Economic Growth Slowed in Fourth Quarter, Hurt by Government Shutdown - The Wall Street Journal

Economic Growth Slowed in Fourth Quarter, Hurt by Government Shutdown The Wall Street Journal

20 Feb, 13:37 — 20 Feb, 17:38Moderate diversity (26/100)

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Both The Wall Street Journal and Reuters report that economic growth slowed in the fourth quarter, primarily attributing this to the government shutdown. While largely aligned on the core narrative, Reuters additionally highlights rising inflation as another key economic development.

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Reuters

The Wall Street Journal

SourceOutletiGeneral editorial lean of the outletStoryiHow they covered this specific story

Reutersn/acenterreported factual economic data points

The Wall Street Journaln/acenter-rightattributed slowdown to government action

Coverage leans: balanced

The coverage is balanced, with both outlets providing factual reporting on economic data, though Reuters includes an additional economic indicator.

What sources agree on

Economic growth slowed in the fourth quarter.
The government shutdown negatively impacted US economic growth.

Where they diverge

Additional economic factors impacting the US economy

The Wall Street Journal

Focuses solely on the economic growth slowdown caused by the government shutdown.

Reuters

Highlights both the economic growth slowdown due to the shutdown and the concurrent heating up of inflation.

Notable gaps

The heating up of inflation in the fourth quarter

Covered by Reuters · Not in The Wall Street Journal

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