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Former German top spy placed under formal arrest
Arrest of ex-BND chief rattles German intelligence community
Event date
exact date
Coverage
3 outlets · 3 articles
first · latest
Reporting countries
Burkina Faso, South Africa
English, Unknown language
Countries concerned
Germany
Diplomacy · intensity 1.0 · tone -1.00
In 5 seconds
Covered mainly by the Sino-Russian & BRICS sphere (67%); silent in Western, Arab-Muslim world.
Western 0%Sino-Russian & BRICS 67%Arab-Muslim world 0%Global South 33%
Global sphere reading. The left / centre / right reading is shown in the coverage analysis below.
In 30 seconds
- Confirmed by 3 outlets in 2 countries.
- Ignored by Western, Arab-Muslim world.
- Propagation: first reported by sowetanlive.co.za (South Africa), . 3 outlets republished 1 headline word for word.
Headline clash across the four spheres
Western
No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.
Sino-Russian & BRICS
- Former German top spy placed under formal arrestsowetanlive.co.za · South Africa
- Former German top spy placed under formal arrestSunday Times · South Africa
Arab-Muslim world
No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.
Global South
- Former German top spy placed under formal arrestbusinessday.co.za · Burkina Faso
Coverage analysis
Analyzing coverage…
Event sources
- Former German top spy placed under formal arrestsowetanlive.co.zaUnknownSouth Africa → GermanyUnknown language
- Former German top spy placed under formal arrestbusinessday.co.zaBurkina FasoBurkina Faso → GermanyEnglish
- Former German top spy placed under formal arrestSunday TimesAfrique du SudSouth Africa → GermanyEnglish