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Pentagon allows DHS to test heat ray for border use
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A Pentagon memo authorizes DHS to borrow a military-grade heat ray, the Active Denial System, for seven months starting in September to develop potential border-use tactics. DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said the department is "always evaluating technology on the border."
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How the outlets frame it
4 outlets, each read from its own headline and opening- Stands outThe Hill (one-sided).
- PlainestHindustan Times, The Guardian and Newsweek.
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?
All 4 read as neutral.
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?
All 4 read as neutral wording.
Does the report give room to one side only?
The Hill stands apart as one-sided; the other 3 read as straight.
All 4 outlets and the headlines they were read from
Hindustan Times
Pentagon allows DHS to test military-grade heat ray for potential use at US-Mexico borderFraming: Neutral · Sensationalism: Mildly sensational · Loaded language: Neutral wording · Slant: Straight
Newsweek
What The U.S. Military’s ‘Heat Ray’ Weapon Does To Your BodyFraming: Neutral · Sensationalism: Mildly sensational · Loaded language: Neutral wording · Slant: Straight
The Guardian
Pete Hegseth reportedly authorizes DHS to test ‘heat ray’ at US-Mexico borderFraming: Neutral · Sensationalism: Mildly sensational · Loaded language: Neutral wording · Slant: Straight
The Hill
Mullin on heat ray weapon: ‘We’re always evaluating technology on the border’Framing: Neutral · Sensationalism: Measured · Loaded language: Neutral wording · 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
The story as a whole
Read from all the reports togetherSingle event
No time pressure
Not disputed in the text
Primary document or data
Attributed to named officials or documents
No violence reported
Other signals
7 found · 14 not present- Article typeNews report
- TopicImmigration and borders
- Policy areaImmigration
- Government levelFederal
- Where it happensUnited States national
- What a reader getsNew facts
- ToneNeutral and factual
- 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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