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US President Donald Trump rejects Iran plan to open Strait of Hormuz, end fighting

Summary

A plan by Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end the fighting has been roundly rejected by US President Donald Trump.

Marine One with President Donald Trump at CPAC 2017 February 24th 2017
Marine One with President Donald Trump at CPAC 2017 February 24th 2017 Michael Vadon / flickr, CC BY

This is a summary. The indicators are not. The scores were measured over this summary alone, which is less of the article than we would like and makes them less certain.

How outlets headlined it

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

  • The West Australian US President Donald Trump rejects Iran plan to open Strait of Hormuz, end fighting plain
  • 7NEWS Donald Trump rejects ceasefire proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz plain
  • SBS News Donald Trump rejects Iranian peace offer, says US is 'winning tremendously' plain
  • WAtoday Trump rejects Iran peace proposal plain
  • Brisbane Times Iran insists on diplomatic solution after Trump rejects peace plan plain

How each outlet filed it

Also covered by WAtoday, Brisbane Times, The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald. We hold only their summary of it, not the report, so there is nothing of theirs to measure here.

Outlet Niral ScoreAdjectivesSourcingSentimentHappiness
The West Australianas they published this story 4.3 0 42 -0.3 47.8
7NEWS 8.1 7 54 -0.6 38.6
SBS News 7.1 7 72 -0.6 52.5

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The same event elsewhere

7 other outlets filed this story. The scoreboard above is what they did differently.