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Virginia state Sen. Lucas indicted on marijuana and money laundering charges
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Federal authorities charged Virginia state Sen. L. Louise Lucas, a prominent Democrat, with leading a criminal marijuana distribution enterprise, racketeering, and money laundering. Lucas, 82, was taken into custody and denies the charges.
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How the outlets frame it
8 outlets, each read from its own headline and opening- Stands outZeroHedge (mildly sensational, some charged words), CBS News (mildly sensational, some charged words) and PBS NewsHour (mildly sensational, some charged words).
- PlainestThe Hill, Hindustan Times and CNBC.
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 5 read as neutral.
3 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?
Between neutral wording and some charged words; no outlet stands apart.
Does the report give room to one side only?
All 8 read as straight.
All 8 outlets and the headlines they were read from
Breitbart
Democrat Virginia State Sen. Louise Lucas Accused of Leading Criminal Marijuana Distribution EnterpriseFraming: Neutral · Sensationalism: Mildly sensational · Loaded language: Some charged words · Slant: Straight
CBS News
Feds charge powerful Virginia Democrat in alleged drug schemeFraming: not placed · Sensationalism: Mildly sensational · Loaded language: Some charged words · Slant: Straight
CNBC
Virginia state Sen. L. Louise Lucas, a Trump critic, charged in marijuana racketeering caseFraming: Neutral · Sensationalism: Measured · Loaded language: Neutral wording · Slant: Straight
Hindustan Times
Virginia's Sen. Louise Lucas indicted on drug and money laundering charges as FBI probe ‘marijuana enterprise’Framing: Neutral · Sensationalism: Measured · Loaded language: Neutral wording · Slant: Straight
PBS NewsHour
News Wrap: Virginia state senator charged with running criminal marijuana enterpriseFraming: Neutral · Sensationalism: Mildly sensational · Loaded language: Some charged words · Slant: Straight
The Guardian
Virginia Democrat indicted on federal drug and money-laundering chargesFraming: not placed · Sensationalism: Mildly sensational · Loaded language: Neutral wording · Slant: Straight
The Hill
Virginia state Sen. L. Louise Lucas charged with public corruptionFraming: Neutral · Sensationalism: Measured · Loaded language: Neutral wording · Slant: Straight
ZeroHedge
"Gotten Too Old Not To Be Greedy": Virginia State Sen. Arrested, Accused Of Masterminding $4.5 Million Criminal Drug EnterpriseFraming: not placed · Sensationalism: Mildly sensational · Loaded language: Some charged words · 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 a specific US group
Single event
No time pressure
No violence reported
Other signals
5 found · 16 not present- Government levelState
- Where it happensA US state or city
- What a reader getsNew facts
- ToneNeutral and factual
- Main political actorAn individual politician
- Article typenot present
- Topicnot present
- Policy areanot 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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