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.
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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.
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4 bias groups
The spectrum · how 12 outlets placed this story
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Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first
Furthest apart on this story
New York Times
See How the G.O.P. Cut Up Tennessee's Only Majority Black District
VRA weakening enables racial redistricting · negative
Washington Examiner
Tennessee passes new map as Democratic politicians protest with airhorns
Democrat protest tactics overshadow map passage · neutral
First to report
- Daily Wirefirst
- CNN+0 min
- Politico+1.9 h
- Washington Examiner+2.0 h
- Reuters+2.3 h
- ABC News+4.0 h
- Al Jazeera+4.4 h
- PBS NewsHour+5.9 h
- Washington Post+6.9 h
- The Hill+7.3 h
- New York Times+16.2 h
- Axios+171.1 h
By each outlet's earliest publish time in this story. Feeds that index slowly can appear later than they printed.
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
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THE RIGHT
“WATCH: Democrat Shoves State Trooper, Screams In His Face As Redistricting Protest Turns Ugly”DW Daily Wire RIGHT
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“Tennessee Republicans pass new map erasing majority-Black US House district” · Al Jazeera, Reuters, Politico, PBS NewsHour, The Hill
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TNew York Times See How the G.O.P. Cut Up Tennessee's Only Majority Black District 126d ago WPWashington Post Tennessee lawmakers approve new House map to eliminate Democratic-held seat 126d ago CNNCNN Tennessee's new map wipes out majority-Black district long held by White Democrat 127d ago LEFT-CENTER1
ABCABC News Tennessee passes new congressional map that splits its only majority-Black district 127d ago CENTER5
RReuters Tennessee Republicans pass new map erasing majority-Black US House district 127d ago PPolitico Tennessee Republicans pass new gerrymander following Supreme Court's Voting Rights Act ruling 127d ago PBSPBS NewsHour News Wrap: Tennessee passes new congressional map, sparking protest 126d ago HThe Hill Tennessee lawmaker calls for Memphis to secede over redistricting 126d ago AAxios Judge allows Tennessee map favoring Republicans to move ahead 120d ago 8 tracked claims across 12 outlets
Fact ledger
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Tennessee state Rep. Justin Pearson confronted a state trooper during protests at the capitol
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