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Jim Bakker, televangelist and PTL Club founder, dies at 86
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Jim Bakker, who built an evangelical empire with 'The PTL Club' before a sex scandal and fraud conviction, has died at 86. His wife confirmed his death, which came a week after his sister's passing.
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How the outlets frame it
9 outlets, each read from its own headline and opening- All measuresNo outlet stands apart. Most read as leans negative and mildly sensational.
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?
NBC News stands apart as neutral; the other 8 read as leans negative.
Does the report play the story up to grab attention?
NBC News stands apart as measured; the other 6 read as mildly sensational.
2 outlets not placed: the reading was split between distant levels.
Do the words judge rather than describe?
Between neutral wording and some charged words; no outlet stands apart.
1 outlet not placed: the reading was split between distant levels.
Does the report give room to one side only?
All 5 read as straight.
4 outlets not placed: the reading was split between distant levels.
All 9 outlets and the headlines they were read from
ABC News
Jim Bakker, who built ‘PTL Club’ televangelism empire, has died at 86Framing: Leans negative · Sensationalism: Mildly sensational · Loaded language: not placed · Slant: Straight
CBS News
Jim Bakker, who co-founded "The PTL Club" but fell into disgrace, dies at 86Framing: Leans negative · Sensationalism: Mildly sensational · Loaded language: Some charged words · Slant: not placed
Hindustan Times
Where is Jessica Hahn now? Jim Bakker's death puts spotlight on old sex scandal that brought down PTL televangelist - latest updateFraming: Negative · Sensationalism: not placed · Loaded language: Some charged words · Slant: Straight
NBC News
Televangelist Jim Bakker dies at age 86Framing: Neutral · Sensationalism: Measured · Loaded language: Neutral wording · Slant: Straight
New York Post
Televangelist Jim Bakker mourned death of his sister week before his passingFraming: Leans negative · Sensationalism: not placed · Loaded language: Some charged words · Slant: Straight
Newsweek
Jim Bakker Scandals Explained as Televangelist Dies at 86Framing: Negative · Sensationalism: Mildly sensational · Loaded language: Some charged words · Slant: Straight
NPR
Jim Bakker, who built 'PTL Club' televangelism empire, has died at 86Framing: Leans negative · Sensationalism: Mildly sensational · Loaded language: Some charged words · Slant: not placed
The Jerusalem Post
Jim Bakker, TV preacher felled by scandals, dies at 86Framing: Negative · Sensationalism: Mildly sensational · Loaded language: Some charged words · Slant: not placed
The New York Times
Jim Bakker, Television Preacher Felled by Sex and Financial Scandals, Dies at 86Framing: Leans negative · Sensationalism: Mildly sensational · 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 togetherSingle event
No time pressure
Other signals
3 found · 18 not present- TopicReligion
- What a reader getsNew facts
- ToneNeutral and factual
- Article typenot present
- Policy areanot present
- Government levelnot present
- Where it happensunclear
- 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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