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Russell Brand was a 'sexual predator', prosecution alleges as rape trial begins
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Prosecutors alleged at the start of Russell Brand's trial that the comedian was a 'ruthless, calculated and manipulative sexual predator.' Brand, 51, has pleaded not guilty to three counts of rape, three counts of sexual assault, and one of indecent assault against six women.
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How the outlets frame it
3 outlets, each read from its own headline and opening- Stands outThe Guardian (mildly sensational, one-sided).
- PlainestBBC News.
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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?
BBC News stands apart as measured; the other 2 read as mildly sensational.
Do the words judge rather than describe?
Both read as neutral wording.
1 outlet not placed: the reading was split between distant levels.
Does the report give room to one side only?
BBC News reads as straight, The Guardian as one-sided.
1 outlet not placed: the reading was split between distant levels.
All 3 outlets and the headlines they were read from
BBC News
Russell Brand was a 'sexual predator', prosecution alleges as rape trial beginsFraming: Neutral · Sensationalism: Measured · Loaded language: Neutral wording · Slant: Straight
New York Post
Russell Brand rape accuser ‘assumed he was gay’ until he stripped down to tighty whities: trialFraming: Neutral · Sensationalism: Mildly sensational · Loaded language: Neutral wording · Slant: not placed
The Guardian
Russell Brand was ruthless, calculated and manipulative sexual predator, court toldFraming: not placed · Sensationalism: Mildly sensational · Loaded language: not placed · 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 endsSensationalism · Measured → Sensational
The story as a whole
Read from all the reports togetherInternational without clear US relevance
No time pressure
Not political
Other signals
4 found · 17 not present- Article typeNews report
- What a reader getsNew facts
- ToneNeutral and factual
- Legal risk in the reportingDiscusses an active case
- Topicnot present
- Policy areanot present
- Government levelnot present
- Where it happensunclear
- 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
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