Terror convict, 74, escapes house arrest in Argentina

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Terror convict, 74, escapes house arrest in Argentina?

Of the 15 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 53% are rated left, 34% are rated centre, 13% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 56. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is Terror convict, 74, escapes house arrest in Argentina left or right?

Neither side dominates it. Of the 15 rated outlets on this story, 53% are rated left, 34% are rated centre, 13% 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 Terror convict, 74, escapes house arrest in Argentina biased?

Terror convict, 74, escapes house arrest in Argentina is one event reported by 56 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 Terror convict, 74, escapes house arrest in Argentina?

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 Terror convict, 74, escapes house arrest in Argentina?

56 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.

How did Leonardo Bertulazzi escape from house arrest?

Leonardo Bertulazzi, 74, escaped from house arrest in Buenos Aires by using a harness to abseil from a fifth-floor balcony. He also tampered with his electronic ankle monitor to prevent it from registering his escape.

Why was Leonardo Bertulazzi under house arrest in Argentina?

Bertulazzi was under house arrest in Argentina while awaiting extradition to Italy. He was convicted of terrorism-related crimes, including a 1977 kidnapping, and was due to serve a 27-year prison sentence.

What is the Red Brigades?

The Red Brigades was a far-left militant group in Italy responsible for numerous acts of violence, including kidnappings and murders, during the 1970s and 1980s. Bertulazzi was a member of this organization.