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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.

5 articles · 5 publishers

U.S. citizen hospitalized after ICE detention in Long Beach, family says

Stands out
The Hill (mildly sensational, one-sided), Al Jazeera (mildly sensational, some charged words, one-sided) and ABC News (mildly sensational, one-sided).
Plainest
The Guardian.

Where the outlets diverge

Two headlines from opposite ends

  1. Sensationalism · Measured → Sensational

    MeasuredUS citizen injured by ICE agents in California – videoThe Guardian Mildly sensationalMan claims arm broken in violent ICE arrestAl Jazeera

  2. Framing · Negative → Positive

    NegativeMan claims arm broken in violent ICE arrestAl Jazeera NeutralU.S. Citizen Hospitalized After Being Detained by ICE, His Family SaysThe New York Times

  3. Loaded language · Neutral → Loaded

    Neutral wordingUS citizen injured during ICE detainment in California, officials sayABC News Some charged wordsMan claims arm broken in violent ICE arrestAl Jazeera
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