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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

Tillis says Putin is playing Trump 'like a fiddle'

Stands out
Breitbart (mildly sensational, one-sided) and The Hill (one-sided).
Plainest
The Times of India.

Where the outlets diverge

Two headlines from opposite ends

  1. Slant · Straight → One-sided

    StraightTrump’s Russian roulette: A high-stakes juggle between Putin and the pollsThe Times of India One-sidedTillis: ‘Putin is playing President Trump like a fiddle’The Hill

  2. Sensationalism · Measured → Sensational

    MeasuredTillis: ‘Putin is playing President Trump like a fiddle’The Hill Mildly sensationalSen. Tillis: 'Putin Is Playing President Trump Like a Fiddle'Breitbart

  3. Loaded language · Neutral → Loaded

    Neutral wordingSen. Tillis: 'Putin Is Playing President Trump Like a Fiddle'Breitbart Some charged wordsTrump’s Russian roulette: A high-stakes juggle between Putin and the pollsThe Times of India
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