IMF drops Ricardo Reis for chief economist role after Trump criticism

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How did the left and right cover IMF drops Ricardo Reis for chief economist role after Trump criticism?

Of the 13 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 8% are rated left, 15% are rated centre, 77% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 28. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is IMF drops Ricardo Reis for chief economist role after Trump criticism left or right?

The story itself is neither. What can be counted is who has covered it, and 77% of the 13 rated outlets on it are rated right — so far this is a story carried mostly by the right. Coverage of this one has settled, so that is unlikely to move much now.

Is the coverage of IMF drops Ricardo Reis for chief economist role after Trump criticism biased?

IMF drops Ricardo Reis for chief economist role after Trump criticism is one event reported by 28 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.

Which side is not reporting IMF drops Ricardo Reis for chief economist role after Trump criticism?

When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.

Which outlets covered IMF drops Ricardo Reis for chief economist role after Trump criticism?

28 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.

Why was Ricardo Reis removed from consideration for the IMF chief economist role?

Ricardo Reis was removed from consideration for the IMF's chief economist position because of his past criticisms of Donald Trump's tariff policies. Reports indicate that the IMF withdrew his candidacy at the last minute after these remarks came to light.

Who was appointed as the IMF's chief economist instead of Ricardo Reis?

Silvana Tenreyro was appointed as the IMF's chief economist in July. She is a former policy maker at the Bank of England and also a professor at the London School of Economics, the same institution where Reis teaches.

What did Ricardo Reis say about Donald Trump's tariffs?

Ricardo Reis warned that Donald Trump's tariffs could raise prices for US consumers and potentially trigger a new wave of inflation. He also stated that tariffs would make domestic production more difficult, expensive, and less efficient.