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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.

7 articles · 3 publishers

Isaias kills 2, leaves 668,000 without power across Southeast

Stands out
NPR (mildly sensational, some charged words) and NBC News (mildly sensational, some charged words).
Plainest
Hindustan Times.

Where the outlets diverge

Two headlines from opposite ends

  1. Loaded language · Neutral → Loaded

    Neutral wording2 dead from storm as Isaias brings threat of flash floods across the SoutheastHindustan Times Some charged wordsConditions intensify in Pensacola as Hurricane Isaias begins to move onshoreNBC News

  2. Sensationalism · Measured → Sensational

    Measured2 dead from storm as Isaias brings threat of flash floods across the SoutheastHindustan Times Mildly sensationalAt least 2 deaths attributed to Isaias after hurricane bashes Florida and AlabamaNPR
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