each side picked it up. left-leaning: 9 articles, first mar 4 · 7:00 pm. center: 37 articles, first mar 5 · 1:45 pm, 19 hours after the first report. right-leaning: 13 articles, first mar 5 · 3:00 pm, 20 hours after the first report. unrated: 14 articles, first mar 5 · 2:00 pm.

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