Ohio Hindu Temple Attacked with Bricks

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Ohio Hindu Temple Attacked with Bricks?

Of the 19 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 16% are rated left, 10% are rated centre, 74% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 46. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is Ohio Hindu Temple Attacked with Bricks left or right?

The story itself is neither. What can be counted is who has covered it, and 74% of the 19 rated outlets on it are rated right — so far this is a story carried mostly by the right. Coverage is still arriving and that can change, which is why the figure is dated rather than fixed.

Is the coverage of Ohio Hindu Temple Attacked with Bricks biased?

Ohio Hindu Temple Attacked with Bricks is one event reported by 46 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 Ohio Hindu Temple Attacked with Bricks?

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 Ohio Hindu Temple Attacked with Bricks?

46 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.

What happened at the Hindu temple in Ohio?

A Hindu temple in Richmond Heights, Ohio, was attacked with bricks, causing windows to shatter. Priests and devotees were inside the Shree Swaminarayan Hindu Temple Vadtaldham at the time of the incident. No injuries were reported.

Who is investigating the attack?

The FBI and the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division have been notified and are involved in the investigation. Authorities are also reviewing surveillance footage from the temple.

What did the Hindu advocacy groups say about the attack?

The Hindu American Foundation and the Coalition of Hindus of North America reported the incident. They condemned the attack and alerted authorities. The Hindu American Foundation described it as a 'possible hate crime' and noted a rise in vitriol directed at the Hindu American community.