Air Force Major Jason Watson Held in Solitary Confinement

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Air Force Major Jason Watson Held in Solitary Confinement?

Of the 7 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 57% are rated left, 43% are rated centre, 0% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is Air Force Major Jason Watson Held in Solitary Confinement left or right?

Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 7 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 Air Force Major Jason Watson Held in Solitary Confinement biased?

Air Force Major Jason Watson Held in Solitary Confinement is one event reported by 7 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 Air Force Major Jason Watson Held in Solitary Confinement?

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 Air Force Major Jason Watson Held in Solitary Confinement?

7 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 Air Force Major Jason Watson being held in solitary confinement?

According to his attorney, Air Force Major Jason Watson is being held in solitary confinement 24 hours a day because he publicly called for President Donald Trump's impeachment and used contemptuous words against the president. He faces charges under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.

When was Major Watson arrested and charged?

Major Jason Watson was arrested on July 1 on the steps of the U.S. Capitol. He was placed in pretrial confinement on August 18 and subsequently charged under three articles of the Uniform Code of Military Justice.

What is the potential outcome for Major Watson?

The government is moving toward trying Major Watson at a general court-martial, which is the military's most serious level of trial. His attorney has indicated that Watson faces potential loss of liberty, removal from the military, loss of benefits, and significant jail time.