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US and Lebanon protecting wanted Syrian general, BBC finds
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A BBC/NPR investigation found that Bassam al-Hassan, a former Syrian general wanted for crimes against humanity, is living in Lebanon, protected and bankrolled by US and Lebanese authorities in exchange for information, including about abducted US reporter Austin Tice.
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How the outlets frame it
2 outlets, each read from its own headline and openingTap 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 BBC News could be placed, as neutral.
1 outlet not placed: the reading was split between distant levels.
Does the report play the story up to grab attention?
Both read as measured.
Do the words judge rather than describe?
Both read as neutral wording.
Does the report give room to one side only?
Both read as straight.
All 2 outlets and the headlines they were read from
BBC News
US and Lebanon protecting wanted Syrian general, BBC findsFraming: Neutral · Sensationalism: Measured · Loaded language: Neutral wording · Slant: Straight
NPR
Syrian general accused of atrocities is protected by U.S. and Lebanon, NPR and BBC findFraming: 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.
The story as a whole
Read from all the reports togetherSingle event
No time pressure
Not disputed in the text
Other signals
6 found · 15 not present- Article typeNews report
- TopicWorld affairs
- Policy areaForeign policy
- Where it happensMiddle East and North Africa
- What a reader getsNew facts
- ToneNeutral and factual
- 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
- Humanitarian impactnot present
- Public safetynot present
- Public healthnot present
- Scientific evidencenot present
- Legal risk in the reportingnot present
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