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UK police probe Iran link to base plot; U.S. alert
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British counterterrorism police are reportedly investigating possible links to Iran over a suspected bombing plot against RAF Fairford, a base used by the U.S. military. The U.S. Embassy subsequently issued a security alert to American citizens in the U.K. following the incident.
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How the outlets frame it
4 outlets, each read from its own headline and opening- Stands outFox News (mildly sensational, one-sided).
- PlainestBreitbart, NPR and TIME.
Tap a logo to see the outlet, the headline it was read from, and where it sits on every measure.
Does the report play the story up to grab attention?
Fox News stands apart as mildly sensational; the other 2 read as measured.
1 outlet not placed: the reading was split between distant levels.
Do the words judge rather than describe?
All 3 read as neutral wording.
1 outlet not placed: the reading was split between distant levels.
Does the report give room to one side only?
Fox News stands apart as one-sided; the other 3 read as straight.
All 4 outlets and the headlines they were read from
Breitbart
UK Terror Police Investigate Potential Iranian Link over Suspected Bombing Plot on Base Used by U.S. Air ForceFraming: not placed · Sensationalism: Measured · Loaded language: Neutral wording · Slant: Straight
Fox News
Foiled terror plot at bomber base signals wider threat to US military installations: expertFraming: not placed · Sensationalism: Mildly sensational · Loaded language: not placed · Slant: One-sided
NPR
What we know about the suspected U.K. terror plot. And, why the Gulf remains in limboFraming: not placed · Sensationalism: not placed · Loaded language: Neutral wording · Slant: Straight
TIME
U.S. Embassy Issues Security Alert to Citizens in U.K. Amid Suspected Terror PlotFraming: not placed · 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 endsSlant · Straight → One-sided
Sensationalism · Measured → Sensational
The story as a whole
Read from all the reports togetherNot disputed in the text
Other signals
4 found · 17 not present- Where it happensUnited Kingdom
- What a reader getsNew facts
- Conflict dimensionTerrorism or militant attack
- Public safetyImmediate danger to the public
- Article typenot present
- Topicnot present
- Policy areanot present
- Government levelnot present
- Tonenot 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 direction reportednot present
- Humanitarian impactnot present
- Public healthnot present
- Scientific evidencenot present
- Legal risk in the reportingnot present
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