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Iowa 2nd District debate: James and Mitchell face off in race to replace Hinson
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Democratic state Rep. Lindsay James and Republican former state Rep. Joe Mitchell debated in Iowa's 2nd Congressional District, a contest to replace Rep. Ashley Hinson. A new Emerson College Polling/The Hill poll shows Hinson leading Democrat Josh Turek in the state's open Senate race, while Democrat Rob Sand holds an edge over Republican Zach Lahn in the gubernatorial race.
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How the outlets frame it
3 outlets, each read from its own headline and opening- Stands outABC News (tabloid, some charged words).
- PlainestThe Hill and PBS NewsHour.
Tap a logo to see the outlet, the headline it was read from, and where it sits on every measure.
Does the report cast the development as bad news or good news?
All 3 read as neutral.
Does the report play the story up to grab attention?
ABC News stands apart as tabloid; the other 2 read as measured.
Do the words judge rather than describe?
ABC News stands apart as some charged words; the other 2 read as neutral wording.
Does the report give room to one side only?
All 3 read as straight.
All 3 outlets and the headlines they were read from
ABC News
WATCH: Biggest moments after candidates face off in high-stakes debates in race to midtermsFraming: Neutral · Sensationalism: Tabloid · Loaded language: Some charged words · Slant: Straight
PBS NewsHour
WATCH LIVE: U.S. House candidates James, Mitchell debate in Iowa in race to replace HinsonFraming: Neutral · Sensationalism: Measured · Loaded language: Neutral wording · Slant: Straight
The Hill
Hinson leads Iowa Senate contest as Sand holds edge for governor: PollFraming: Neutral · Sensationalism: Measured · Loaded language: Neutral wording · Slant: Straight
Each outlet is read blind: a classifier sees its headline and opening next to the story's own headline, without the outlet's name, and scores how the report presents the story. A logo sits at the classifier's average reading, so it can fall between two levels. These readings compare coverage of this story only; they are not ratings of the outlets.
Where the outlets diverge
Two headlines from opposite endsSensationalism · Measured → Sensational
Loaded language · Neutral → Loaded
The story as a whole
Read from all the reports togetherAffects a specific US group
Single event
No time pressure
Not disputed in the text
First-hand reporting or eyewitness
Verified and first-hand
No violence reported
Other signals
6 found · 15 not present- Article typeNews report
- TopicElections
- Policy areaElections and voting
- Where it happensA US state or city
- What a reader getsNew facts
- ToneNeutral and factual
- Government levelnot present
- Main political actornot present
- Civil liberties questionnot present
- Market relevancenot present
- Which marketunclear
- Market horizonnot present
- Who is economically affectednot present
- Corporate dimensionnot present
- Conflict dimensionnot present
- Conflict direction reportednot present
- Humanitarian impactnot present
- Public safetynot present
- Public healthnot present
- Scientific evidencenot present
- Legal risk in the reportingnot present
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