Drone strike hits cooling tower at Russia's Kursk nuclear plant

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How did the left and right cover Drone strike hits cooling tower at Russia's Kursk nuclear plant?

Of the 9 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 11% are rated left, 22% are rated centre, 67% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 26. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is Drone strike hits cooling tower at Russia's Kursk nuclear plant left or right?

Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 9 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 Drone strike hits cooling tower at Russia's Kursk nuclear plant biased?

Drone strike hits cooling tower at Russia's Kursk nuclear plant is one event reported by 26 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 Drone strike hits cooling tower at Russia's Kursk nuclear plant?

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 Drone strike hits cooling tower at Russia's Kursk nuclear plant?

26 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 happened at the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant?

A drone struck the cooling tower of a reactor unit at the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant in Russia on Thursday, September 17. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed the incident. The reactor unit was operating at the time of the strike, and no fire was reported.

What was the IAEA's response to the drone strike?

IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi stated that all attacks on nuclear facilities are unacceptable and could jeopardise nuclear safety and security. He reiterated the call for maximum military restraint to prevent nuclear accidents.

Was the origin of the drone specified?

One report mentioned a Ukrainian drone strike. However, most of the reports did not specify the origin of the drone that hit the cooling tower.