Guantanamo detainee Abu Zubaydah's 20-year detention reviewed

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Guantanamo detainee Abu Zubaydah's 20-year detention reviewed?

Of the 73 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 22% are rated left, 71% are rated centre, 7% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 76. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is Guantanamo detainee Abu Zubaydah's 20-year detention reviewed left or right?

The story itself is neither. What can be counted is who has covered it, and 71% of the 73 rated outlets on it are rated centre — so far this is a story carried mostly by the centre. Coverage of this one has settled, so that is unlikely to move much now.

Is the coverage of Guantanamo detainee Abu Zubaydah's 20-year detention reviewed biased?

Guantanamo detainee Abu Zubaydah's 20-year detention reviewed is one event reported by 76 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 outlets covered Guantanamo detainee Abu Zubaydah's 20-year detention reviewed?

76 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 is Abu Zubaydah being held at Guantanamo Bay?

Abu Zubaydah has been held at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay for 20 years without charges. He was initially accused of being a high-profile al-Qaida figure and was tortured in CIA custody after 9/11.

What is the U.S. government's position on Abu Zubaydah's role?

A U.S. government official stated that Abu Zubaydah "probably" served as one of Osama bin Laden's most trusted facilitators. However, his attorneys argue he was never a member of al-Qaida and poses no security threat.

Will Abu Zubaydah be charged?

The U.S. government's Office of Military Commissions has indicated that it is unlikely Abu Zubaydah will be charged. His attorneys have also stated that a chief military prosecutor believes it is unlikely he will ever face charges.