Is Russia Facing a Plague Outbreak?

What the coverage shows

Both outlets frame the story as a possible plague outbreak in Siberia shadowed by questions about a cover-up. The New York Times foregrounds Russia’s silence and says the Kremlin turned to a familiar playbook of offering little information, while Ben Shapiro’s coverage is more question-led, with one headline asking whether Russia is facing a plague outbreak and another explicitly adding “Cover Up?” in the title.

Written by Crossfiled from the 1 headlines and extracts below, not from the articles themselves. It describes how the outlets framed this, not what happened. Open any headline for a summary of that article.