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Same story, different headlines

We read each outlet's headline and opening without its name and place it on four measures: sensationalism, loaded language, slant and framing. These are the outlets that sit furthest apart on this story.

12 articles · 9 publishers

Magnitude-7 quake kills 16 in Tibet, hundreds of homes collapse

Stands out
CBS News (mildly sensational, one-sided).
Plainest
Hindustan Times, The Guardian and 2 more.

Where the outlets diverge

Two headlines from opposite ends

  1. Slant · Straight → One-sided

    StraightTibet rocked by 7.0-magnitude earthquakeAl Jazeera One-sidedAt least 16 people killed by powerful earthquake in TibetCBS News

  2. Framing · Negative → Positive

    NegativeRescuers search for survivors after deadly earthquake in China's Tibet regionPBS NewsHour NeutralTibet rocked by 7.0-magnitude earthquakeAl Jazeera
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