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Query
How they overlap
Of the articles on each keyword in the last 7 days, with the same text and sources, how many also mention the other. Per lean: the share of its outlets' articles on WNBA that mention national anthem.
14.6% of the 48 articles on WNBA also mention national anthem, as do 53.8% of the 13 articles on national anthem.
- Left-leaning1 of 8 articles
- 12.5%
- Least biased0 of 2 articles
- 0.0%
- Right-leaning6 of 38 articles
- 15.8%
Who picked it up when
It was already in the news on Oct 20, when this period starts, so who reported it first is not shown. No least biased outlet mentioned it.
One row per source with a matching article, from the most left-leaning on top: a dot for each article, on a bar for each stretch of its coverage (a pause of more than 24 hours starts a new one). Hover or tap a dot for the headline, click it to read the article.
Source lean:leftcenterright
Source leans by Media Bias/Fact Check.
Results
7 articles mention WNBA and national anthem in the last 7 days (Oct 20 to Oct 26).
| Article | |||
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| The Guardian | The WNBA finals are a basketball wonderland – unless you’re part of the Maga machineThe Guardian The Dream and Valkyries are tied at 2-2 after four absorbing games. Many in America would rather we revisited the national anthem debate When Tyler Perry leading lady Crystal Renee took center stage at State Farm Arena to sing the national anthem before the Atlanta Dream’s WNBA finals clash with the Golden State Valkyries on Saturday afternoon, a smattering of photographers, game officials and event security took their familiar places around her as the capacity crowd stood for the flag. The teams, as is now customary, spent that time in their locker rooms. As soon as the lights went back up, the teams returned to the floor to resume their shootarounds. Anyone genuinely invested in the finals would have been unfazed by them briefly stepping away – if they remembered it at all after the Valkyries’ 67-62 win tied the series at two games apiece. But for many watching the game, basketball is beside the point. Seven years ago, Jay-Z declared that the culture had “ moved past kneeling ” and similar national anthem protests, seemingly sounding the death knell for an era of sports activism that had helped raise awareness of racial disparities as a broader social movement gathered force. The line cemented his partnership with the NFL as the league bowed to political pressure to crack down on anthem protests, with other major US sports eventually following the NFL’s lead. But rightwing media and politicians never got the memo. They’re still making sports a battleground for patriotism, with basketball as the war’s chief casualty. Continue reading... | 0.70 | |
| Fox News | Dream, Valkyries stay off court for fourth WNBA Finals national anthem as some fans remain seatedFox News Atlanta Dream and Golden State Valkyries left the court before the national anthem for a fourth straight WNBA Finals game as Trump urged a boycott. | 0.65● | |
| Newsmax | Trump: Don't Watch WNBA If Players Won't Stand for AnthemNewsmax President Donald Trump says people should stop watching the WNBA if players refuse to be on the court for the performance of the national anthem. Trump made his comments during a rally in Iowa Thursday. During the WNBA Finals, the Atlanta Dream and Golden State Valkyries... | 0.65 | |
| Fox News | WNBA players, coaches refuse to explain national anthem absences amid mounting criticismFox News Natalie Nakase and Gabby Williams cite a pregame routine for WNBA Finals anthem absences, while Rhyne Howard responds to criticism over Team USA. | 0.85● | |
| Fox News | Vance condemns 'disgraceful' WNBA national anthem walkouts, says players should show more gratitudeFox News Vice President JD Vance was harshly critical of WNBA players skipping the national anthem during this year's finals, calling them "disgraceful." | 0.70● | |
| Fox News | OutKick readers blast WNBA players for hiding during Finals national anthemFox News Atlanta Dream and Golden State Valkyries left the court before the national anthem for a second straight WNBA Finals game, sparking outrage. | 0.80● | |
| Fox News | Sports journalists stay silent on WNBA national anthem protest and high school cross country disputeFox News WNBA national anthem walk-offs, XX-XY Athletics confrontations and a high school cross country protest expose how legacy media avoids tough questions. | 0.70● |
Source leans by Media Bias/Fact Check.
Narrow further
Other keywords in the matching articles: the share of them that mention each, with the number of articles. The search icon searches for WNBA and that keyword instead of national anthem, keeping the text, sources, source type and time range.
Coverage by source
The share of each source's stories in the last 7 days that match the query, from left to right. Sort the table to reorder the bars.
Source lean:leftcenterright
Source leans by Media Bias/Fact Check.
| The Guardian | 0.1% | 1 | 703 |
| Newsmax | 0.3% | 1 | 293 |
| Fox News | 0.7% | 5 | 732 |
Coverage by lean
The share of stories that match the query, in the last 7 days, averaged over the outlets of each political lean with at least 3 stories. The groups differ in size, so a single outlet weighs more in the smaller ones.
- Left-leaning1 of 15 sources
- <0.1%
- Least biased0 of 8 sources
- 0.0%
- Right-leaning2 of 15 sources
- 0.1%
Lean index +6.5: covered more by right-leaning outlets
Each outlet at its MBFC bias score, from −10 (far left) to +10 (far right), as high as the share of its stories that match the query. The lean index is the average score of the outlets covering it, weighted by that share.
lean indexour sources' average (+0.4)leftcenterright
Bias scores by Media Bias/Fact Check.
Source leans based on ratings by Media Bias/Fact Check.