Harvey Weinstein rape retrial opens in New York with opening statements
Opening statements began Tuesday in Harvey Weinstein's New York rape retrial, the third time this case has gone to trial. Manhattan ADA Candace White told jurors the case centers on power, control, and manipulation. The trial concerns a 2013 hotel encounter with accuser Jessica Mann; previous proceedings resulted in an overturned conviction and a jury deadlock.
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2 outlets covered it, splitting into 2 framing camps across 1 bias group.
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1 bias group
The spectrum · how 2 outlets placed this story
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PBS NewsHour
AP News
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The split, in one line
Both outlets ran identical AP wire copy, PBS NewsHour's article appears slightly longer due to truncation differences, but there is no editorial divergence in framing, fact selection, or attribution.
How each outlet covered it
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Coverage clusters in the center and international press. Here is each take as it stands.
Center & international coverage
“Harvey Weinstein's rape retrial opens in New York, the third time this case has gone to trial”
“Harvey Weinstein's rape retrial opens in New York, the third time this case has gone to trial”
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