From the Left · Read · October 26, 2026
Oct 25 · Serbia's longtime leader Aleksandar Vucic concedes defeat to the student-led movement in a parliamentary election
CBS News: Aleksandar Vucic, Serbia's Putin-endorsed long-time leader, concedes election defeat in major political shift
Grade D (64/100). CBS runs the AP report on Vucic's concession, his seat and vote projections, his blame on independent media and foreign interference, the street celebrations, the Novi Sad protests and monitors' reports of irregularities
D: Uses loaded words and mixes in the reporter's opinion.
- Uses loaded words (minus 12 points): 'The long-serving strongman leader of Serbia' (the outlet's own wording, ¶1)
- Adds the reporter's own opinion or claims as fact (minus 24 points): 'the image that was carefully crafted by the mainstream media' (the outlet's own claim, unattributed)
Splits: CBS runs the AP report on Vucic's concession, his seat and vote projections, his blame on independent media and foreign interference, the street celebrations, the Novi Sad protests and monitors' reports of irregularities