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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.

9 articles · 7 publishers

Two supertankers hit mines in Strait of Hormuz, Iran says

Stands out
The Hill (one-sided), The Guardian (some charged words, one-sided) and 2 more.
Plainest
ZeroHedge and The Times of India.

Where the outlets diverge

Two headlines from opposite ends

  1. Slant · Straight → One-sided

    StraightBeyond the Strait: Gulf looks for an escape route from HormuzThe Times of India One-sidedIran warns US against renewed attack, says it has ‘unfinished jobs’ tooThe Hill

  2. Framing · Negative → Positive

    NegativeSea mine crisis re-emerges in Strait of Hormuz as Tehran urges Washington to accept dealFox News NeutralBeyond the Strait: Gulf looks for an escape route from HormuzThe Times of India
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