Modern Times Cafe to close after offering free meals

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How did the left and right cover Modern Times Cafe to close after offering free meals?

Of the 11 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 9% are rated left, 45% are rated centre, 46% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 12. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is Modern Times Cafe to close after offering free meals left or right?

Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 11 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 Modern Times Cafe to close after offering free meals biased?

Modern Times Cafe to close after offering free meals is one event reported by 12 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 Modern Times Cafe to close after offering free meals?

When we first saw this story, outlets rated left 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 Modern Times Cafe to close after offering free meals?

12 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 will Modern Times Cafe close?

Modern Times Cafe plans to close its doors at the end of the year. The owner, Dylan Alverson, has not yet announced an official closing date but intends to continue operating until then.

Why is Modern Times Cafe closing?

The cafe is closing due to significant financial strain and the personal toll the business has taken on the owner and his family. It has accrued nearly $70,000 in debt since reopening.

What was the Post Modern Times initiative?

In January, the cafe rebranded as Post Modern Times and began serving free meals after a Border Patrol agent shot and killed Alex Pretti. This initiative provided over 30,000 free meals with the help of more than 2,000 donations.