Tennessee passes new congressional map eliminating the state's only majority-Black district
Tennessee's Republican-controlled legislature passed a new congressional map on Thursday that splits the 9th Congressional District, which encompasses Memphis and is the state's only majority-Black district, into three Republican-leaning districts. Governor Bill Lee signed the bill into law Thursday afternoon. The move follows the Supreme Court's recent ruling weakening the Voting Rights Act and is part of a broader mid-decade redistricting push by Republican-led states.
63
Divergence score
This event sits in the top 1% of divergence this week. 12 outlets covered it, splitting into 11 framing camps across 4 bias groups.
11 camps
4 bias groups
The spectrum · how 12 outlets placed this story
LeftCenterRight
ABC News
New York Times
Al Jazeera
Daily Wire
Washington Examiner
Reuters
Politico
Washington Post
PBS NewsHour
The Hill
CNN
Axios
Supportive of action
Neutral
Dismissive
Critical
Alarmist
International angle
The split, in one line
Most outlets lead with racial impact on the majority-Black district, while Daily Wire centers on a Democratic lawmaker's confrontation with a state trooper; The Hill spotlights a secession call, and Washington Examiner focuses on Democratic protest tactics over voting-rights concerns.
How each outlet covered it
Two readings of the same facts
The left and the right lead with different language. The loaded words each chose are highlighted.
THE LEFT
“Tennessee passes new congressional map that splits its only majority-Black district”ABC ABC News LEFT-CENTER
63DIVERGENCE
THE RIGHT
“WATCH: Democrat Shoves State Trooper, Screams In His Face As Redistricting Protest Turns Ugly”DW Daily Wire RIGHT
DOWN THE MIDDLE
“Tennessee Republicans pass new map erasing majority-Black US House district” · Al Jazeera, Reuters, Politico, PBS NewsHour, The Hill
+Hide the full sourcingSee how all 12 outlets put it
LEFT3
TNew York Times See How the G.O.P. Cut Up Tennessee's Only Majority Black District 56d ago WPWashington Post Tennessee lawmakers approve new House map to eliminate Democratic-held seat 56d ago CNNCNN Tennessee's new map wipes out majority-Black district long held by White Democrat 57d ago LEFT-CENTER1
ABCABC News Tennessee passes new congressional map that splits its only majority-Black district 57d ago CENTER5
RReuters Tennessee Republicans pass new map erasing majority-Black US House district 57d ago PPolitico Tennessee Republicans pass new gerrymander following Supreme Court's Voting Rights Act ruling 57d ago PBSPBS NewsHour News Wrap: Tennessee passes new congressional map, sparking protest 56d ago HThe Hill Tennessee lawmaker calls for Memphis to secede over redistricting 56d ago AAxios Judge allows Tennessee map favoring Republicans to move ahead 50d ago Tracked claims from across the political spectrum
Fact ledger
Corroborated
Disputed