Kosovo police arrest nine Serbs over 1999 war crimes

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How did the left and right cover Kosovo police arrest nine Serbs over 1999 war crimes?

Of the 10 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 90% are rated left, 10% are rated centre, 0% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 35. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is Kosovo police arrest nine Serbs over 1999 war crimes left or right?

Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 10 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 Kosovo police arrest nine Serbs over 1999 war crimes biased?

Kosovo police arrest nine Serbs over 1999 war crimes is one event reported by 35 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 Kosovo police arrest nine Serbs over 1999 war crimes?

When we first saw this story, outlets rated right 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 Kosovo police arrest nine Serbs over 1999 war crimes?

35 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 were nine Serbs arrested in Kosovo?

Kosovo police arrested nine Serbs in Zubin Potok on suspicion of war crimes. The operation is linked to the disappearance of ethnic Albanian intellectuals during the 1998-1999 war and follows the discovery of two mass graves.

What is Operation Dossier 23?

Operation Dossier 23 is the codename for the Kosovo police operation that led to the arrest of nine Serbs on suspicion of war crimes. It is connected to the case of the "Group of Intellectuals" who disappeared in 1999.

What was found in the mass graves?

Two mass graves discovered in the Zubin Potok area in July and August contained the remains of at least 23 people. Three sets of remains have been identified as belonging to members of the "Group of Intellectuals".

How did Serbia react to the arrests?

Serbia's government office for Kosovo condemned the operation, stating it was intended to intimidate the Serbian population. They described the arrests as being made under the pretext of alleged involvement in a war crime.