Both sides: Coverage gaps: four stories one side covered far more than the other
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November 3, 2026
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Coverage gaps: four stories one side covered far more than the other
Why it matters: This week's picks: two stories that right-leaning outlets covered far more than left-leaning ones (a student-aid fraud bust and a Minnesota fraud announcement), and two that got the opposite treatment (Trump's…
Fox News, New York Post, The Washington Times: See how these outlets frame the story — sources listed on the full article.
The Washington Post, HuffPost, ABC News: See how these outlets frame the story — sources listed on the full article.
Quick hits
- Technology Marvell agrees to buy Lumentum in all-stock deal with $115 billion implied enterprise value — Chipmaker Marvell Technology said Monday it will buy Lumentum, which makes the lasers and optical parts that carry data between AI chips, in an all-stock deal that gives Lumentum an implied enterprise value of $115…
- Technology Meta settles second teen addiction case; Snap now faces trial alone — Meta settled with a second teen plaintiff days before a Los Angeles trial over claims that social media apps are designed to be addictive, leaving Snap as the only defendant. Opening arguments are set for Nov. 4.
- Finance Gas falls 9th day to $4.17 but heads for Election Day record — The national average for regular gas fell for a ninth straight day to $4.169 on Monday, AAA says, with diesel at $6.292, but GasBuddy expects gas and diesel to be the most expensive ever on an election day.
- US News Business jet crashes onto Florida road, killing all 9 aboard — A Learjet 60 flying from Austin, Texas, to the Bahamas crashed onto Military Trail near Greenacres in Palm Beach County on Sunday, killing all nine people on board, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said; the NTSB…
- World Iran offers 2-day Hormuz reopening on its terms as oil hits $117 — Iran's foreign minister said Saturday that a plan worked out with Qatari mediators could reopen the Strait of Hormuz in two days, but only if the U.S. lifts sanctions, pulls back forces and frees Iran's frozen money.…
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