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Siberian lab worker's death prompts quarantine, plague probe
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A 28-year-old researcher at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute in Siberia died after a suspected exposure to pneumonic plague, leading to quarantine of about 200 people. Russian authorities and the WHO say no secondary cases have been found, and the cause was listed as pneumonia of undetermined origin. The U.S. offered help, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio urged Russia to share more information.
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How the outlets frame it
12 outlets, each read from its own headline and opening- Stands outNew York Post (negative, mildly sensational, some charged words).
- PlainestAl Jazeera, Breitbart and 2 more.
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?
From negative (New York Post) to leans positive (The Guardian), with others in between.
2 outlets 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.
1 outlet not placed: the reading was split between distant levels.
Do the words judge rather than describe?
Between neutral wording and some charged words; no outlet stands apart.
Does the report give room to one side only?
Between straight and leans one way; no outlet stands apart.
6 outlets not placed: the reading was split between distant levels.
All 12 outlets and the headlines they were read from
Al Jazeera
What we know about Russia’s suspected plague caseFraming: Neutral · Sensationalism: Measured · Loaded language: Neutral wording · Slant: Straight
BBC News
Watch: How Russia responded to US after plague researcher deathFraming: Leans positive · Sensationalism: not placed · Loaded language: Neutral wording · Slant: Straight
Breitbart
Russian Lab Worker Dead, 200 Under Observation After Suspected Lab Leak in SiberiaFraming: not placed · Sensationalism: Measured · Loaded language: Neutral wording · Slant: Straight
CBS News
What we know about the apparent plague death in RussiaFraming: Neutral · Sensationalism: Measured · Loaded language: Neutral wording · Slant: Straight
CNBC
Russian lab worker's suspected plague death leaves experts puzzledFraming: Neutral · Sensationalism: Mildly sensational · Loaded language: Neutral wording · Slant: not placed
Fox News
Trump responds to concerns over suspected plague case in Russia, saying US 'willing to help'Framing: not placed · Sensationalism: Measured · Loaded language: Neutral wording · Slant: not placed
Hindustan Times
Russia downplays 'plague' reports, says no evidence of pathogens found as Trump offers helpFraming: Neutral · Sensationalism: Measured · Loaded language: Some charged words · Slant: Leans one way
NBC News
Russia says no plague found in contacts of Siberian lab worker who diedFraming: Leans positive · Sensationalism: Measured · Loaded language: Neutral wording · Slant: not placed
New York Post
Suspected pneumonic plague outbreak erupts in Russia after scientist diesFraming: Negative · Sensationalism: Mildly sensational · Loaded language: Some charged words · Slant: not placed
PBS NewsHour
Understanding pneumonic plague after Russian lab worker's deathFraming: Leans negative · Sensationalism: Measured · Loaded language: Neutral wording · Slant: Leans one way
The Guardian
Plague epidemic risk in Russia low after death of lab technician, WHO saysFraming: Leans positive · Sensationalism: Measured · Loaded language: Neutral wording · Slant: not placed
The Hill
Rubio calls on Russia to provide more information about plague lab deathFraming: Leans 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.
Where the outlets diverge
Two headlines from opposite endsFraming · Negative → Positive
The story as a whole
Read from all the reports togetherNot disputed in the text
Official statement or press release
Other signals
9 found · 12 not present- Article typeNews report
- TopicHealth and medicine
- Where it happensRussia and Central Asia
- What a reader getsNew facts
- ToneNeutral and factual
- Humanitarian impactCivilian casualties
- Public safetyA health risk to a group
- Public healthAn outbreak or disease
- Scientific evidenceAnecdote or single case
- 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
- Legal risk in the reportingnot present
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