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ABC retraction sparks FCC probe calls
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ABC News retracted a story about President Trump's sons and Anduril Pentagon contracts after criticism, prompting Eric Trump to back calls for an FCC investigation. Separately, the DOJ announced it would investigate major TV networks on antitrust grounds over a boycott related to White House press restrictions.
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How the outlets frame it
5 outlets, each read from its own headline and opening- Stands outZeroHedge (mildly sensational, loaded, one-sided).
- PlainestThe Hill and Newsweek.
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?
Between leans negative and neutral; no outlet stands apart.
Does the report play the story up to grab attention?
Between measured and mildly sensational; no outlet stands apart.
Do the words judge rather than describe?
From neutral wording (The Hill) to loaded (ZeroHedge), with others in between.
Does the report give room to one side only?
ZeroHedge stands apart as one-sided; the other 2 read as straight.
2 outlets not placed: the reading was split between distant levels.
All 5 outlets and the headlines they were read from
Fox News
Eric Trump trashes ABC over 'bulls--- hit piece,' backs call for FCC probe into revised storyFraming: Neutral · Sensationalism: Mildly sensational · Loaded language: Neutral wording · Slant: not placed
New York Post
Eric Trump trashes ABC over ‘bulls–t hit piece,’ backs call for FCC probe into revised story on family bizFraming: Neutral · Sensationalism: Mildly sensational · Loaded language: Some charged words · Slant: Straight
Newsweek
Eric Trump Calls Out People Criticizing Susan Dell’s AppearanceFraming: Neutral · Sensationalism: Measured · Loaded language: Some charged words · Slant: not placed
The Hill
Trump’s antitrust threat to NBC, CBS, ABC, CNN and Fox News: What to knowFraming: Neutral · Sensationalism: Mildly sensational · Loaded language: Neutral wording · Slant: Straight
ZeroHedge
ABC News Retracts Trump Family Hit Piece, But Won't Say WhyFraming: Leans negative · Sensationalism: Mildly sensational · Loaded language: Loaded · Slant: One-sided
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 endsSlant · Straight → One-sided
Loaded language · Neutral → Loaded
The story as a whole
Read from all the reports togetherNo time pressure
No violence reported
Other signals
7 found · 14 not present- Article typeNews report
- TopicMedia and press
- Government levelFederal
- Where it happensUnited States national
- What a reader getsNew facts
- ToneNeutral and factual
- Civil liberties questionFreedom of speech
- Policy areanot present
- Main political actornot 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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