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Massachusetts probe finds 270+ priests abused children
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A Massachusetts attorney general's report found that more than 270 Catholic clerics sexually abused nearly 1,000 children across three dioceses over several decades. The eight-year investigation resulted in no new indictments, with the attorney general saying the church knew about the abuse.
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How the outlets frame it
2 outlets, each read from its own headline and openingTap 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?
Only The Guardian could be placed, as negative.
1 outlet not placed: the reading was split between distant levels.
Does the report play the story up to grab attention?
Both read as measured.
Do the words judge rather than describe?
Both read as neutral wording.
Does the report give room to one side only?
Only Hindustan Times could be placed, as straight.
1 outlet not placed: the reading was split between distant levels.
All 2 outlets and the headlines they were read from
Hindustan Times
More than 270 priests in Massachusetts abused children over decades, state probe findsFraming: not placed · Sensationalism: Measured · Loaded language: Neutral wording · Slant: Straight
The Guardian
Catholic clergy sexually abused nearly 1,000 Massachusetts children over decades, report findsFraming: Negative · Sensationalism: Measured · 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.
The story as a whole
Read from all the reports togetherSingle event
Not disputed in the text
Attributed to named officials or documents
Other signals
5 found · 17 not present- Government levelState
- Where it happensA US state or city
- What a reader getsNew facts
- ToneNeutral and factual
- Viewpoints presentedOne viewpoint only
- Article typenot present
- Topicnot present
- Policy areanot 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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