Conservation Fund buys Jimmy Carter's Georgia farm

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How did the left and right cover Conservation Fund buys Jimmy Carter's Georgia farm?

Of the 16 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 44% are rated left, 50% are rated centre, 6% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 20. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is Conservation Fund buys Jimmy Carter's Georgia farm left or right?

Neither side dominates it. Of the 16 rated outlets on this story, 44% are rated left, 50% are rated centre, 6% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.

Is the coverage of Conservation Fund buys Jimmy Carter's Georgia farm biased?

Conservation Fund buys Jimmy Carter's Georgia farm is one event reported by 20 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 Conservation Fund buys Jimmy Carter's Georgia farm?

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 Conservation Fund buys Jimmy Carter's Georgia farm?

20 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.

Who bought Jimmy Carter's family farm?

The Conservation Fund has purchased Jimmy Carter's family farm in Georgia. The organisation acquired the property near Plains for $8.5 million.

How large is Jimmy Carter's family farm?

Reports indicate Jimmy Carter's family farm spans approximately 2,458 acres. Some reports provided slightly different figures, stating over 1,500 acres or 2,500 acres.

What are the plans for the farm?

The Conservation Fund plans to preserve the land for conservation and to provide public access. Some reports suggest the intention is to keep the land wild and eventually open it to the public.