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Black Sea tanker attack off Russia's Olympic city sparks 'fire of oil'

Summary

Unrest, Conflict and War

A Liberian-flagged tanker has been attacked off the coast of the Russian Olympic city of Sochi.

How outlets headlined it

Each outlet's own headline. Struck through: the loaded words our calmer version leaves out. Fewest struck first.

  • ABC News Black Sea tanker attack off Russia's Olympic city sparks 'fire of oil'
  • 7NEWS Smoke blackens skies in Russia as suspected Ukraine strike on oil tanker sparks ocean blazefire 1 change

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All three things this headline claims are in the report.

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Russian authorities claim the Liberian-flagged Aframax Rio tanker was set ablaze in an evening attack.
Russian authorities claim the Liberian-flagged Aframax Rio tanker was set ablaze in an evening attack.

A summary of ABC News’s report. The score is for the full 712-word report.

How calmly each outlet wrote it

Outlet Niral ScoreAdjectivesSourcingSentimentMood
ABC Newsas they published this story 88 13 84 -0.7 23.2
7NEWS 83.8 7 80 -1.3 0

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