Tropical Storm Rachel Intensifies, Polo Weakens Over Sonora

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How did the left and right cover Tropical Storm Rachel Intensifies, Polo Weakens Over Sonora?

Of the 6 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 0% are rated left, 67% are rated centre, 33% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 11. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is Tropical Storm Rachel Intensifies, Polo Weakens Over Sonora left or right?

Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 6 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.

Is the coverage of Tropical Storm Rachel Intensifies, Polo Weakens Over Sonora biased?

Tropical Storm Rachel Intensifies, Polo Weakens Over Sonora is one event reported by 11 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 Tropical Storm Rachel Intensifies, Polo Weakens Over Sonora?

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 Tropical Storm Rachel Intensifies, Polo Weakens Over Sonora?

11 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.

What is the current status of Tropical Storm Rachel?

Tropical Storm Rachel is intensifying south of the coasts of Colima and Jalisco. It is expected to generate heavy rains in Michoacán, Guerrero, and Oaxaca and could become a hurricane by the night of September 29 or early morning of September 30.

What happened to Tropical Storm Polo?

Tropical Storm Polo has weakened over Sonora after making landfall in Baja California Sur. It is located northeast of Guaymas and is expected to continue losing intensity and dissipate.

Which states are expected to receive heavy rains from Rachel?

Michoacán is expected to receive the most intense rainfall, between 150 and 250 millimetres. Guerrero and Oaxaca could see intense rains of 75 to 150 millimetres, while Colima and the coast of Jalisco might experience very strong rains of 50 to 75 millimetres.