Chemical tank rupture at Washington paper plant leaves eleven presumed dead.
A 900,000-gallon tank containing hazardous chemicals ruptured at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging facility in Longview, Washington, on Tuesday. At least two people were confirmed dead and eight injured, with nine others missing and presumed dead. Spillage from the tank sent contamination into the Columbia River.
3
Divergence score
7 outlets covered it, splitting into 5 framing camps across 4 bias groups.
5 camps
4 bias groups
The spectrum · how 7 outlets placed this story
LeftCenterRight
CNN
PBS NewsHour
Reuters
Jerusalem Post
ABC News
South China Morning Post
Washington Times
Supportive of action
Neutral
Dismissive
Critical
Alarmist
International angle
Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first
Furthest apart on this story
CNN
11 presumed dead as recovery efforts resume in Washington chemical tank rupture that sent contamination into Columbia River
detailed disaster and recovery focus · negative
Washington Times
Crews recover another worker after Washington chemical tank collapse as details about victims emerge
neutral
First to report
- CNNfirst
- Reuters+26.7 h
- PBS NewsHour+35.0 h
- Jerusalem Post+44.8 h
- ABC News+60.1 h
- South China Morning Post+70.1 h
- Washington Times+83.3 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
Coverage splits between body recovery updates and death toll counts (ABC, PBS, Reuters) versus operational hazards and historic tragedy framing (CNN, Jerusalem Post); ABC bridges both by reporting recovered bodies while citing state warnings of record-breaking industrial disaster.
How each outlet covered it
Only the left is covering this
One side of the spectrum has stayed silent. That absence is itself a signal.
THE LEFT
“Bodies of 6 of the 9 missing employees recovered after chemical tank rupture”ABC ABC News LEFT-CENTER
0RIGHT OUTLETS
0
RIGHT OUTLETS
0 of 5 outlets covering this story sit on that side of the spectrum.
DOWN THE MIDDLE
“Eleven feared dead in Washington state chemical vat rupture, operation moves to recovery effort” · PBS NewsHour, Reuters, Jerusalem Post
+Hide the full sourcingSee how all 7 outlets put it
LEFT-CENTER1
ABCABC News Bodies of 6 of the 9 missing employees recovered after chemical tank rupture 106d ago 6 tracked claims across 7 outlets
Fact ledger
All6Claimed1Corroborated5
1/7
Claimed
The tank has been deemed stable and concerns about failure have been alleviated.
Corroborated
Disputed
5 more tracked claimsSign up free to see the full ledger