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UK blames Iran IRGC for RAF Fairford terror plot
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The UK government blamed Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps for a suspected terror plot at RAF Fairford, the U.S.-run airbase in England that houses American bombers. British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said the plot was 'almost certainly' directed by Iran. Tehran 'categorically denies' the allegation and offered to assist in the probe. The U.S. had withdrawn its B-1 bombers from the base following the security threat.
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How the outlets frame it
3 outlets, each read from its own headline and opening- Stands outPBS NewsHour (one-sided).
- PlainestBreitbart.
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 3 read as neutral.
Does the report play the story up to grab attention?
All 3 read as measured.
Do the words judge rather than describe?
All 3 read as neutral wording.
Does the report give room to one side only?
Breitbart stands apart as straight; the other 2 read as one-sided.
All 3 outlets and the headlines they were read from
Al Jazeera
UK blames Iran for airbase plot, sanctions two Iranian nationalsFraming: Neutral · Sensationalism: Measured · Loaded language: Neutral wording · Slant: Leans one way
Breitbart
Britain Blames Iran’s IRGC for Attempted Terror Plot That Forced U.S. Bombers Out of the UKFraming: Neutral · Sensationalism: Measured · Loaded language: Neutral wording · Slant: Straight
PBS NewsHour
Suspected plot at U.S.-run air base almost certainly directed by Iran, UK prime minister saysFraming: 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 togetherInternational without clear US relevance
Single event
No time pressure
Not disputed in the text
Official statement or press release
Threats or warnings only
Other signals
7 found · 14 not present- Policy areaForeign policy
- Where it happensUnited Kingdom
- What a reader getsNew facts
- ToneNeutral and factual
- Main political actorThe executive
- Conflict dimensionTerrorism or militant attack
- Conflict direction reportedReported as worsening
- Article typenot present
- Topicnot present
- Government levelnot present
- Civil liberties questionnot present
- Market relevancenot present
- Which marketunclear
- Market horizonnot present
- Who is economically affectednot present
- Corporate dimensionnot present
- Humanitarian impactnot present
- Public safetynot present
- Public healthnot present
- Scientific evidencenot present
- Legal risk in the reportingnot present
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