Trump to fly to Ireland on Qatari-gifted Boeing 747

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Trump to fly to Ireland on Qatari-gifted Boeing 747?

Of the 44 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 27% are rated left, 50% are rated centre, 23% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 55. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is Trump to fly to Ireland on Qatari-gifted Boeing 747 left or right?

Neither side dominates it. Of the 44 rated outlets on this story, 27% are rated left, 50% are rated centre, 23% 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 Trump to fly to Ireland on Qatari-gifted Boeing 747 biased?

Trump to fly to Ireland on Qatari-gifted Boeing 747 is one event reported by 55 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 Trump to fly to Ireland on Qatari-gifted Boeing 747?

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 Trump to fly to Ireland on Qatari-gifted Boeing 747?

55 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 President Trump planning to travel to Ireland?

President Trump plans to travel to Ireland next week. The Independent US specified the trip would be for September 12 and 13.

Why are there security concerns about the Qatari jet?

Security experts have raised questions about whether the Qatari jet has all the advanced defensive capabilities of older presidential aircraft. The jet was reportedly missing some countermeasures when Trump began using it.

What is the status of security upgrades on the Qatari jet?

Plans to take the plane out of service to upgrade its security have slipped to later this fall. The White House stated work would take about a month, but the start date remains unspecified.