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> Look for emotional language in articles. Then count up the hard facts. There's an inverse relationship. This would actually be an interesting empirical study

> Look for emotional language in articles. Then count up the hard facts. There's an inverse relationship. This would actually be an interesting empirical study, if anyone is sitting on a news DB stretching back a few decades.

ballenf 6y ago
Even more interesting would be the news coverage it received.
- nix23 6y ago
  Oh yes, and in which country. Tone, coverage, country, related situation in that country/media-outlet...oh man that would make press a bit more transparent.