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Man convicted of animal cruelty for taking flamingo from Las Vegas hotel
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A Canadian man, Mitchell Fairbarn, was convicted of animal cruelty for taking a flamingo named Peachy from its enclosure at a Las Vegas hotel. Prosecutors said he hurt and frightened the 27-year-old bird; his lawyer said he regretted "bad decisions" made while intoxicated.
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How the outlets frame it
3 outlets, each read from its own headline and opening- Stands outCBS News (one-sided).
- PlainestThe Guardian and Fox 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?
Both read as neutral.
1 outlet not placed: the reading was split between distant levels.
Does the report play the story up to grab attention?
Between measured and mildly sensational; no outlet stands apart.
Do the words judge rather than describe?
CBS News stands apart as neutral wording; the other 2 read as some charged words.
Does the report give room to one side only?
Only CBS News could be placed, as one-sided.
2 outlets not placed: the reading was split between distant levels.
All 3 outlets and the headlines they were read from
CBS News
Man who stole flamingo from Vegas hotel convicted of animal crueltyFraming: Neutral · Sensationalism: Measured · Loaded language: Neutral wording · Slant: One-sided
Fox News
Las Vegas tourist accused of harming flamingo at iconic hotel in drunken encounter caught on videoFraming: not placed · Sensationalism: Mildly sensational · Loaded language: Some charged words · Slant: not placed
The Guardian
‘Bad decisions’: Man convicted for taking Peachy the flamingo from Las Vegas hotelFraming: Neutral · 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 endsLoaded language · Neutral → Loaded
The story as a whole
Read from all the reports togetherSingle event
No time pressure
Not political
Injuries reported
Other signals
6 found · 16 not present- Article typeNews report
- TopicCrime and justice
- Where it happensA US state or city
- What a reader getsNew facts
- ToneNeutral and factual
- Viewpoints presentedSeveral viewpoints, even-handed
- Policy areanot present
- Government levelnot 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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