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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.

3 articles · 3 publishers

Explosion and fire reported at Quaker Oats plant in Iowa

Stands out
New York Post (tabloid, some charged words).
Plainest
Hindustan Times.

Where the outlets diverge

Two headlines from opposite ends

  1. Sensationalism · Measured → Sensational

    Mildly sensationalExplosion and fire erupt at Quaker Oats plant in Cedar Rapids, Iowa; no injuriesABC News TabloidIowa Quaker Oats plant — the world’s largest of its kind — explodes into massive fireballNew York Post
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