Students protest in Indonesia over rainforest fires and South-East Asia's worst haze in more than a decade
Southeast Asia's worst haze in over a decade, from rainforest fires in Indonesia, has sparked student protests that have clashed with police. Protesters demand action to stop the burning.
Left 0 · Centre-left 4 · Centre 0 · Centre-right 1 · Right 0
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How each side framed it
Left-leaning outlets
Protest and harm: 'students clash with police as protests over toxic haze escalate' (Guardian), 'worst haze in over a decade' (AP).
Centre outlets
No least-biased (centre) outlet in our sample covered it.
Right-leaning outlets
The New York Post carries the protest with its slogan 'If we burn, you burn with us'.
Holding the paradox
Agreed facts
Southeast Asia's worst haze in more than a decade, from fires in Indonesia, has sparked student protests that clashed with police.
Where claims conflict
Who is responsible: plantation companies, smallholders or government enforcement.
The paradox
The forests burn to clear land for crops the world buys, and the smoke comes back to the cities first.
Sources by lean
Balanced: the same number of articles from the left, the centre and the right (up to 3 each). The bar above still counts every rated outlet we found. Bias and factual ratings come from Media Bias/Fact Check. How we balance · All ratings.
Left 1
Centre 0
No centre coverage found — blindspot
Showing 1 from left and right of 5 rated outlets (L 4 / C 0 / R 1). Capped at 1 because that is all we found on the thinnest side. More coverage
Follow the money
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Who owns or funds the outlets covering this story (5 outlets)
| Outlet | Lean | Ownership & funding (MBFC) |
|---|---|---|
| Associated Press | Centre-left | The Associated Press (AP) is a nonprofit news cooperative with a profit of $1.6 million in 2016. It also sells content to other media organizations. According to an article titled “ AP reports loss on one-time accounting charges,” t he Associated Press lost $74 million in 2017, and it states the reason as “mostly due to one-time accounting charges related to the federal tax overhaul passed late last year.” source |
| New York Times | Centre-left | The Ochs-Sulzberger family controls the New York Times through Class B shares. Since 1967, the company has been listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol NYT. Class B shares are those that are held privately. source |
| The Guardian | Centre-left | The Guardian and its companion publication, the Sunday newspaper The Observer, are owned by Guardian Media Group plc (GMG). Scott Trust Limited was created in 1936 to ensure the editorial independence of the publications and owns Guardian Media Group plc (GMG). source |
| Washington Post | Centre-left | In 2013, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos bought The Washington Post for $250 million. Bezos is a frequent target of Trump, who has accused the businessman of using the Postal System as its “ Delivery Boy. ” The newspaper’s executive editor, Martin Baron, said Jeff Bezos, who founded Amazon, is not involved in its news coverage. source |
| New York Post | Centre-right | The New York Post is owned by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp, which owns many conservative/sensational media outlets worldwide. The paper is funded through advertising, subscriptions, and newsstand sales. source |