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Lionel Messi retires from Argentina national team
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Lionel Messi announced his retirement from Argentina's national team, ending a storied international career. His father's wish for the country to embrace his son was fulfilled, with his World Cup performances described as 'sacred' by observers.
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How the outlets frame it
5 outlets, each read from its own headline and opening- Stands outAl Jazeera (one-sided).
- PlainestThe Times of India, Taipei Times and ABC News.
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 neutral and leans positive; no outlet stands apart.
Does the report play the story up to grab attention?
Split: Al Jazeera and Taipei Times read as measured; ABC News, The Guardian and The Times of India as mildly sensational.
Do the words judge rather than describe?
Split: Al Jazeera, Taipei Times and The Times of India read as neutral wording; ABC News and The Guardian as some charged words.
Does the report give room to one side only?
Al Jazeera 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
ABC News
WATCH: Buenos Aires celebrates Lionel Messi with drone showFraming: Leans positive · Sensationalism: Mildly sensational · Loaded language: Some charged words · Slant: Straight
Al Jazeera
Cristiano Ronaldo pays tribute to Lionel Messi after Argentina farewellFraming: Leans positive · Sensationalism: Measured · Loaded language: Neutral wording · Slant: One-sided
Taipei Times
Leo Messi retires from national teamFraming: Neutral · Sensationalism: Measured · Loaded language: Neutral wording · Slant: Straight
The Guardian
Lionel Messi’s Argentina career turned football into a sacred mysteryFraming: Leans positive · Sensationalism: Mildly sensational · Loaded language: Some charged words · Slant: not placed
The Times of India
‘History that'll last forever’: Ronaldo pays tribute to Messi with ‘utmost respect’Framing: Leans positive · Sensationalism: Mildly sensational · Loaded language: Neutral wording · 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 endsSensationalism · Measured → Sensational
Slant · Straight → One-sided
The story as a whole
Read from all the reports togetherSingle event
No time pressure
Not political
No violence reported
Other signals
3 found · 18 not present- TopicSports
- Where it happensSouth America
- What a reader getsNew facts
- Article typenot 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 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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