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Trump's taxpayer-funded ads draw bipartisan criticism
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President Trump's new White House television ads, paid for by taxpayers, are drawing criticism from both parties, with some calling them "propaganda" and campaign-style spots. The White House defends them as public service announcements, while Senate Republicans warn against using taxpayer money for such political messaging.
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How the outlets frame it
9 outlets, each read from its own headline and opening- Stands outPBS NewsHour (negative, mildly sensational).
- PlainestTIME, CBS News and 4 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?
Between negative and neutral; no outlet stands apart.
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?
Between neutral wording and some charged words; no outlet stands apart.
2 outlets not placed: the reading was split between distant levels.
Does the report give room to one side only?
Only TIME could be placed, as straight.
8 outlets not placed: the reading was split between distant levels.
All 9 outlets and the headlines they were read from
ABC News
White House airs more taxpayer-funded ads promoting TrumpFraming: Neutral · Sensationalism: Measured · Loaded language: Neutral wording · Slant: not placed
BBC News
Are Trump's US government funded ads illegal?Framing: Leans negative · Sensationalism: Measured · Loaded language: Neutral wording · Slant: not placed
CBS News
Ethics expert on taxpayers paying for Trump's new adsFraming: Leans negative · Sensationalism: Measured · Loaded language: Neutral wording · Slant: not placed
CNBC
Trump government ads were funded by Homeland Security, WSJ reportsFraming: Leans negative · Sensationalism: Measured · Loaded language: Neutral wording · Slant: not placed
NBC News
Pro-Trump TV ads paid for with Customs and Border Protection money, official saysFraming: Leans negative · Sensationalism: Measured · Loaded language: Neutral wording · Slant: not placed
PBS NewsHour
Homeland Security spending $20M in taxpayer funds for pro-Trump adsFraming: Negative · Sensationalism: Mildly sensational · Loaded language: not placed · Slant: not placed
Reason
Trump's New Ads Look Like Campaign Spots. Taxpayers Are Paying for Them.Framing: Leans negative · Sensationalism: Mildly sensational · Loaded language: not placed · Slant: not placed
The Hill
GOP lawmakers challenge Trump’s nearly $1B funding clawbackFraming: Leans negative · Sensationalism: Mildly sensational · Loaded language: Some charged words · Slant: not placed
TIME
Trump's Taxpayer-Funded Ads Draw Bipartisan CriticismFraming: Leans negative · 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.
The story as a whole
Read from all the reports togetherAffects most US readers
No violence reported
Other signals
7 found · 15 not present- Article typeNews report
- TopicPolitics and government
- Government levelFederal
- Where it happensUnited States national
- ToneNeutral and factual
- Viewpoints presentedSeveral viewpoints, even-handed
- Who is economically affectedTaxpayers or government budgets
- Policy areanot present
- What a reader getsnot present
- Main political actornot present
- Civil liberties questionnot present
- Market relevancenot present
- Which marketunclear
- Market horizonnot 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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