News in Review: Thursday, February 23, 2023
What does the news landscape look like?
Yesterday’s top story was the train derailment in Ohio. The Ukraine / Biden story has absorbed the Chinese spy balloon story, as China may is becoming more vocal about the war and could potentially supply Russia with arms.
This is how the top stories were covered on each side of the media yesterday:
Train derailment (75% more on the right)
Ukraine / Biden / Russia / China (40% more on the right)
2024 GOP race (14% more on the right)
Media bias ratings are from AllSides.
This is how articles from liberal and conservative outlets were distributed over the past five days amongst the top stories.
Liberal outlets used these words more than conservative outlets:
protasiewicz (3.9x)
wisconsin (3.9x)
supreme (3.2x)
Conservative outlets used these words more than liberal outlets:
border (4x)
migrants (2.6x)
buttigieg (2.3x)
What is happening in the top stories?
Now for a deep dive into our top three stories, starting with…
Train derailment
Donald Trump criticized the federal response to the toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, as a “betrayal” during a visit to the village.
The Biden administration blamed Republican lawmakers and the Trump administration for lax railway and environmental regulations in the aftermath of the train derailment.
Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown said residents of East Palestine are “right to be skeptical” after the derailment.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg sent rail operator Norfolk Southern a letter accusing the company of putting profits before safety measures.
FEMA dispatched a team to the town of East Palestine, Ohio, to support ongoing operations.
Ukraine / Biden / Russia / China
Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev warned that Russia reserved the right to use its nuclear arsenal to defend itself against the U.S.
The U.S. is concerned by the alignment between China and Russia, and China is considering providing weapons for Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Britain has begun to “warm up” its production lines to replace weapons sent to Ukraine and increase production of artillery shells to try to help Kyiv push back Russian forces.
China pledged a deeper partnership with Russia and top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi called for peace ahead of his visit to Moscow.
China’s foreign minister Qin Gang said China was concerned the almost yearlong war could escalate further and spin “out of control”.
2024 GOP race
Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley has seen a modest boost in support for her 2024 presidential campaign, according to a Morning Consult poll.
Donald Trump is the favorite among Republican voters to clinch the 2024 Presidential nomination, according to a Harvard CAPS-Harris Poll, with 46% of respondents choosing him.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is attempting to broaden his leadership chops beyond the culture war issues that he built a national reputation on.