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Germany Arrests Spy Boss and His Former Chief of Staff For Treason, Espionage
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The German government's reputation has been shaken after it arrested its former national intelligence chief. The post Germany Arrests Spy Boss and ...

How the outlets frame it
12 outlets, each read from its own headline and opening- Stands outZeroHedge (negative, tabloid, some charged words).
- PlainestThe Guardian, The Times of India and 5 more.
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?
Split: Breitbart and ZeroHedge read as negative; Al Jazeera, BBC News and 5 more as neutral.
3 outlets not placed: the reading was split between distant levels.
Does the report play the story up to grab attention?
ZeroHedge stands apart as tabloid; the other 11 read as measured.
Do the words judge rather than describe?
Between neutral wording and some charged words; no outlet stands apart.
Does the report give room to one side only?
All 5 read as straight.
7 outlets not placed: the reading was split between distant levels.
All 12 outlets and the headlines they were read from
Al Jazeera
Former German spy chief arrested on suspicion of treason and espionageFraming: Neutral · Sensationalism: Measured · Loaded language: Neutral wording · Slant: Straight
BBC News
Former German spy chief arrested for espionage and treasonFraming: Neutral · Sensationalism: Measured · Loaded language: Neutral wording · Slant: not placed
Breitbart
Germany Arrests Spy Boss and His Former Chief of Staff For Treason, EspionageFraming: Negative · Sensationalism: Mildly sensational · Loaded language: Some charged words · Slant: not placed
Hindustan Times
Former German spy chief arrested for attempted treason, obtaining state secretsFraming: not placed · Sensationalism: Measured · Loaded language: Neutral wording · Slant: Straight
NPR
Ex-spy chief is arrested in Germany on suspicion of trading state secrets and treasonFraming: Neutral · Sensationalism: Measured · Loaded language: Neutral wording · Slant: not placed
RT
Mossad-linked ex-German spy chief arrested for treasonFraming: Neutral · Sensationalism: Mildly sensational · Loaded language: Neutral wording · Slant: not placed
Taipei Times
77-year-old former air force officer charged with spyingFraming: Neutral · Sensationalism: Measured · Loaded language: Neutral wording · Slant: Straight
The Guardian
Germany arrests former intelligence chief over alleged spyingFraming: Neutral · Sensationalism: Measured · Loaded language: Neutral wording · Slant: Straight
The Jerusalem Post
Former German spy chief detained on suspicion of espionage and treason, Bild reportsFraming: not placed · Sensationalism: Mildly sensational · Loaded language: Neutral wording · Slant: not placed
The New York Times
German Officials Arrest Former Spy Chief on Espionage ChargesFraming: not placed · Sensationalism: Mildly sensational · Loaded language: Some charged words · Slant: not placed
The Times of India
Germany arrests former spy chief over treason and espionage allegationsFraming: Neutral · Sensationalism: Measured · Loaded language: Neutral wording · Slant: Straight
ZeroHedge
Germany's Former Spy Chief Arrested In Biggest Espionage Scandal Of The CenturyFraming: Negative · Sensationalism: Tabloid · Loaded language: Some charged words · Slant: not placed
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 endsFraming · Negative → Positive
Sensationalism · Measured → Sensational
The story as a whole
Read from all the reports togetherInternational without clear US relevance
Not disputed in the text
Official statement or press release
Other signals
6 found · 15 not present- Article typeNews report
- Government levelFederal
- Where it happensEurope
- What a reader getsNew facts
- ToneNeutral and factual
- Civil liberties questionDue process or detention
- Topicnot present
- 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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