Indiana Governor Braun denies clemency as execution of Jeffrey Weisheit set for Thursday

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Indiana Governor Braun denies clemency as execution of Jeffrey Weisheit…?

Of the 25 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 56% are rated left, 32% are rated centre, 12% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 27. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is Indiana Governor Braun denies clemency as execution of Jeffrey Weisheit… left or right?

Neither side dominates it. Of the 25 rated outlets on this story, 56% are rated left, 32% are rated centre, 12% 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 Indiana Governor Braun denies clemency as execution of Jeffrey Weisheit… biased?

Indiana Governor Braun denies clemency as execution of Jeffrey Weisheit set for Thursday is one event reported by 27 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 Indiana Governor Braun denies clemency as execution of Jeffrey Weisheit…?

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 Indiana Governor Braun denies clemency as execution of Jeffrey Weisheit…?

27 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.

When is Jeffrey Weisheit scheduled to be executed?

He is scheduled for lethal‑injection execution on Thursday, according to all twenty‑one digests that reported the story. The date follows Governor Braun’s decision to deny clemency and the parole board’s recommendation.

What did Governor Braun say about clemency for Weisheit?

Governor Braun said he accepted the Indiana Parole Board’s unanimous recommendation to deny clemency for Jeffrey Weisheit. He announced the decision on Monday and stated that the execution will proceed as planned.

What argument are Weisheit’s attorneys making about the execution drugs?

Weisheit’s lawyers have asked Governor Braun to pause the execution, arguing that the pharmacy that supplied the lethal‑injection drugs is currently under indefinite probation. That claim appears in the WISH‑TV left‑rated digest.