Blindspot Report Jul-05-2022 | Newsletter Highlighting Media Bias

Blindspot Report

July 7th 2022

Today we’re looking at the story of a 10-year-old who was forced to leave her home state to get an abortion, a Federal Reserve tracker of economic growth pointing to an increased chance that the U.S. economy has entered a recession and split headlines over Texas Gov. Greg Abbot's statement blaming Biden for the deaths of 46 migrants who were found trapped in a tractor-trailer.

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For the Left

News stories that have little to no reporting on the Left

Text Messages Show Cassidy Hutchinson Referring To January 6 Committee As ‘BS’

Blindspot: Only No Left Coverage · 16 sources

Cassidy Hutchinson, the January 6 Committee’s witness who recently testified against former President Donald Trump last week referred to the committee as “BS” earlier in the year according to texts that the Daily Caller acquired. Hutchinson is a former White House aide and assistant to former Chief of Staff Mark Meadows during the Trump administration.

0 0 Right: 100%

Poll of the Week

Have you closely followed the January 6th hearings?

Yes

For the Right

News stories that have little to no reporting on the Right

10-Year Old Girl Leaves Ohio to Get Abortion

Blindspot: Only 12% Right · 33 sources

A 10-year-old Ohio girl had to travel out of state to undergo an abortion after she was referred by a child abuse doctor following the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade reversal, the Indianapolis Star reports

Left: 67% C: 21% 12

For the Left

News stories that have little to no reporting on the Left

Ilhan Omar Booed at Somali Music Event in Minneapolis

Blindspot: No Left Coverage · 35 sources

Ilhan Omar, the Democrat Congressional representative from Minnesota's fifth district, did not receive a warm welcome when she took the stage during a Suldaan Seeraar concert over the weekend. The booing lasted for approximately one minute while Omar tried repeatedly to laugh it off and engage with the crowd.

0 3 Right: 97%

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For the Right

News stories that have little to no reporting on the Right

Michigan police apologize, will conduct review after images of Black men used for target practice

Blindspot: No Right Coverage · 15 sources

Michigan police chief apologizes after reports that targets with images of Black men were seen at his department's target practice area. Concerns about the images were initially raised in April, after a Boy Scout troop toured the building used for target practice. The targets have since been removed, Farmington Hills Mayor Vicki Barnett confirmed.

Left: 60% Center: 40% 0

For the Left

News stories that have little to no reporting on the Left

Atlanta Fed GDP tracker shows the U.S. economy is likely in a recession

Blindspot: Only 8% Left · 12 sources

A key data tracker used by a branch of the Federal Reserve indicates that the United States economy is showing the negative growth seen in the first quarter continued, meaning the U.S. economy is in a recession. On Friday, CNBC reported that the Atlanta Federal Reserve’s GDPNow tracker — a tool that monitors and reports economic data in-real time — estimated that U.S. second-quarter growth shrank by 2.1%.

8 Center: 34% Right: 58%

Poll of the Week

Has the economic downturn this year impacted you financially?

Yes

For the Right

News stories that have little to no reporting on the Right

Some Texas schools may call slavery 'involuntary relocation' in proposed curriculum change

Blindspot: Only 10% Right · 49 sources

A group of Texas educators has proposed to the Texas State Board of Education that slavery should be taught as "involuntary relocation". The board, upon reading the language in the suggested curriculum, sent the working draft back for revision. Texas is in the middle of developing a new curriculum for social studies, a process that happens every decade.

Left: 43% Center: 47% 10

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Highlighting discrepancies between the reporting on stories across different news outlets.

This week's story

Texas governor blames Biden for deaths of migrants found in truck

MSNBC Left

Abbott scrambles to exploit deaths of migrants found in Texas

Salon Left

Abbott blames Biden after 46 migrants found dead in Texas — but experts fault closed-border policy

The Hill Center

Texas governor blames Biden for deaths of migrants found in truck

Sky News Center

'These deaths are on Biden': Texas governor blames president after bodies of at least 46 people found in lorry

Townhall Right

'These Deaths Are on Biden': Abbott Blasts President After Dozens of Illegal Immigrants Found Dead

Fox News Right

Texas Gov. Abbott lashes out after 46 migrants found dead in tractor-trailer: 'These deaths are on Biden'

Poll Results From Last Week

Do you believe the Roe v. Wade decision is a ‘step backward’ for the United States? (4914 responses)

Yes - 59.0%

No - 41.0%

Do you believe Rep. Mary Miller misspoke when she referred to the Roe verdict as a ‘victory for white life?’ (2035 responses)

Yes - 43.2%

No - 56.8%

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