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Katie Zacharia's debut briefing draws criticism
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Katie Zacharia, President Trump's new press secretary, faced criticism after her first White House briefing, which included an awkward slip and questions about her bar exam and law degree from Pepperdine University. She said she passed the bar when she moved to China, raising eyebrows.
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How the outlets frame it
5 outlets, each read from its own headline and opening- Stands outThe Guardian (negative, tabloid, loaded, one-sided).
- PlainestHindustan Times 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?
From negative (The Guardian) to neutral (PBS NewsHour), with others in between.
Does the report play the story up to grab attention?
From measured (Hindustan Times) to tabloid (The Guardian), with others in between.
Do the words judge rather than describe?
The Guardian stands apart as loaded; the other 4 read as some charged words.
Does the report give room to one side only?
Split: Hindustan Times and PBS NewsHour read as straight; The Guardian and The Hill as one-sided.
1 outlet not placed: the reading was split between distant levels.
All 5 outlets and the headlines they were read from
Fox News
Jen Psaki mocks Trump’s new press secretary, questions if she’s a 'potentially fake lawyer'Framing: Leans negative · Sensationalism: Mildly sensational · Loaded language: Some charged words · Slant: not placed
Hindustan Times
Katie Zacharia's debut shows pitfalls and possibilities of WH press secretary's roleFraming: Neutral · Sensationalism: Measured · Loaded language: Neutral wording · Slant: Straight
PBS NewsHour
Katie Zacharia's debut shows the pitfalls and possibilities of White House press secretary's roleFraming: Neutral · Sensationalism: Measured · Loaded language: Neutral wording · Slant: Straight
The Guardian
Enter the Zachbot: Trump’s new press secretary malfunctions on podium debutFraming: Negative · Sensationalism: Tabloid · Loaded language: Loaded · Slant: One-sided
The Hill
Zacharia’s first spin at White House podium draws rocky reviewsFraming: Leans negative · Sensationalism: Mildly sensational · Loaded language: Some charged words · 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 togetherSingle event
No time pressure
Not disputed in the text
Official statement or press release
Attributed to unnamed sources
No violence reported
Other signals
6 found · 15 not present- TopicPolitics and government
- Policy areaExecutive branch
- Government levelFederal
- Where it happensUnited States national
- What a reader getsNew facts
- ToneNeutral and factual
- Article typenot 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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