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27 killed in two South Africa shootings
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At least 27 people were killed in two mass shootings in South Africa. Seventeen died near Johannesburg in a suspected "illegal goldmining turf war," and 10 were killed at a barbecue venue near Cape Town, as the country grapples with persistent gun violence.
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How the outlets frame it
5 outlets, each read from its own headline and opening- Stands outNPR (mildly sensational, some charged words).
- PlainestCBS News, Hindustan Times and The Guardian.
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?
Only NPR could be placed, as negative.
4 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.
Do the words judge rather than describe?
NPR stands apart as some charged words; the other 4 read as neutral wording.
Does the report give room to one side only?
All 5 read as straight.
All 5 outlets and the headlines they were read from
CBS News
At least 27 killed in 2 mass shootings in South AfricaFraming: not placed · Sensationalism: Measured · Loaded language: Neutral wording · Slant: Straight
Hindustan Times
South Africa mass shootings leave 27 dead: What we knowFraming: not placed · Sensationalism: Measured · Loaded language: Neutral wording · Slant: Straight
NPR
South Africa reels from spate of mass shootings that killed 38 people in a weekFraming: Negative · Sensationalism: Mildly sensational · Loaded language: Some charged words · Slant: Straight
RT
27 killed in back-to-back South Africa mass shootings (VIDEOS)Framing: not placed · Sensationalism: Mildly sensational · Loaded language: Neutral wording · Slant: Straight
The Guardian
At least 27 dead after two mass shootings in South Africa, police sayFraming: not placed · Sensationalism: Measured · Loaded language: Neutral wording · Slant: Straight
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 togetherInternational without clear US relevance
No time pressure
Not disputed in the text
Official statement or press release
Deaths reported
Other signals
7 found · 14 not present- Article typeNews report
- TopicCrime and justice
- Where it happensSub-Saharan Africa
- What a reader getsNew facts
- ToneNeutral and factual
- Conflict dimensionArmed group activity
- Humanitarian impactCivilian casualties
- 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 direction reportednot present
- Public safetynot present
- Public healthnot present
- Scientific evidencenot present
- Legal risk in the reportingnot present
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